Description
Soft, sweet, and delightfully eerie, these Spooky Spider Donuts are baked to fluffy perfection, dipped in glaze, and topped with chocolate spiders and candy eyeballs. A fun, festive Halloween treat that’s as easy to make as it is to enjoy!
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup buttermilk (or dairy-free alternative)
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup neutral oil (sunflower or canola)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk or non-dairy milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- For the Spiders:
- 100g melted dark chocolate
- Candy eyeballs
- Small piping bag or zip bag with tip snipped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a donut pan.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour wet mixture into dry and stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Spoon or pipe batter into donut cavities, filling each ¾ full.
- Bake 10–12 minutes, until donuts spring back lightly. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack.
- Stir powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk to make glaze. Dip cooled donuts and set on parchment.
- Pipe melted chocolate into spider shapes and add candy eyeballs. Let set before serving.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for fluffier donuts. Don’t overmix the batter. If you don’t have a donut pan, bake in a mini muffin tin. Cool completely before glazing so the icing doesn’t slide off.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American