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Milky Way Doughnuts -- These Milky Way Doughnuts are baked chocolate doughnuts topped with homemade caramel sauce and Milky Way pieces. They're easy to make and heavenly to eat! | wearenotmartha.com

Milky Way Doughnuts

These Milky Way Doughnuts are baked chocolate doughnuts topped with homemade caramel sauce and Milky Way pieces. They're easy to make and heavenly to eat!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Candy Doughnuts, Chocolate Doughnuts, Homemade Doughnuts, Milky Way Desserts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Caramel Cooling: 1 hour
Total Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 16 doughnuts
Author: Sues

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 Tbsp melted unsalted butter
  • 1 cup caramel sauce (recipe below)
  • 8 Fun-Size Milky Way bars, chopped (or 2 full-size)

Caramel Sauce

  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees and spray doughnut pan lightly with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
  • In a separate small bowl, whisk eggs with milk, vanilla, and melted butter.
  • Gently stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, taking care not to over-mix.
  • Fill each cavity of prepared doughnut pan about ¾ of the way with batter. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until doughnuts are light and springy to the touch. Let cool in pan for a couple minutes before removing to baking rack to cool completely.
  • Spoon caramel sauce over each of the doughnuts and top with chopped Milky Way bars. Let rest for a bit so caramel can harden.

Caramel Sauce

  • Put brown sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Let mixture come to a boil, stirring all the while.
  • Remove saucepan from heat and stir in heavy cream. Keep stirring. Put pan back on heat, bring back to a boil and let boil for about two minutes.
  • Remove mixture to heat-safe container. Stir in salt and let cool to room temperature.
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