Baked Vanilla Bean Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze – Soft baked doughnuts made with a fragrant fresh vanilla bean. Top these delights off with a smooth chocolate glaze for an even better doughnut experience.

When I first started blogging making two things homemade wasn’t really something I gave much thought. First, was ice cream (crazy easy and yum). Second, was doughnuts.

After buying a doughnut pan on a whim, I got started. I was hooked. Baking them doesn’t always give you lower fat/calories. But, it sure is healthy than frying and wwaayyy easier. Especially, when it comes to clean up!

Today, I’ve baked some very easy vanilla bean doughnuts and drenched them in a chocolate glaze. Serious deliciousness. シ

Ingredients You Will Need:

• Flour + baking powder + salt
• Eggs + milk
• Sugar
• Butter + plain Greek yogurt
• Vanilla bean
• Chocolate chips + butter + honey

A note about vanilla beans: Yes, fresh vanilla beans can be costly, but, are worth it. I buy smaller amounts off Amazon and find those to be a better price than my grocery store. Shop around a bit to find a good price for a good product. If you don’t want to use a fresh vanilla bean for this recipe, you can simply replace it with 2-3 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

To cut your vanilla bean: With a sharp knife, slice the vanilla bean pod open, then, scrape out the seeds. The black seeds will look similar to a paste.

Recipe Notes:

• Yes, you can also make these in a mini doughnut pan. Cut your baking time about a minute. Check out the recipe cards for the pans that I use for making baked doughnuts.

• Don’t overfill your doughnut pan! When filling with batter, you want the wells to be about 3/4 of the way full.

• Using a piping bag works best for filling the pan with batter. If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a large “ziploc” storage bag. Make a small cut in the bottom corner of the bag and squeeze the batter out carefully. If you aren’t comfortable with piping, I’ve used a small spoon to fill the pan and it’s worked well.

• Spray your pan generously with non stick cooking spray. This makes removal easier. Also, leave the doughnuts cool in the pan for 5-8 minutes before trying to remove them.

More Baked Doughnuts to Try:

• Baked Chocolate Doughnuts With Chocolate-Irish Creme Glaze
• Baked Greek Yogurt Doughnuts (No Refined Sugar)
• Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts With Maple Glaze

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