Baked Chocolate Donuts with Red Velvet Marshmallow Glaze - easy yet festive treat for the chocolate and red velvet lovers! This post is sponsored by PEEPS®.
Meet chocolate cake donuts dipped in a generous amount of red velvet marshmallow glaze. Aka my favorite donut creation of all times. There is no denying that the sparkling glaze makes these babies so festive - perfect for the holidays! Now that's a way to welcome December!
If I had to choose one candy that we always buy for the holidays (and not only the Winter ones), I would go with PEEPS®. Our kids absolutely love the little marshmallow chicks coated in sparkling sugar. They are cute and fun and make for a perfect addition to any treat collection. This holiday season, I am partnering with PEEPS® to bring you a recipe that is a part of their "24 Days of PEEPSONALITY" campaign. Don't you just love the play on words here? 🙂 Just look at them, in all their festive red sugar coats:
I melted three Red Velvet PEEPS® chicks with butter and mix it with powdered sugar to create the glaze. It is deep red and shiny - perfect on top of baked chocolate donuts. Red velvet chocolate treat is just so festive and bound to be the star of your holiday table.
I received PEEPS® Red Velvet Chicks Dipped in Cream Flavored Fudge and PEEPS® Vanilla Crème Chicks Pops and couldn't help myself but choose the red velvet ones for my project. It must be the sparkle! Each package has three red velvet-flavored chicks dipped in cream fudge. They are so pretty, I would use them as a decoration on my holiday treats platter and give as stocking stuffers. They retail for $1.99 to $2.49 for a three count package. The PEEPS® Vanilla Crème Chicks Pops will be a huge hit with kids! How fun is it to have four PEEPS® chicks on a stick! They retail for $1.99 - $2.49 for a four count package.
Baked Chocolate Donuts with Red Velvet Marshmallow Glaze
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup + 3 Tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ cup unsalted butter 4 Tablespoons
- 3 in PEEPS® Red Velvet Chicks Dipped Cream Flavored Fudge
- 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons whole milk or half and half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 420 degrees F.
- Grease a 6 donut pan. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt).
- In another mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (buttermilk, vanilla, egg and oil).
- Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Fill the donut pan with batter. Tap the pan gently against the counter to release any air bubbles.
- Bake donuts for 9 to 10 minutes.
- Cool completely before glazing.
- To make the glaze: melt butter in medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add PEEPS® Red Velvet Chicks Dipped in Cream Flavored Fudge and stirring constantly, cook until melted. Remove the saucepan from heat. Sift powder sugar over melted marshmallow mixture. Whisk in until smooth. Add milk as needed if the mixture is too thick.
- Dip cooled donuts in glaze and set on cooling rack to set.
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M says
Hi! Would live to try these… Do you have a suggestion for the glaze when peeps aren’t in season or one cannot find the red velvet peeps? Thanks so much!
Anna says
Hi! I highly recommend chocolate glaze from this recipe: https://www.crunchycreamysweet.com/glazed-chocolate-donuts-recipe/ I hope this helps!
Corrinna says
If we use the chocolate glaze from the suggested recipe, how can we incorporate the marshmallow? That's the most appealing part of the recipe, to me.
Thank you.
Corrinna says
I was wondering the same. Did you try this other glaze? How was it? I want to make them, too!
Michelle @ Blackberry Babe says
WHOA! That glaze is outrageously gorgeous! Love it!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
That glaze is absolutely stunning!! You're so creative to melt Peeps to make it! I love how it sparkles... And chocolate cake donuts have always been my favorite. I still get the kiddie sized ones with sprinkles whenever we go out for donuts! But I love how these are baked so I wouldn't feel as guilty sneaking seconds and thirds! 😉
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
That red glaze is the prettiest thing! I can't believe you made it with Peeps -- such a fun idea!
Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie says
THAT GLAZE! Mind blown. Love this!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
What a genius idea!! They are so pretty and sound so delicoius! Love the bright red color for the holidays!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Gorgeous donuts and that sure is the ultimate glaze for Peeps lovers!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
That glaze is amazing!!!!!
Cate | Chez CateyLou says
That glaze is so pretty! I never would have thought to use peeps for glaze - you are so creative! What a fun and festive breakfast treat!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Wowza! I see these happening Christmas morning! What a donut! And I'm loving these PEEPS!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
This is so creative!! And I had no idea they had red velvet PEEPS. SO COOL!
Nutmeg Nanny says
I had no idea they made red velvet PEEPS. They looks so good! Plus those doughnuts are beautiful!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I'm dying over that glaze!! Gorgeous!
sue|theviewfromgreatisland says
OMG Anna that glaze! These would be such a treat to wake up to on a holiday morning 🙂