Pretzels get a sweet update with cocoa powder, a light glaze and a donut shape
Today is an extra special, donut filled day 😉 It’s baby shower day for Cate from Chez Catey Lou!
Cate always creates the most gorgeous treats. Some of my favorites include:
- Red Velvet Donuts with Cream Cheese Icing
- Mango Coconut Donuts
- Pumpkin Yeast Bread – This is seriously one of my favorite bread recipes! It’s so moist and flavorful & makes the best “Thanksgiving” Sandwiches 🙂
Cate, I know you must be so excited to meet your little girl. Enjoy every moment. Sending you and your family lots of love 🙂
When Zainab contacted me about participating in this baby shower I was thrilled – especially with the donut theme. I’ve always wanted to make a traditional donut. I’ve only made baked donuts. This time I was intent on frying up a batch. But – I was low on canola oil. Let’s be honest, this was probably for the best. Knowing me I would’ve caught the kitchen on fire – eek!
So, I settled for an old favorite – pretzels! I took my favorite pretzel recipe and revamped it to be more donut-ty! These were so delicious. They were a great treat without being overly sweet.
What’s your favorite type of donut to make?
Ingredients
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup baking soda
- 10 cups boiling water
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp boiling water
- Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine yeast, water and sugar. Allow to sit five minutes.
- In a measuring cup, combine flour, cocoa powder and salt. Add to liquids.
- Once combined, add oil. Knead for five minutes.
- Transfer to an oiled bowl and allow to rise one hour.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll into balls and use finger to make a hole in the middle. Allow to rise 30 minutes.
- Towards the end of rising time, bring water and baking soda to boil.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly coat with oil.
- Boil donuts one at a time for 30 seconds each. Place on prepared baking sheet and top with oil and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Combine powdered sugar and boiling water. Drizzle on hot donuts and top with sprinkles if desired.
Check out all the other awesome Donut Treats:
Baked Dark Chocolate Strawberry Donuts – Club Narwhal
Baked Lemon Donuts – What Jessica Baked Next
Biscoff Donuts – Baking a Moment
Chai Donuts – Fresh April Flours
Chocolate Cake S’mores Donuts – Jessica in the Kitchen
Chocolate Pretzel Donuts – The Emotional Baker
Coconut Matcha Donuts with White Chocolate Glaze – Blahnik Baker
Coffee and Donuts Breakfast Bake – The Cookie Rookie
GF Lemon Donuts with Raspberry Glaze – Thoroughly Nourished Life
Maple Glazed Donut Holes – Hall Nesting
Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cake Donuts – American Heritage Cooking
Paleo Chocolate Frosted Donuts – A Clean Bake
Raspberry Jam Filled Cupcakes – gotta get baked
Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Donut Breakfast Sandwich – Shared Appetite
Strawberry Margarita Oreo Donuts – Life Made Sweeter
Baked Mini Samoa Donuts – Culinary Couture
Donut Holes with Sweet Strawberry Dipping Sauce – Twin Stripe
How fun are these donuts? I love the chocolate and pretzel combo, Megan! Perfect to celebrate a baby shower and for Monday. I would love to eat one (or five) of these for breakfast!
Thank you, Gayle! They would be delicious for breakfast 🙂
All the best to Cate! These donuts sound delish Megan! I’d have a hard time just eating one!
I know, Mary Ann! I had two and still wanted another 😉
Aww, showers are the best!! And I love love love the donut theme – yours are so delectable and unusual. As for my favorite kind…I gotta go with cinnamon. 🙂
Oooh – cinnamon sounds delicious! Thanks Kate!
My best wishes to Cate and the baby girl. 🙂 🙂
And Megan I really liked the Donuts Theme!!!
Me too. Thanks Puja!
Such beautiful chocolate-y donuts!! WANT!!
Aww – thank you, Eva 🙂
Your donuts turned out perfect! They look so delicious! I’m with you…I’m a little terrified to deep fry things of fear of causing a disaster in my kitchen.
Ha ha! Glad I’m not the only one, Katie! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the baby shower and all the love!! I am so happy, and what a perfect theme for me 🙂 Your chocolate pretzel donuts are such a fun idea – I can’t wait to try these! My husband would go crazy for them!
You are so welcome, Cate! If you do get a chance to try these, let me know how they turn out 🙂
Pretzel donuts! Mind blown! These look fantastic!!! Pass me a batch!
Wish I could, Rahul! Thank you 🙂
SO pretty! LOVE just LOVE those pretty pink sprinkles too.
Thanks Jess! I actually had to separate these from a mixture of sprinkles – ha ha 🙂
I never made donuts myself, but you make it sound easy enough for me to attempt 🙂 These donuts look delicious – they rival any donut shop!
Aww – thank you, Melanie! These aren’t traditional donuts, but they’re still delicious 🙂
These are so cute and sound amazing! What a good idea to use your pretzel recipe! I’ve never made pretzels, but I know I’ll be trying yours.
Pretzels are so fun and delicious! If you try these, let me know how you like them 🙂
YUM!! I love the idea of a chocolate pretzel, Megan! How creative! And definitely would be much too tasty for me to share with anyone else 🙂
Ha ha! I know, Lynn – no sharing 🙂
What a wonderfully creative idea! And a great alternative to a fried donut! Oh the possibilities are endless. I cannot wait to try these out!
You are right, Amy – there are so many flavor combo options. Thank you!
Oh this is genius!! A pretzel donut? I am in LOVE! Thank you so much for joining the party.
Thanks Zainab 🙂
How creative!! I love this!
Aww – thank you, Meriem 🙂
What an interesting idea! Love the chocolate pretzel combo!
Me too 🙂 Thanks Lindsey!
This is such an awesome idea! Combining my two favorite carbs – pretzels and doughnuts.
Ha ha! Mine too 🙂 Thanks Nicole!
Oh my gosh, did you just combine my 2 favorite things?! These look ah-mazing!!
Aww – thank you, Denise 🙂
Gah I love the idea of chocolate + pretzels in a donut!! These sound soooo good! How about we skip dinner and go straight to dessert! 😉
Sounds like a plan to me 😉 Thanks Ashley!
These are SO fun and creative, Megan! I love the idea of a pretzel donut! With the glaze and the festive sprinkles – these are perfect for celebrating!
Thanks Kelly 🙂
Megan, this is such a creative idea! I love that you made a pretzel/donut hybrid. 🙂 Congrats to Cate and congrats to you for a lovely post. P.S. My fave type of donut to make is sourdough with glaze. YUM!
Aww – thank you 🙂 I’ve never had a sourdough donut – must fix ASAP!
What a fun blend of pretzel and donut! And making them chocolate makes them even more enticing!
Thanks Liz! Chocolate is the best 😉
Whoa. Super cool that you made these by hand!! They look PHENOM and pretzel donuts?! Yes please!
Thanks Jessica! Since I was using a pretzel dough, it wasn’t too hard to shape these 🙂
These doughnuts look absolutely scrumptious!
Thank you, Marsha 🙂
These chocolate pretzel donuts are amazing! Great creativity and perfect for the virtual baby shower. I love the pink sprinkles and big congratulations to Cate on her bundle of joy!
Aww – thanks so much, Allie 🙂
Oh wow, LOVE LOVE LOVE the donut spin on pretzels.. or pretzel spin on donuts. Whichever – these are all sorts of amazing!! Plus you added sprinkles, which just make my heart sing! Genius, my dear! Cheers!
ha ha – thanks Cheyanne!
yayyy for Cate’s baby shower!!! <3 her! And these donuts look AMAZING–like…choc and pretzel donuts never have even occurred to me and now I feel like I'll die without them!
They were pretty amazing 😉 Thanks Kayle!
Such a super fun idea! And chocolate makes them look even more delicious!
I agree! Thanks so much, Melissa 🙂
Lol, I totally wanted to deep fry donuts for Cate too but I totally chickened out at the last minute! I love that you adapted your pretzel recipe for these gorgeous chocolate donuts. So cool and brilliant!
Maybe we’ll get around to frying donuts one day 😉 Until then, we’ll just have to enjoy all the other donut varieties. Thanks Nancy!
I’m loving this baby shower doughnut party! Your pretzel doughnuts look so pretty and tasty!
Thanks so much, Rachelle!
You are so speaking my language! Chocolate – Pretzel – Donut. Perfection.
Thanks Jessica 🙂
It’s official. You win my heart. I am in love with donuts, but even more so when pretzels are involved!
ha ha! Thanks Pamela 🙂
Doughnuts are a great theme!
I agree, Thanks Laura 🙂