Injectable Donut Holes
Ditch the boring and embrace the fun! This tutorial shows you how to make Injectable Donut Holes, the perfect interactive dessert for parties or a playful treat.
There are mini donuts, homemade donuts, baked donut holes, and then there are injectable donut holes. And let’s just say that playful and easy donut holes are always a crowd favorite.
If you’ve ever graced a Top Golf, then you may already be familiar with this donut delight. You can serve this at your next Halloween party or even a birthday party! The color and recipe options are endless. So we hope you’re mentally prepared to make these to coincide with any and every occasion.
There are a few ways that you can make these playful injectable donut holes. You can “cheat” and buy store-bought donut holes and only worry about the sprinkles and glaze. Or make your own homemade donut holes and easy vanilla or chocolate filling for injecting.
Get ready to transform these donut holes from ordinary to extraordinary with a delicious injection of flavor.
Donut Hole Filling Ideas
As mentioned before, you can use store-bought donut holes or make your own. For this tutorial, we made our donut holes from our chocolate glazed cake donuts recipe. And instead of using a donut pan, we used a donut hole pan.
We could’ve also used the chocolate glaze from the same recipe. But we opted for this vanilla bourbon sauce for alcoholic dessert. Other filling ideas include:
- Chocolate glaze
- Chocolate ganache
- White chocolate glaze
- Caramel
- Bavarian cream
- Raspberry jam
- Pink lemonade glaze
- Lemon cream
- Peanut butter
- Coconut cream
- Vanilla custard
- Nutella
Equipment Needed
- Mini clear pipettes — Also know as dropper pipettes or transfer pipettes. Purchase them online or in craft stores.
- Kitchen scissors
How to Make Injectable Donut Holes
1 – Cut down the tips of the pipettes to an even shorter length.
2 — Suction up your sauces with the mini clear pipettes.
If your fillings are pourable (like jam or ganache that has cooled slightly), you can use the mini clear pipettes directly. Alternatively, if your fillings are a bit thicker, you can transfer them to a small container.
3 — Gently insert the tip of the mini clear pipette) into the side of a cooled donut hole. For an interactive dessert, leave the squeezing of the filling for your guests.
4 — Optional: Naturally, this wouldn’t be a Sugar & Cloth desserts without a few sprinkles, so we added sprinkles to the top where the sauce overflows a bit.
Tutorial Notes and Tips
- Make sure the donut holes are completely cool before injecting to prevent the filling from melting and becoming messy.
- If the fillings are too thick to pipe easily, try warming them slightly to loosen them up.
- Don’t overfill the donut holes to avoid bursting.
- Mini clear pipettes are small and may require more finesse when filling. If using them directly, take your time and be gentle to avoid damaging the pipettes.
Homemade Donuts Recipes to Try
So what do you think?! We love the idea of making these color-blocked, seasonal themes for holidays and even savory versions for breakfast! If you love these injectable donuts, you might also want our favorites below —
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Dunkin Donuts Hot Chocolate Frosting
- Pink Lemonade Donuts
- Mini Baked Donuts
- Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
- Heart Shaped Donuts
- Baked Gluten-Free Donuts
Equipment
- Kitchen scissors
Materials
- 12 donut holes
- 1/2 cup sprinkles optional
- 12 pipettes
- Filling of your choice
Instructions
- Cut down the tips of the pipettes.
- Suction up your sauce with the mini clear pipettes. If your fillings are pourable (like jam or ganache that has cooled slightly), you can use the mini clear pipettes directly. Alternatively, if your fillings are a bit thicker, you can transfer them to a small container.
- Gently insert the tip of the mini clear pipette) into the side of a cooled donut hole. For an interactive dessert, leave the squeezing of the filling for your guests.
- Optional: Add sprinkles to the top of the donut holes where the sauce overflows.
Don’t forget to share your injectable donut holes with us on Instagram using the hashtag #sugarandclothloves. We always love seeing all of your creations! Looking for more quick and delicious recipes? Find them all right here!
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