Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts

Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts – a tender chocolate cinnamon doughnut with a tempting cinnamon glaze!

Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts

Phoenix hit the first triple digits of the year this past weekend. I was just chatting with a reader of the blog yesterday on Facebook, Lorraine who lives in Alberta, Canada. She was telling me about the snow she had! Isn’t it crazy to think of the weather extremes on the same continent?! I just can’t wrap my head around it sometimes – how things can be soooo different!

I made these Saturday night in anticipation of wanting something quick for breakfast Sunday morning. Knowing that it’s cooler first thing in the morning and later into the evening, my kitchen escapades will be switching to the cooler times of the day as much as possible. 

This doughnut recipe makes a fairly large batch. It’s perfect for a church brunch or if you have a lot of hungry kiddos! They don’t last long around my house! 

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Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts

Jamie Sherman

Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts – a tender chocolate cinnamon doughnut with a tempting cinnamon glaze!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 20 doughnuts

Calories 277 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the doughnuts:

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 2 large eggs slightly beaten
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• Oil for frying

For the glaze:

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 – 6 tablespoons milk

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Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in the oil and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to the egg mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat just until blended after each addition. Chill dough for two hours.
• Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface to ½-in. thickness. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter. Fry in doughnuts in batches in 375°F oil, 1-2 minutes per side, turning once. Drain on a rack over paper towels.
• In a medium shallow bowl, mix the glaze ingredients until well combined. Dip the tops of the doughnuts into the glaze and place the glazed side up onto cooling racks to allow the glaze to set.

Notes

• You can fry these a little ahead of time but glaze right before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1doughnutCalories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 205mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 49IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 2mg

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Originally published on May 6, 2014. Updated on April 27, 2021.