The first Saturday morning in our new home I wanted to make something delicious for breakfast. It would be the first thing I baked in my new kitchen and I wanted to try something new. I have had these little bites earmarked for a long time now. I figured these would be perfect to snack on as we got settled into our new home.
Some notes about this recipe. The recipe states that it makes 28-30 but I got 47 and they were by no means small doughnut holes! Also, I found that I could easily cook in batches of 6-7 and the oil temperature wouldn’t lower. I also reduced the cooking time because the dough was getting a bit tough. Tossing leftovers in the microwave for 15 seconds will melt the caramel but wont toughen the dough!
Chocolate Caramel Doughnut Holes
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour,plus more for work surface
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- 1 cup sugar, plus more for coating
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter,melted
- 2 large eggs
- 28-30 store bought soft caramel squares, unwrapped
- 5 to 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
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Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together sugar, buttermilk, butter and eggs until thoroughly combined. Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until smooth dough forms.
On a lightly floured work surface, pat dough flat and lightly flour. Roll out dough to a 1/3-inch thickness. Cut into rounds with a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Reroll and cut scraps.
Place a caramel in the center of each round, pinch dough closed around it and gently roll into a smooth ball.
Line baking sheet with paper towels. Fill wide, shallow bowl with 1 inch of sugar. In a large, heavy pot, heat 4 inches of oil until it registers 350 on a candy thermometer. In batches of 4, fry doughnuts for 5 minutes, turning once with a slotted spoon and adjusting heat as needed. Transfer doughnuts to prepared sheet; let rest for 4 minutes. Roll in sugar to coat. Serve immediately.
Source: Everyday Food, October 2009
17 comments
Angie said:
November 13, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Wow, let me say that these look absolutely divine!!
A must-try this winter ๐
Nicely done and beautiful photography~~!
Rachael@SpachetheSpatula said:
November 13, 2010 at 6:54 pm
These look incredible!
stephirey said:
November 13, 2010 at 7:12 pm
These look truly amazing!
Kat said:
November 13, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Those look absolutely delicious! I want to reach my hand into the computer screen and get one
Cami said:
November 13, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Those look amazing. All you need is a hot cup of coffee!
naama peled said:
November 14, 2010 at 4:00 am
ya! Those look too good to be true!
bigFATcook said:
November 14, 2010 at 6:16 am
OMG!!! Hide this from me!! :)) oooo these little caramel treats look soo good:)) I want to have them all!!:)
Greets from BFC!!!
eve said:
November 14, 2010 at 7:14 am
hello! ๐ i totally love this recipe,i can’t wait when i’m gonna bake them! Just,one question.. what can i use as replacement of soft caramel squares? maybe it would be OK to fill balls with caramel which i make by myself? xoxo
maeghan said:
November 14, 2010 at 8:02 am
You want the caramels to be soft, not hard, so they fry up quickly and melt nicely. That’s why I stuck with the soft candies. Other possibilities are endless, chocolate filled chocolate doughnuts….Yum!
Carla said:
November 14, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Caramel inside chocolate donuts? Oh, that’s just too good to be true.
val said:
November 15, 2010 at 12:00 pm
wow….these look and sound incredible. great blog.
culinaryneophyte said:
November 16, 2010 at 5:17 pm
These seriously look amazing. I MUST make them (and then immediately feel bad about myself after eating 15 in five minutes). Thanks for sharing!
Karly said:
November 18, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Oh no. No, no, no. These are dangerous. There is no way that I will be able to make these and not eat every last one of them.
I think it might be worth it, though. ๐
Maira said:
April 14, 2012 at 4:31 am
Hej, can you tell me what kind of caramel squares. Maybe the label or something like this. Iยดm from germany and need to find an alternate here to make this delicious looking doughnut holes
maeghan said:
April 14, 2012 at 10:12 am
I can’t think of the brand right now since I don’t typically buy caramel squares and it’s been a while since I’ve made these. This is what you want though, so maybe you can make them yourself which may be easier then finding an alternative. Hope this helps! Enjoy! http://candy.about.com/od/caramelrecipes/r/soft_caramels.htm
Kelly @ IdealistMom.com said:
August 18, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Drooling. Oh goodness. Someone pinned this from Pincookie without a link to the original source so I searched and found your post. So glad I did.
Pinning now!
Maeghan said:
August 19, 2013 at 8:11 am
Oh I hate when that happens! Glad you found it. These were definitely tasty and perfect for fall!