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Candy Corn Donuts

October 22, 2015 by Cate 14 Comments

Light and fluffy baked donuts are decorated to look like pieces of candy corn. These Candy Corn Donuts are the perfect Halloween breakfast!
Candy Corn Donuts - the perfect breakfast treat to make for Halloween! | ChezCateyLou.com

Wow, the fall really got away from me! I blinked and all of a sudden it has been a month since I last posted! To all my dear readers, I am very sorry – but I have a good reason that I will be sharing with you soon. But for now, at least I’m back with a really fun seasonal recipe just in time for Halloween – Candy Corn Donuts! I think these are some of the cutest donuts I have ever made. They are absolutely perfect for Halloween breakfast or for a Halloween party spread!

Candy Corn Donuts - the perfect breakfast treat to make for Halloween! |ChezCateyLou.com

Candy Corn Donuts - the perfect breakfast treat to make for Halloween! |ChezCateyLou.com

I first shared this recipe over on my friend Christine’s blog. She is hosting a month-long Halloween extravaganza, and I was so excited to join in the fun. If you are looking for any Halloween food or craft ideas, she has you covered!

Candy Corn Donuts - the perfect breakfast treat to make for Halloween! |ChezCateyLou.com

The base of this donut is just my standard baked donut, which is light and fluffy, and is the perfect vehicle for icing! The candy corn part of these candy corn donuts comes in the form of icing. There is no actual candy corn involved, just the icing decoration to make each donut look like a piece of candy corn! If you want to sprinkle your donuts with actual candy corn, I would not judge you in the slightest. It takes a bit of patience to ice these babies, but it is worth the effort, and I had fun doing it. If you have kids, they will love helping out.

Candy Corn Donuts - the perfect breakfast treat to make for Halloween! |ChezCateyLou.com

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Candy Corn Donuts

Candy Corn Donuts

Light and fluffy baked donuts are decorated to look like pieces of candy corn. These Candy Corn Donuts are the perfect Halloween breakfast!

Ingredients

    For the Donuts
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • dash nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • For the Glaze
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • dash salt
  • orange food coloring
  • yellow food coloring

Instructions

    For the Donuts
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degreesF. Grease two 6-cavity donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, egg, milk, yogurt, and vanilla until very well combined.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  5. Spoon the batter into the donut cavities, filling each one just over half full (this makes about 10 donuts). Bake the donuts for 8 - 10 minutes. Allow them to cool in the pan for a minute, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. For the Glaze
  7. Whisk together powdered sugar, butter, cream, salt and 1 T heavy cream. Keep adding heavy cream until desired consistency is reached. Divide the glaze into three bowls. Keep one white, color one orange, and color one yellow.
  8. Once the donuts are cooled, spread the icing on the donuts in three stripes - white on the top, orange in the middle, and yellow on the bottom. Allow the glaze to set, then serve.
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Comments

  1. Lynn @ Fresh April Flours says

    October 22, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    These are so cute, Cate! Glad you’re back in action– but I think your reason for absence is allowed! 😉 xoxo

    Reply
  2. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    October 22, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    How cute are these??!! And an awesome idea, my kids would be all over these!

    Reply
  3. Leah @ Grain Changer says

    October 22, 2015 at 5:42 pm

    Oh my goodness this is by far the most adorable Halloween treat I’ve seen all year!!! And yaaaay for being back!

    Reply
  4. Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze says

    October 22, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    Glad your back!! Can’t wait to see what the reason was. 😉 These have to be the cutest donuts ever!! Great idea for a weekend halloween party with the kids!

    Reply
  5. Holly @ 3 Yummy Tummies says

    October 22, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    Oh wow…cake donuts are my favorite and these are adorable!

    Reply
  6. Sammie says

    October 23, 2015 at 2:48 am

    Wow these doughnuts look amazing. I’ve never seen candy corn here in the UK but these doughnuts look so beautiful and so Autumnal in their colouring they deserved to be made and enjoyed. Thank you for such fantastic inspiration and a great doughnut recipe. Sammie

    Reply
  7. Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says

    October 23, 2015 at 8:10 am

    These are just so incredibly adorable! Little ghosties would gobble these up in no time flat … whether for Halloween breakfast or at the class party, or even for dessert! Just too stinkin’ cute!!

    Reply
  8. CakePants says

    October 23, 2015 at 9:45 am

    What a fun way to get into the Halloween spirit! I’m not a big fan of actual candy corn, but I still love how its iconic color combination evokes fall memories, so this looks like just my kind of recipe.

    Reply
  9. Holly @ 3 Yummy Tummies says

    October 23, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    Oh…these are so cute! Cake donuts are my favorite and these will be so fun for the kids!

    Reply
  10. Kristyn says

    October 23, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    These are SO cute! Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
  11. Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says

    October 23, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    These are the cutest donuts ever!

    Reply
  12. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    October 24, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    Oh my, the cuteness!

    Reply
  13. Jess @ Sweetest Menu says

    October 24, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    Cate! These are amazing!!! I love love love them! Pinning them right now!

    Reply
  14. Dani @ Dani California Cooks says

    October 26, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    These are absolutely adorable. Seriously!! I’m looking for some fun halloween recipes…never tried making donuts!

    Reply

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