Halloween Donuts, an easy and delicious spooky Halloween treat. These Halloween Donuts are perfect for any ghoulish gatherings and parties you have planned for Halloween!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Decorating Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 36Donuts
Calories 200kcal
Author Lisa
Ingredients
Monster Donuts
½Dozen Glazed Donuts
½Dozen Filled Glazed Donuts
6ozPurple Candy melts
6ozGreen Candy Melts
2-4tbsrefined coconut oilor shortening
Candy Eyesvarious sizes
Sprinkles of choice
Frankenstein Donuts
½Dozen Glazed Donuts
2-4tbsrefined coconut oilor shortening
6ozGreen Candy Melts
12Candy Eyes
1-2cupsBlack Frosting
Mummy Donuts
½Dozen Glazed Donuts
2-6tbsrefined coconut oilor shortening
12ozBright White Candy Melts
12Candy Eyes
Dracula Donuts
½Dozen Glazed Donuts
1-2cupsBlack Frosting
12Candy Eyes
6Plastic Fangs
Red Decorating Food Gel
Spiderweb Donuts
½Dozen Chocolate Frosted Donuts
6ozBright White Candy Melts or 1 cup white frosting
2-4tbsrefined coconut oil(only needed if using candy melts) or shortening
Additional Items
Piping Bags
#104 Piping Tip
#8 Piping Tip
#3 Piping Tip
Refined Coconut Oil
Instructions
Line 1 or 2 baking sheets with parchment paper- set aside.
For the Monster Donuts:
Melt your purple and green colored candy melts with 1 tbs coconut oil or shortening each. I recommend heating for 30 seconds in the microwave at 50% power, stirring, and repeat until melted. You can even take it out of the microwave when there are still a few lumps and let is sit for about a minute then stir. The residual heat should melt the remaining candy melts. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time until your reach your desired consistency. You don’t want to overheat the candy melts and cause it to burn and get clumpy.
Dip your donuts face down into the candy melts and then press on the eyes and sprinkle with sprinkles. Then set onto the prepared baking sheet.
For the Frankenstein Monster Donuts:
Melt your green candy melts and 1 tbs coconut oil or shortening. I recommend heating for 30 seconds in the microwave at 50% power, stirring, and repeat until melted. You can even take it out of the microwave when there are still a few lumps and let is sit for about a minute then stir. The residual heat should melt the remaining candy melts. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time until your reach your desired consistency. You don’t want to overheat the candy melts and cause it to burn and get clumpy.
Dip your donuts face down into the candy melts and place on lined baking sheet. Press on the eyes. Then allow dipped donuts to dry (about 3-5 minutes). While drying divide black frosting between two piping bags, one bag with the #8 writing tip and the other with the #3 writing tip. You will need more frosting in the bag with the #8 tip.
Pipe on the hair using the #8 tip.
Pipe on the mouth and stitches using the #3 piping tip.
For Mummy Donuts
Melt your white candy melts and 1 tbs coconut oil or shortening. I recommend heating for 30 seconds in the microwave at 50% power, stirring, and repeat until melted. You can even take it out of the microwave when there are still a few lumps and let is sit for about a minute then stir. The residual heat should melt the remaining candy melts. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time until your reach your desired consistency. You don’t want to overheat the candy melts and cause it to burn and get clumpy.If using white frosting instead of candy melts no need to heat just skip to next step.
Pour candy melts (or frosting) into a piping bag with the #104 piping tip. Place a little melted candy melt on the back of the eyes and place them on the donut.
Then pipe on the white candy melts in strips across the donut to make the bandages. I like to start with two lines around the eyes and then criss cross the bandages from there on out.
For Dracula Donuts
Halfway close the teeth and press them into the center of the glazed donuts.
Place a little bit of gel on the back of the edible eyes and press them onto the donut.
Pipe on the hair using the black frosting in a piping bag with the #8 piping tip.
Pipe on a little red edible gel around the teeth.
For the Spider Web Donuts:
Melt your white candy melts and 1 tbs coconut oil or shortening. I recommend heating for 30 seconds in the microwave at 50% power, stirring, and repeat until melted. You can even take it out of the microwave when there are still a few lumps and let is sit for about a minute then stir. The residual heat should melt the remaining candy melts. If the candy melts are still too thick stir in more coconut oil 1 teaspoon at a time until your reach your desired consistency. You don’t want to overheat the candy melts and cause it to burn and get clumpy.
Pour into a piping bag with the #3 piping tip.
Pipe concentric circles onto the donut. Then take a toothpick or skewer and drag it from the center of the circles outward.
Video
Notes
Lisa’s Tips and Tricks
For melting the candy melts:
Place candy melts in a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons refined coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until melted.
By melted I mean kind of stiff and hard to stir- probably not smooth and runny. Then add in more coconut oil 1 tbs at a time until you get the consistency you want.
Some times I've added 4 or 6 tablespoons to get the candy melts liquid enough. There is a point where you've microwaved the melts too much and they burn and become crumbly and are past the point of use, that's why I recommend only microwaving inf 30 second interval.
I've noticed different brands and even different microwaves can melt the candies differently.
You can use refined or unrefined coconut oil for the candy melts but refined does not leave a coconut taste- which is what I prefer.
Mummy Donuts:
You want the candy melts to be on the slightly thicker side because you want it to look like strips of bandages. If the candy melts are too liquid and thin the candy melt mummy bandages will just blend together.
Black Frosting:
You can make your own from scratch using my chocolate buttercream recipe and adding black food gel or buy several tubes of premade black frosting from the store.