Boozy breakfast at its finest – Guinness Chocolate Donuts with Baileys Icing are the perfect treat for St. Patrick’s Day brunch!
Two Guinness posts in a row…it must mean that St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! Or that Guinness was on sale at the market. Or both 🙂 TheBetterHalf and I are both Irish and we went to Notre Dame, so we are big fans of St. Patrick’s Day. What’s not to love about a holiday that allows you to have both Guinness and Baileys for breakfast?
These Guinness Chocolate Donuts are similar to the donuts I made last year, but I changed up the icing to a Baileys chocolate ganache icing. It is SO good!!
So I hope you don’t think it is a cop out to use the exact same donut base recipe that I used before…it just worked so well!! It is light and fluffy, but still substantial enough to handle the icing. The Guinness complements the chocolate in the donut and gives it a great depth of flavor.
And then, the Baileys icing!! I made a simple chocolate ganache and stirred in some Baileys – it is SO good. Baileys and chocolate are a match made in heaven. It is definitely alcoholic though, so if you are not drinking then you should avoid this icing!
These Guinness chocolate donuts are a really fun breakfast to make for St. Patrick’s Day!
Boozy breakfast at its finest - Guinness Chocolate Donuts with Baileys Icing are the perfect treat for St. Patrick's Day brunch!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (or you can use all-purpose)
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup Guinness Stout beer
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 4 oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
- Milk or cream to thin, if necessary
- sprinkles for garnish (if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg, and beat until it is well incorporated. Whisk in the Guinness, yogurt and the vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined - do not over mix. Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter into the donut pans, filling each cavity about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 7 - 8 minutes, until donuts spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pans for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate and the butter in a bowl placed over a pan of simmering water. Whisk in the Baileys, powdered sugar, and pinch of salt. Keep whisking until no lumps remain. If the texture is too thick, add some milk or cream. (you can also use coffee or more Baileys)
- Dip the top of each donut in the chocolate icing, and garnish with sprinkles.
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OMG this looks sooo perfect. I am a chocolate lover, and you nailed it with the wonderful St. Patty’s Day flavors throughout! Fantastic!
OMG, these look super yummy!!
Oh my goodness. What delicious fun! Donuts are not my usual weakness, but these so too delicious to miss out on! Yum!
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These donuts look amazing! So cute!!!
These are so fun and festive!
you are so right, I’m game for anything that has booze for breakfast! These are perfect for st Patrick’s day!
haha.. bring on the guiness recipes… especially this one. Its a beauty!
Guinness and Baileys together….yum! These donuts look amazing!
Irish and Notre Dame alumni? This holiday is made for you two! These donuts sound absolutely fantastic.
These sounds totally awesome! And they’re pretty too!
Oh my! Those donuts are calling my name! I haven’t and Bailey’s in ages but I know what I’m picking up the next time I visit the store!
That glossy icing! Those sprinkles!
Gorgeous donuts! I love how chocolatey they are.
If you can’t have boozy chocolate donuts for breakfast on St. Patricks day then when can you??? Officially in love.
I like the way you think, Gwen! Thanks for stopping by!!
Mmm BAILEYS makes everything taste better! I love that you made the change. I would love to have this right about now!
Thanks, Connie! Baileys does make everything taste better 🙂
I SO need a donut pan! I love seeing all kinds of lovely donuts on the internet! These are amazing!
Thanks, Nancy! I think your family would thank you if you bought a donut pan, just saying! 🙂
Would using a mini donut pan work?
Hi Sarah – A mini donut pan would work, you would just need to adjust the baking time a bit. Thanks for stopping by!