These homemade chocolate donut holes are so delicious, and super easy to make thanks to the air fryer. They taste just like store bought and are coated with a perfectly sweet glaze.
Copycat Dunkin Donuts Glazed Chocolate Munchkins (in an Air Fryer!)
This recipe is for all my chocolate lovers! These simple donut holes are so good, I just know you are going to love them!
Cooked in the air fryer and coated in a sweet glaze, every bite is truly delicious!
Perfect for breakfast with a piping hot coffee, or as a fun dessert for the family.
Be sure to try my Chocolate Cake Pops and Chocolate Mug Cake too!
Why You’ll Love this Glazed Chocolate Donut Holes Recipe:
- Quick: These are crazy quick to prep and make and are ready to enjoy in 20 minutes!
- Simple ingredients: Nothing fancy needed to make a big batch of these, I’m betting you’ll have most of the ingredients already on hand.
- Healthier: Because these donut holes are air fried rather than deep fried, they need a lot less oil.
Trademark Note: In the spirit of transparency, I want to note that this is a copycat recipe for an existing product. Dunkin’ is a proprietary brand that I want to acknowledge and give credit to.
How to Make Air Fryer Donut Holes
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Mix together the dry ingredients.
- Whisk in the vanilla, butter and heavy whipping cream.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into a silicone mold.
- Cook in the air fryer.
- Make the glaze and toss the donut holes in it.
- Allow to set and enjoy!
While you can use any unsweetened cocoa powder you prefer, I like to use Dutch-process cocoa powder here because there isn’t any baking soda to neutralize the acidity of natural cocoa powder.
These air fryer chocolate donut holes are best served soon after they are made, I love them when they are still warm! Leftovers will keep well in an airtight container for 2 days at room temperature or 1 week in the refrigerator. They will still be good to eat after that time but will start to dry out a little.
The air fryer means that these donut holes are effortless to make and they have all the flavor of deep-fried but without the oil. You can deep fry them if you don’t have an air fryer. You can oven bake them as well at 325°F for around 15 minutes, but air frying is definitely my preferred method.
If you make a batch of these donuts, they can easily be reheated in your air fryer and they will taste nice and fresh. If you are planning on doing this, do them without the glaze. Place them into a pre-heated air fryer at 350°F for 3-4 minutes, then glaze.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- We tested this recipe without a mold and it will work, but the donuts will lose cylindrical shape and be flattened on the bottom.
- I like to use salted butter. You can use unsalted, but add in ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt for the best flavor.
These air fryer chocolate donut holes are so delicious and I love how simple they are to make! They are hands down as good as any store bought ones, I promise!
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Air Fryer Glazed Chocolate Donut Holes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 120 grams
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 56 grams
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- 4 tablespoons salted butter 57 grams (½ stick)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream 227 grams, divided
- ¼ cup chocolate chips 43 grams
- ½ cup powdered sugar 57 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Silicone Half-Sphere Mold (optional)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, stir the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and baking powder together.1 cup all-purpose flour, ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Add the vanilla extract, salted butter, and ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream. Whisk until the batter is smooth.1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 4 tablespoons salted butter, 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Fold in the chocolate chips.¼ cup chocolate chips
- Pour the batter to a silicone mold, filling up ¾ of the way. Place into the air fryer and set to 350°F. Cook for 10 minutes.
- While the donut holes are cooking, prepare the glaze. Add the powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream to a small bowl and whisk to combine.½ cup powdered sugar
- Let the donuts cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove donut holes from the mold, toss in the glaze, and place on a wire cooling rack to allow excess glaze to drip off. Let set for 5 minutes and serve.
Notes
- We tested this recipe without a mold and it will work, but the donuts will lose cylindrical shape and be flattened on the bottom.
- I like to use salted butter. You can use unsalted, but add in ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt for the best flavor.
This recipe didn’t work for me. The batter was so thick there was no pouring it into the molds. I used a cookie scoop to put them in to the molds but they just didn’t cook up right.
I’m sorry this recipe didn’t work out for you! If the batter seems too thick, try adding more heavy cream until it reaches a thick, but pourable consistency!
It doesn’t work, they’re dry and don’t hold a shape
I’m sorry this recipe didn’t work out for you! Baked goods can be finicky! It sounds like your kitchen may have been a bit dry, in which case I would recommend adding more liquid to the batter to help them bind together better! I hope you’ll give this recipe another try!
There is an error in the instructions “add 2/3 cup cream” should be 1 cup…..very confusing and that is why the comments state too dry……
Hi Pam, the remaining heavy cream is used in step 5 to make the glaze! Hope this helps!
I really want to leave a positive review because I know how disappointing it is to get a review that isn’t positive. However, I had the same issue as other people the batter was way too thick. I have owned a dessert company and am known for my baking skills. That’s not too brag, but rather to say that I know how to follow a recipe (baking does tend to be a science) and when trying a recipe for the first time I always follow it precisely. When doing that with this recipe, the batter was so thick that I couldn’t get a whisk through it and even after adding more whipping cream there were still dry bits with no liquid. I ultimately ended up adding a total of about 1 1/3 cup whipping cream and 1/3 cup half and half and a tablespoon of oil just to get it mixed. Even then it was a really thick (not pourable at all). I went ahead and made them and they were okay (not dense, but fell apart) and tasted more like a cake mix cake (which I actually enjoy as cake, but not as a donut). That being said, I really liked the layout of the recipe and how the measurements were included down in the instructions as well as in the ingredients section.