Baked Chocolate Mocha Donuts just happen to be gluten-free too. Chocolate baked cake donuts with a touch of Mexican chili powder and espresso, topped with a simple glaze.
I love easy baked donuts. No frying and so much healthier. Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Donuts are a great start to your day.
Pumpkin Spice Donuts are a must for the fall. Perfect with a pumpkin latte.
The combination of chocolate and coffee is so delicious. Have you tried my milk chocolate latte? It will pair perfectly with these Mexican chocolate donuts.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this gluten-free donut recipe can be found at the bottom of this post.
To Make Baked Donuts You Need:
- Butter
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Buttermilk
- Espresso powder
- Cream cheese
- Chocolate chips
- Chili flakes
- Gluten Free flour
- Icing sugar
Baked Chocolate Mocha Donuts Are Easy To Make
Baked donuts are so delicious. Not greasy and really fun to make. It’s just like baking a muffin.
- You will need a donut pan, or if you are like me, I have several so I can bake all the donuts at once.
- I like to use a piping bag and a large tip to place the dough in the pan. You can use a freezer bag with the end cut off or just drop the dough in the pan by spoonfuls and spread it around.
Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
Here is the quick rundown so you can see how easy it really is to make homemade doughnuts without yeast.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and salt.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
- Add in the melted chocolate chips.
- Place dough in baking pans and bake.
- Remove and allow to cool.
- Glaze and enjoy.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
- Flour – I used a gluten-free flour blend, but regular white flour will work as well if you don’t need these to be gluten free.
- Buttermilk – if you don’t have any on hand, try adding some vinegar to regular milk (about 1 ½ teaspoons is perfect). You can also water down some sour cream or Greek yogurt.
- Espresso powder – any instant espresso powder works.
- Chili flakes – any variety you like. You can adjust the amount of heat that works for you.
- Chocolate chips – can be milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or semi-sweet. You can also do a combination. If you really like things sweet, milk chocolate will be your choice.
- Storage – these baked donuts will last for 3-4 days in a sealed container. You can freeze them as well.
- Donut glaze – you can dip them in the glaze, or drizzle the glaze on by hand. Sprinkles are certainly optional but always welcomed. I used chocolate milk to make the glaze. Regular milk will work, and you can always add a touch of cocoa powder as well.
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Baked Chocolate Mocha Donuts (Gluten Free)
Ingredients
For the Donuts:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon Aleppo chili flakes (or your choice of chili powder)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (melted)
- 2 cups gluten free flour blend
For the Chocolate Milk Glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- chocolate milk (to thin the glaze)
- sprinkles are optional
Instructions
For the Donuts:
- Preheat oven to 375º F and spray your donut pans with cooking spray.
- In a bowl sift flour, espresso powder, baking powder and chile flakes. Set aside.3 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons espresso powder, 2 cups gluten free flour blend, ½ teaspoon Aleppo chili flakes
- Using a mixer (hand held or stand) beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy.½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, 4 ounces cream cheese, ½ teaspoon salt
- Beat in eggs (one at a time).2 eggs
- Melt your chocolate chips. (I used the microwave).
- Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter/sugar mixture. Beat until just combined. Do not over mix.½ cup buttermilk
- Blend in the melted chocolate.1 cup chocolate chips
- Place batter into piping bag that has a large nozzle/tip attached.
- Pipe batter into pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Take donuts out of pan and place on cooling rack.
For the Chocolate Milk Glaze:
- Combine icing sugar and chocolate milk to form a glaze. Add the milk SLOWLY to the icing sugar until you reach your desired consistency.chocolate milk, 1 cup icing sugar
- Dip each donut into the glaze. Decorate with sprinkles (optional). Allow to set before eating.
Amy
So delish and easy to make. I love that I can make a batch of chocolate donuts in just 30 minutes.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Easy and delicious for sure. These chocolate donuts are a hit in our house.
Amy Liu Dong
Awesome! This donut recipe looks incredibly delicious and yummy! The finished product is just so mesmerizing! Kids will definitely love it!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Kids love baked donuts. In fact, that is what my granddaughter wanted for her birthday.
Jamie
I love the look of these donuts it is so cute and looks delicious.
I am going to make this at home!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Baked donuts are fun to make for sure. Always a hit in our house.
Loreto and Nicoletta
We absolutely love ❤️ this!. Chocolate, coffee all wrapped in a baked doughnut! Brilliant. Make it gluten free and your onto something here. Being oven baked I can have two with my coffee!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You can never go wrong with chocolate and coffee in any combination. ENJOY!
Adriana
I have never tried spicy donuts. I bet chile makes them very special and pairs nicely with the chocolate. Saving to try this recipe after Thanksgiving. Always up to trying new treats!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
The touch of chili in these Mexican chocolate donuts is so delicious.
Amanda Mason
My great-grandmother and I used to make homemade donuts when I was a little girl so this recipe took me back! These we delish! This recipe was easier to follow than my grandmothers but was 8 yrs old so everything was so complicated when you cook as a child! Great recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much. Glad I could bring back some childhood food memories for you.
Tracy
That little touch of Mexican chili was soooo delicious in these. What a unique donut that we all loved!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I love the little touch of heat the chili adds to these baked chocolate donuts too.
Marie
This recipe made me want to dust off my donut pan, which I hadn’t used for a while. I’m so happy I did, the donuts are really cute and delicious! Loved the chocolate milk glaze, too.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I just bought 2 more donut pans. Most times I need to bake a double batch.
Genevieve
These donuts look amazing and are perfect for Christmas!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
We happen to think donuts are perfect for every day…enjoy!
Tayler
I made these for breakfast this morning and they were incredible! I can’t wait to make them again!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Yes, donuts for breakfast. Count me in!!
Shadi
I’m always ready for a delicious dessert! Can’t wait to make it this weekend!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Enjoy, baked chocolate donuts are great for dessert.
Katherine
These baked donuts are the best! So much great flavor.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Baked donuts are the best. So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Tavo
Loved that they were not only delicious but gluten-free!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I have to agree, these Mexican chocolate donuts are delicious.
Dana
These were a lot of fun to make with my kiddo. He loves donuts so actually making some himself was almost as much of a treat as eating them 🙂
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
This is the perfect recipe for the kids to help out with. So glad he enjoyed making them.
Lilly
My daughter and I had so much fun making these donuts! And even more fun eating them 🙂
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Fun to make and fun to eat. Baked donuts are the best.