With their eerie charm, Monster Eye Doughnuts offer a fantastical twist to a regular doughnut recipe. These bewitching treats titillate your taste buds and ignite the imagination, making every bite an adventure. The tender and flawlessly fried doughnut serves as a canvas for artistic embellishment. Vibrant, gooey glazes set the stage, resembling mystical potions ready to cast a spell. A burst of flavors unfolds as your teeth sink into the doughnut's embrace.
What truly sets Monster Eye Doughnuts apart is their ability to transport bakers and consumers into a world of wonder. Crafting them is an exercise in ingenuity; playful designs of candy eyes and colorful swirls reveal the creator's whimsical spirit. Whether you are gracing a dessert table at a themed party or enjoying them as a personal indulgence, these doughnuts are perfect.
This Monster Eye Doughnut recipe stands as a testament to the endless possibilities of creativity in the kitchen. So, embrace the playfulness and embark on a journey where the ordinary doughnut is transformed into a masterpiece.
Monster Eye Doughnuts
Ingredients
Doughnut ingredients:
- 1 C flour
- 1/3 C sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter melted
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 C + 1 1/2 tbsp whole milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Vanilla doughnut icing ingredients:
- 4 C powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp clear corn syrup
- 1/2 C whole milk
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
- Red and Black gel food coloring
- 2 disposable piping bags
Decorating ingredients:
Instructions
Directions :
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a doughnut baking pan with Pam baking spray
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, butter, and vanilla extract
- Combine the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and mix until well combined
- Spoon batter into doughnut pan and bake for 10 minutes
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 6 minutes before removing and placing the doughnuts onto a wire rack
- Repeat steps until all batter is used
Icing Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, combine the powdered sugar, corn syrup, milk and vanilla extract and mix on medium
- to high speed until smooth and thick
- Scoop about 1/4 C of the icing into 2 bowls
- Add a few drops of red to one bowl
- Add a few drops of black to the second bowl
- Scoop the two icing's into their own piping bag
Decorating directions:
- Dip the doughnuts into the white icing and place onto a wire rack that way excess icing can drip onto the cookie sheet below
- Place a candy melt onto the center of the doughnuts
- Allow doughnuts to dry for 20 minutes
- Using the red piping bag and pipe the veins onto the doughnuts
- Using the black piping bag, pipe a pupil onto the center of the candy melt
- Allow doughnuts to continue to dry for another 30 minutes before enjoying!
These treats are more than just a fusion of flavors; they're a testament to the creativity that thrives in baking. So, whether you're enjoying these doughnuts at a Halloween gathering, a themed party, or just as a whimsical treat for yourself, remember that the joy lies not only in their taste but in the joy of creating something truly magical.
Happy baking, and may your kitchen forever remain a playground of delicious enchantment!
Halloween is over for us this year. Will have to save and remember to do this next year for Halloween
These are a fun Halloween treat. I might have to make them up for a dessert later. We all love doughnuts.
These look amazing and I know my kids will love them! I have to pick up a donut pan when we go out shopping today. I could certainly make these with the organic ingredients we have at home and feel a little better about giving out sweets 🙂
Oh my gosh that is so cute. I definitely think I might do something like this for Halloween tonight. The kids would have so much fun with it.
I love these eyes and they are just good enHough and scary enough to be the hit of the party. I have never mde my own doughnuts but your directions look easy to make.
Oh my these look so much fun. Pinned to do with my boys next year
My kids love doughnuts. Can’t wait to try them with my guys. So cute and yummy.
I love these. It’s midnight and I need a snack and now I want these. Just these. Nothing else will do. Sigh.
These are super cute and fun for Halloween. My kids would love them. We’re major donut people.
Though I wouldn’t eat them, this is the best by far Halloween treat I’ve seen yet. Way to go. My teeth would hurt!!
These are just too cute! I think I will give these a try with my daughters next Halloween.
These look like such a fun Halloween treat. I have to add this recipe to my list for next year.
Nowe that would be my treat! Now, can you pass some over here please? Those looks so fun to eat!
Now these donuts are super cute and I bet they were perfect for Halloween! I will have to save this for next year!
oh what fun donuts. I need to get more creative like this I’m usually making boring ol plain donuts.
I feel like you made this just for me!!!!
I loooove donuts and can’t wait to try these out!!!
oh, my goodness! Those are cute and super easy to make. I would love to make this for next year. Thanks for sharing!
Whoa those look awesome! I would really like to try them out!
That is a way cool recipe! They look like real eyes too! I have to make these for next time!
Wow! This Monster Eye Doughnuts look so amazing— almost too real. Will share this recipe with my baking bestie 😀
These Halloween Monster Eye Donuts are perfect for Halloween morning breakfast or a party! So much fun!