Caramel Glazed Baked Turtle Donuts

These decadent Baked Turtle Donuts are are glazed with chocolate, sprinkled with toasted pecans and drizzled with sweet caramel. An irresistible dessert that tastes better than the Turtles candy bar

Caramel Glazed Baked Turtle Donuts

I know it looks decadent.. consider it part of your “cheat meal” – Trust me, it’s worth it.

These guys are not only delicious, but they’re also fun to make.

If your love to experiment in the kitchen, these Caramel Glazed Baked Turtle Donuts are perfect since they have a few components.

My girls love to help me out in the kitchen.

If you participate in bake sales, then get ready, these will sell out fast.

Just look at them! They’re so attractive and inviting.

If you love the Turtles Candy Bar, then I guarantee you will love these. Call it the better version.

Baked delicious donuts with a chocolate glaze, drizzled with caramel sauce and finished with chopped toasted pecans. 

My kids are home with me this week and instead of playing with their Legos or going outside, they decided that they want to bake – every day.

The first day we made mini eclairs. We made the pate a choux, the pastry cream, and the glaze on top.

Then yesterday they wanted to make donuts.

We were going back and forth on which ones to make.

Their ideas were a little over the top. With some rather disgusting combinations starting with bubble gum flavor icing and cotton candy-flavored donuts.

I wanted to please them by making something decadent but my idea was to use cohesive ingredients that would work well and not be a sloppy mess.

And that’s how these puppies were born. The girls loved them!

I hope you can try these delicious caramel-glazed baked Turtle Donuts at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet.

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4.25 from 4 votes

Caramel Glazed Baked Turtle Donuts

These decadent Baked Turtle Donuts are are glazed with chocolate, sprinkled with toasted pecans and drizzled with sweet caramel. An irresistible dessert that tastes better than the Turtles candy bar

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked donuts, donuts, easy donut recipe, homemade donuts, turtle donuts, turtle recipe

Servings: 12 Donuts

Calories: 467kcal

Author: Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Donuts

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter melted

For Chocolate Glaze

• 8 oz milk chocolate finely chopped
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup

For Caramel Drizzle

• 10 caramels
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans toasted

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Instructions

For Donuts

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray Donut Pan with vegetable pan spray
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda
  
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, eggs, and butter. Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture; stir until just combined
• Fill each donut cup approximately 2/3 full
  
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until tops of donuts spring back when touched
• Let cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan  

For Chocolate Glaze

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt together the chocolate glaze ingredients by microwaving for 1 minute, and stirring until all of the ingredients are blended together
• Dip each donut in the glaze and return to the cooling rack, glazed side up
  

For Caramel Drizzle

• In another microwave-safe bowl, melt together the caramel and cream in 30-second intervals
• Once the caramel is melted together and smooth, allow cooling slightly and transfer to a sealable bag, keeping it towards one corner. Cut the tip off and, pipe caramel over the tops of the donuts. 
  
• Top with chopped pecans and serve
• Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1donut | Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 537mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 495IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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