These chocolate monster donuts for Halloween will add spooky deliciousness to October 31st and all your Halloween party celebrations!
And they’re so darn easy to make that even the kids can help!
I got the idea to make chocolate monster donuts the other day when I saw all the Halloween candy in my local Food Lion.
How to Make Chocolate Monster Donuts for Halloween
You can use any kind of donut you’d like, but I opted to go with something glazed.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place a wire cooling rack on top. Place the donuts on the rack.
Then chop up two semi-sweet high-quality chocolate bars. Look for them in the candy row; Food Lion has a great selection. Dump the chopped chocolate into a medium mixing bowl.
In a small saucepan, heat some heavy cream until it reaches a very hot temperature but before it boils.
Pour over the chocolate pieces and let it sit and melt the chocolate for a minute or two.
Stir to mix together into a shiny and delicious chocolate ganache.
Add black food coloring to deepen the chocolate color even more, then use two forks to dip each donut into the ganache on both sides.
Carefully use forks to transfer donut to wire rack. Let extra chocolate drip off.
Add candy eyes to the soft chocolate as desired, then let the donuts rest so the chocolate can set up.
Place the donuts on a cute Halloween tray and serve to family, friends and neighbors. They’d also make a fun treat for a school party!
Chocolate Monster Donuts for Halloween
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For more spooky treats for your next Halloween party, try these other ideas:
Chocolate Monster Donuts
Ingredients
- 6 ounces high-quality semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- black food coloring
- 8 cake donuts
- candy eyes
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, waxed paper or aluminum foil. Place a wire cooling rack on top.
- Put chocolate pieces in a medium bowl. Set aside. Heat heavy whipping cream on stove over med-low heat until very hot. Don't let it reach a boil. Pour cream over chocolate and let sit a minute or two. Stir until smooth and fully combined. Add 5-8 drops of black food coloring to deepen the chocolate color.
- Dunk both sides of donut into chocolate, letting extra drip off before transferring to the wire cooling rack to set. (Using two plastic forks to stabilize and manipulate the donuts through the dipping process works well.) Place candy eyes on donuts as desired.
