Chocolate Glazed Donuts made quick & easy with crescent dough & delicious buttery chocolate glaze. Better than store-bought; you’ll make them again & again!
Our family has always enjoyed eating donuts but buying them isn’t always an option. Thankfully these homemade donuts are so much cheaper and faster than loading everyone up in a car and driving to the local bakery for a few dozen. This donut recipe has been in my hands for a few years now and I have come up with several fun variations, but what can beat a classic like chocolate glazed?
Fast and Delicious Donuts
These Chocolate Glazed Donuts are much easier to make than you might think! I start with store-bought dough and fry them up, then dip them in a decadent chocolate glaze that’s smooth & buttery. One bite and you’ll be sold! It only takes about 6 or 7 ingredients (if you include the oil) and because we use canned biscuit dough we don’t need to wait hours for yeasts to rise, making these a perfect breakfast treat with very little prep.
Easy Glazed Donuts Ingredients
-Butter: Using 2 tablespoons of butter in the glaze will give us a richer taste and help to give it a nice shine as well.
-Milk: You will need 2-3 tablespoons of milk to thin down the glaze to the perfect consistency. The amount needed will vary.
-Corn syrup: Adding 1 tablespoon of corn syrup into the glaze will help it to set properly and it gives a nice shine making the donuts look more appetizing.
-Melted chocolate chips: We need to use 1/4 cup of melted chocolate chips to give our glaze that incredible chocolate flavor and brown color that we’re looking for.
-Powdered sugar: To make our glaze sweet and smooth, we will use 1 cup of powdered sugar for the base.
-Oil: We will need 2 cups worth of oil for frying these donuts in. Using canola oil is preferred.
-Canned biscuits: Grab an 8 count container of your favorite canned biscuits. You can use the small cheap storebought ones or go for the Pillsbury flakey ones, either one will work for this recipe but you may find that you prefer the results of one over another.
How to make Easy 15-Minute Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Pour your canola oil into a medium-sized saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until it’s warmed and bubbly.
Open your biscuit dough and separate the biscuits inside. To make your donuts into bars, simply stretch the biscuits into oblong shapes. To make a circle donut, cut out a small center in each round biscuit.
In a small bowl, combine the butter, milk, and corn syrup. Whisk in the melted chocolate chips and powdered sugar until smooth. The glaze will set up so if needed, place in microwave for a few seconds to soften and whisk smooth again.
Check the temperature of the oil with a meat thermometer. It should read 350 degrees F, adjust heat as needed.
Once the oil is ready, carefully drop the donut into the oil and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook the other side for 2 minutes as well. This process goes by quickly So I recommend having a paper towel-lined plate on standby to soak the grease as you move on to the next donut. The donuts should appear nicely golden brown when finished.
Let the donuts cool for a few minutes before whisking the glaze and then dip each donut in it to coat one side (the top side). Immediately place the donuts top side up on a wire cooling rack.
Repeat this process until all donuts have been cooked and glazed.
Enjoy!
EASY 15-MINUTE CHOCOLATE GLAZED DONUTS
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP melted butter
- 2-3 TBSP milk
- 1 TBSP corn syrup
- 1/4 cup melted chocolate chips
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups canola oil for frying
- 1 8- ct package refrigerated biscuit dough
Instructions
- Pour 2 cups of canola oil into a medium sized saucepan and begin heating on medium-low heat (I set mine at 4.)
- Open the biscuit dough and separate. To make bars, gently stretch the biscuits into an oblong shape, as opposed to the round shape they come in. To make regular circle donuts, separate each biscuit and cut out a small circle in the center of each biscuit using a biscuit cutter, or a soda bottle cap.
- Combine butter, milk and corn syrup in a small bowl. Whisk in melted chocolate chips and powdered sugar until smooth. (I melted my chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds, then 10 second intervals until completely smooth. Remember to not over cook chocolate or it will seize!) Glaze will set up, so return it to the microwave if needed to soften and whisk smooth again.
- Check the temperature of the oil using a meat thermometer– it needs to read 350 degrees F. Increase heat gradually if necessary.
- Once oil is ready, drop donuts in and let cook for about 2 minutes, then turn and cook an additional 2 minutes on the other side. This process of cooking the doughnuts goes very fast, so have a paper towel covered plate ready to set the bars on when cooked. Bars should be a nice golden brown.
- Let donuts cool for a few minutes, then whisk the glaze to make sure it’s smooth enough to dip each bar. Dip the bar, then immediately turn glaze side up on a cooling rack.
- Repeat this process until all bars are fried and glazed. They’re best eaten within an hour, but even the next morning they’re amazing!
How long are chocolate glazed donuts good for?
The best donuts are always better when fresh, but you can store these donuts in an airtight container at room temperature and eat them up to 2-3 days later.
What type of chocolate chip should I use?
You can use semi-sweet chocolate chips like I did or you can use milk chocolate and they’ll turn out tasting incredible. Semi-sweet tastes more like what you’d expect from a store-bought donut though.
If you like Chocolate Glazed Donuts, check out a few of our other donut recipes:
- BAKED BANANA DONUTS
- OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM DONUTS
- 3-INGREDIENT BAKED PUMPKIN DONUTS
- RASPBERRY PUFF PASTRY DONUTS
- HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY GLAZED DONUTS
- EASY VALENTINES DONUTS
- EASY 15-MINUTE DONUTS, 3 RECIPES
- 15-MINUTE PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS
- DONUT KRISPIE TREATS
- EASY CHOCOLATE GLAZED DONUTS
- PILLSBURY GRANDS DONUTS
These Chocolate Glazed Donuts are made quick & easy with canned dough & a delicious buttery chocolate glaze. You’re going to love waking up to this easy recipe!
Auntiepatch says
You don’t say how many tubes of biscuits you used.
Jessica says
I updated it- you just use 1 tube of biscuit dough!
Jenny P. says
What kind of chocolate chips did you use? I.e. milk. Semi sweet.
Jessica says
I use semi-sweet!
KATHY MEYER says
I’m making these for my grandson today as a treat after school. He is going to be so excited and I can’t wait either. Thanks so much for sharing !!!!!!
Alison says
Kathy, Have such a great time and enjoy!
MiMi says
I make the maple bars only I make a custard and fill them.Everyone loves them
Alison says
Mimi, that sounds delicious! I may need to try it next time 🙂
Marcia says
They are so easy and sooo good. Just waiting for my son and grandson to get here to help eat them.
Alison says
I hope you all enjoy them! What a great Mom and Grandma!
Linda says
With the center circle cut out fry it and drop in powered sugar for donut holes.
Wendy Glasser says
WOWZA!!! I’ve made these two weekends in a row. Since we have been staying home because of covid-19 , I have been trying new recipes. These donuts are out of this world. I’ve shared the recipe with many friends and they too, are blown away! Delish, delish, dilish! Oh, and so easy.
Jessica says
So glad you like them Wendy- they’re a favorite of ours too!! Did you see I have Maple Bars as well?? : ) https://butterwithasideofbread.com/easy-15-minute-maple-bars/
Anne says
Can you use the frozen biscuits?
Jessica says
Yes- you’ll just have to thaw them first.