Description
Celebrate Halloween with these festive and fun Halloween Donuts! Featuring a variety of spooky designs like Monsters, Frankenstein, Mummies, Dracula, and Spiderwebs, these decorated donuts are perfect for parties or a seasonal treat. Using colorful candy melts, candy eyes, black frosting, and creative piping techniques, you can transform glazed and chocolate-frosted donuts into adorable and creepy Halloween-themed desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
Monster Donuts
- ½ Dozen Glazed Donuts or Bars
- ½ Dozen Filled Glazed Donuts
- 6 oz Purple Candy Melts
- 6 oz Green Candy Melts
- 2-4 tbs Refined Coconut Oil or Shortening
- Candy Eyes (various sizes)
- Sprinkles of choice
Frankenstein Donuts
- ½ Dozen Filled Donuts or Bars
- 2-4 tbs Refined Coconut Oil or Shortening
- 6 oz Green Candy Melts
- 12 Candy Eyes
- 1-2 cups Black Frosting
Mummy Donuts
- ½ Dozen Glazed Donuts
- 2-6 tbs Refined Coconut Oil or Shortening
- 12 oz Bright White Candy Melts
- 12 Candy Eyes
Dracula Donuts
- ½ Dozen Glazed Donuts
- 1-2 cups Black Frosting
- 12 Candy Eyes
- 6 Plastic Fangs
- Red Decorating Food Gel Icing
Spiderweb Donuts
- ½ Dozen Chocolate Frosted Donuts
- 6 oz Bright White Candy Melts
- 2-4 tbs Refined Coconut Oil or Shortening
- 6 Plastic Spiders
Additional Items
- Piping Bags
- #104 Piping Tip
- #8 Piping Tip or a 7mm Writing Tip
- #3 Piping Tip
Instructions
- Prepare Work Surface: Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place each decorated donut on these sheets to dry and set after decorating.
- Make Monster Donuts: Melt purple and green candy melts separately with 1 tablespoon of refined coconut oil or shortening each. Heat in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. If thick, add more coconut oil by the teaspoon to adjust consistency. Dip each donut face down into the candy melts, gently press on candy eyes and sprinkle with your choice of sprinkles. Place dipped donuts on baking sheets to dry.
- Make Frankenstein Donuts: Melt green candy melts with 1 tablespoon of refined coconut oil or shortening using the same microwave method. Dip donuts face down and place on lined baking sheets. Press on 12 candy eyes per batch, then allow donuts to dry for 3-5 minutes. Meanwhile, fill two piping bags with black frosting: one with a #8 writing tip for the hair and the other with a #3 tip for mouth and stitches. Pipe on hair, mouth, and stitches accordingly.
- Make Mummy Donuts: Melt white candy melts with 1 tablespoon of refined coconut oil or shortening in the microwave at 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring until smooth. Pour candy melts into a piping bag fitted with a #104 tip. Attach candy eyes to the donuts by putting a bit of melted candy on the back of each eye. Pipe white candy melt strips across the donut to create the mummy ‘bandages’, starting with two lines around the eyes and crisscrossing thereafter for a layered effect.
- Make Dracula Donuts: Press plastic fangs halfway closed into the center of each glazed donut. Use black frosting on the back of candy eyes to attach them to the donut. Pipe hair with black frosting using a #8 piping tip. Add red edible gel icing around the teeth to simulate blood for a spooky effect.
- Make Spiderweb Donuts: Melt white candy melts with 1 tablespoon of refined coconut oil or shortening as before. Fill into a piping bag with a #3 tip. Pipe concentric circles of white candy melts onto chocolate frosted donuts, then use a toothpick or skewer to drag lines outward from the center to create a spiderweb effect. Decorate with plastic spiders on each donut.
Notes
- Candy Melts: Different brands melt differently; refined coconut oil is preferred as it doesn’t add coconut flavor, though shortening works well too.
- Mummy Donuts: Keep candy melts slightly thick to create distinct bandage strips; too thin candy melts will blend and lose the mummy look.
- Black Frosting: Use homemade chocolate buttercream with black food gel or premade black frosting tubes for convenience.
- Nutrition estimates vary based on decoration choices and donut types.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Donut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
