Description
These spooky & fun Halloween Doughnuts are soft, sweet, and endlessly customizable! Baked to perfection and decorated with candy eyes, vampire teeth, or ghostly glaze, they’re the ultimate Halloween party treat. Perfect for kids and adults alike, these festive doughnuts double as both dessert and decoration.
Ingredients
Scale
Doughnuts:
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze & Decorations:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3–4 tbsp milk
- Food coloring (orange, black, green, purple)
- Candy eyes
- Marshmallows
- Red licorice strings
- Candy corn
- Plastic vampire teeth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a doughnut pan.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gently fold wet mixture into dry mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Spoon or pipe batter into doughnut molds, filling ⅔ full.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until golden and springy. Cool completely.
- Mix powdered sugar with milk to form glaze. Divide and tint with food coloring.
- Dip doughnuts in glaze. Decorate with candy eyes, marshmallows, licorice, or vampire teeth for spooky designs.
Notes
- For fried doughnuts, fry at 350°F (175°C) for about 2 minutes per side.
- Ghost doughnuts: white glaze + candy eyes.
- Monster doughnuts: brightly colored glaze + multiple candy eyes.
- Donuts with teeth: insert plastic vampire fangs in center and add eyes above.
- Best decorated the day of serving for freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Halloween, Party Treats
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 doughnut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Halloween Doughnuts, Spooky Donuts, Monster Donuts, Ghost Donuts, Party Treats