10 Minute Eye of Newt Halloween Donuts

These 10 Minute Eye of Newt Halloween Donuts are a fun and easy treat to make for your Halloween party or spooky celebration. The green color and eye of newt design will add a creepy touch to your dessert table.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Green food coloring
• Black decorating gel
• Candy eyeballs

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 375F 190C and grease a donut pan

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg

In another bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined

Add a few drops of green food coloring to the batter and mix until you achieve your desired spooky green color

Fill each donut cavity in the pan about two-thirds full with the batter

Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until the donuts spring back when touched

Remove the donuts from the oven and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely

Once the donuts are cool, use black decorating gel to create eye of newt designs on the top of each donut

Place a candy eyeball in the center of each eye of newt

Let the decorating gel set, and your Halloween donuts are ready to spook and delight