chocolate crumb donuts.

CHOCOLATE. CRUMB. DONUTS.  Yes, I said it.  This is what we have here.  I ate two right from the oven and they are DEVINE.  They make your house smell like a fudgey batch of brownies.  Delicious.  Dunk them in some milk (almond milk for me – I just don’t like the taste of cow’s milk) and you got yourself a nice little midnight snack! 🙂

RECIPE: (makes 12 donuts)

for the donuts:

• 1 & 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 cup melted butter

for the crumb topping:

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup butter, slightly soft
• 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• in a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder
• in a separate bowl, combine egg, vanilla, almond milk, and melted butter
• pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients in about 3 increments, mixing after each addition
• in a separate bowl, combine ingredients for crumb topping
• use a fork or your hands (I used my hands – makes it way easier even though it’s more messy!) and combine all ingredients until the mixture forms crumbs
• grease a donut pan, add batter (3/4 full) and sprinkle crumb topping over each donut
• bake for about 10-12 minutes until toothpick or knife comes out clean
• cool on wire rack
• serve with some almond milk… MMM! enjoy!