Peanut butter chocolate chip baked donuts are an easy sweet treat that will get your morning started off right! Not only are they chock full of chocolate chips, but they are topped off with a creamy peanut butter icing! You can make them the night before or in the morning because they only take about 25 minutes from start to finish!
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Instructions
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Baked Donuts
Preheat your oven to 425°F (218°C) and lightly grease a donut pan or mini-donut pan.
Cream together the sugar and peanut butter in a medium-sized mixing bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer). Next, add the beaten eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Add the flour and milk into the mixed wet ingredients, slowly alternating between small amounts of each as you continue to mix. As soon as the ingredients are combined, stop mixing and gently fold in the mini chocolate chips (*see note).
Transfer the batter to your prepared donut pans by spooning it, piping it, or pouring it. Each donut mold should be about ⅔ of the way full to leave room for rising.
Transfer your donuts onto the middle of the center rack and bake at 425°F (218°C) for 8-10 minutes (*see note).
Once done, remove them from the oven and allow them to sit in the pan and rest for 5 minutes before you flip them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Peanut Butter Donut Icing
Combine the peanut butter and the first tablespoon of milk and mix until smooth and creamy. Add more milk as needed. Stir the confectioners' sugar into the peanut butter mixture until smooth again. Taste and add optional salt if desired.
Dip your donuts flat into the icing about halfway, then slowly pull them up and allow any excess icing to drip off. Place them on a wire rack frosting-side-up so they may set fully before serving.
Notes
To prevent your doughnuts from becoming tough or chewy, stop mixing the batter as soon as all of the ingredients are combined. Over-mixing can ruin the texture of your donuts.
The trick to telling when your donuts are ready to be removed from the oven is to watch the edges. They are ready when the donuts have risen and the edges are a light golden brown.
Cake donuts, such as these, can easily become dry. Test their doneness by sticking a toothpick in the thickest part. Ideally, there will be a few moist crumbs stuck to the toothpick.
To store: There's no need to refrigerate leftover donuts. Just place them in an airtight storage bag or container and keep them at room temperature for up to 2 days.
To freeze: Before adding the icing, place cooled donuts in a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 6 months. To defrost them, pop them in the microwave at half power for 1 minute or until thawed.