Description
Celebrate Halloween with these fun and festive Halloween Donuts, featuring a variety of glazed, filled, and chocolate-frosted donuts decorated with colorful candy melts, candy eyes, sprinkles, and spooky accents like plastic fangs and spiders. Easy to assemble and perfect for parties or a seasonal treat.
Ingredients
Scale
General Supplies
- 1 or 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper
- Piping bags
- #104 piping tip
- #8 piping tip (or a 7mm writing tip)
- #3 piping tip
Donut Bases
- ½ Dozen Glazed Donuts or Bars
- ½ Dozen Filled Glazed Donuts
- ½ Dozen Filled Donuts or Bars
- ½ Dozen Glazed Donuts
- ½ Dozen Chocolate Frosted Donuts
Candy Melts and Oils
- 6 oz Purple Candy Melts
- 6 oz Green Candy Melts
- 6 oz Bright White Candy Melts
- 12 oz Bright White Candy Melts
- 2-6 tbsp Refined coconut oil (or shortening), divided as needed
Decorations
- Candy Eyes (various sizes), about 36 total
- Sprinkles of choice
- 12 Candy Eyes
- 1-2 cups Black Frosting
- 6 Plastic Fangs
- 6 Plastic Spiders
- Red Decorating Food Gel Icing
Instructions
- Prepare Work Surface: Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper to place the decorated donuts on, allowing them to dry without sticking.
- Melt Candy Melts: Gently melt the purple, green, and bright white candy melts in separate bowls with 2-6 tablespoons of refined coconut oil or shortening to achieve a smooth, dip-friendly consistency.
- Decorate Glazed and Filled Donuts: Dip the glazed and filled glazed donuts into the melted purple, green, or white candy melts as desired. Add candy eyes and sprinkles immediately for festive designs.
- Add Black Frosting and Details: Use the black frosting with piping bags fitted with appropriate tips (#104, #8, #3) to pipe spooky faces, spider webs, or other Halloween motifs onto donuts.
- Apply Plastic Decorations: Attach plastic fangs or plastic spiders to the donuts as detailed in the decoration plan, securing them with a small amount of frosting or candy melt.
- Use Red Food Gel Icing: Add accents with red decorating food gel to create blood-like effects or other creepy details on donuts.
- Drying: Place all decorated donuts on the prepared parchment-lined baking sheets and allow them to dry completely so that the candy melts and frosting set firmly before serving.
Notes
- Celebrate the season with Halloween Donuts—soft, sweet, and easy to decorate for a spooky, festive treat.
- You can customize decorations with your favorite Halloween colored sprinkles or candies.
- Adjust the amount of coconut oil to control consistency of candy melts for easier dipping or piping.
- Plastic decorations are non-edible, so remove before eating or warn guests.
- Store decorated donuts in a cool, dry place to prevent melting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Donut
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
