Chocolate Mini Donuts with Rocky Road Toppings

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup applesauce, unsweetened
• 2 tablespoons oil (canola, vegetable or coconut)
• For the Coating
• 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
• For the Topping (optional)
• mini marshmallows
• chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease donut pan or mini muffin pan. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, stir milk, eggs, vanilla, applesauce, and oil together. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until blended. Don’t over mix.
4. Using a pastry bag or plastic sandwich bag, pipe dough into prepared pan. Bake 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before removing the donuts from the pan.
5. Dip each donut or mini muffin into the melted chocolate. Let harden or top with marshmallows and nuts.