RECIPE
TWIX Spooky Eye Pumpkin Spiced Baked Donuts
Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
16 items
Makes
12 servings
These chocolate-glazed TWIX pumpkin-spiced donuts are garnished with candy eyes for a spook-tacular Halloween treat
Ingredients
Donuts:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin purée
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pkg (1.79 oz) TWIX Caramel Full Size Chocolate Cookie Bar, finely chopped
Chocolate Glaze:
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ (icing) sugar
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp low-fat milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp assorted candy eyes, for decorating
Donuts:
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1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 12-mold donut pan with cooking spray.
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2 In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
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3 In large bowl, whisk together pumpkin purée, milk, egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla until well combined. Whisk in melted butter. Stir in flour mixture just until incorporated. Fold in chopped TWIX. Divide batter evenly among cavities of prepared donut pan.
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4 Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until tester inserted into center of each donut comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove donuts from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.
Glaze:
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5 In small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, milk, vanilla and salt until smooth.
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6 Dip top of each donut in glaze. Garnish with candy eyes. Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes or until glaze is set.
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Tip For loaded donuts, cut baked donuts in half horizontally, spread dulce de leche on bottom half, then sprinkle with chopped TWIX. Dip top half of each donut in chocolate glaze and stack on top of a filled donut. Garnish with candy eyes