Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts

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These Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts (Nutella Doughnuts) are peanut butter-y, Nutella-y pieces of pure bliss perfect for satisfying even the biggest of doughnut cravings. Whip up these delightful doughnuts for the special people in your life… or just for yourself as a special treat.

overhead view of nutella donut on a white napkin on a blue background

Peeps, I want you to sit back and envision your perfect day. (But don’t close your eyes because you need to keep reading this blog.)

Who would you be with? Your family, your best mates or maybe just some solitary bliss?

What would you do? Visit a museum, walk on the beach, take a nap, lunch in the park with your kiddoes?

What would you eat? Wait — I know the answer to that one. You would eat Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts (Nutella Doughnuts) because everyone eats Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts on their perfect day, right??

I don’t know how you couldn’t. Baked, peanut butter and Nutella-infused doughnuts dipped in a Nutella glaze with sprinkles on top… that is mandatory perfect day-eating right there. An even more perfect day would probably consist of eating one Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donut (preferably with a cup of iced cardamom coffee), taking a short break to do other blissful activities, then eating another Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donut.

nutella donut on a white napkin on a white platter next to a yellow coffee cup

Back in Sierra Leone, we used to make lovely fried peanut butter doughnuts Sierra Leone style that we would later eat followed by a large helping of ice cold ginger beer. Every time I eat peanut butter doughnuts, I miss home.

This recipe is actually my mum’s recipe that I have adapted a bit. (Thanks, mum.) I have changed her recipe to make them baked doughnuts instead, which I prefer now and I have added in some Nutella because tastes a little bit better with Nutella. (Except maybe broccoli…)

If you loooove Nutella like I do, you might want to check out my Bacon And Nutella Stuffed WafflesBaked Nutella Cadbury Crème Egg Doughnuts (the ‘sister recipe’ to this one) and Crème Egg Nutella Cake With A Nutella Frosting. Oh happy Nutella-eating.

Why You’ll Love Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts (Nutella Doughnuts)

They’re infused with peanut butter and Nutella. They don’t just get their incredible flavour from the glaze — nope, the peanut butter and Nutella are also infused into the doughnuts before baking.

The Nutella glaze is easy to make. I didn’t whip up some complicated glaze here. It’s just melted Nutella… and it is soooo good.

They have SPRINKLES. I don’t care if you are 5 or 50, everyone loves sprinkles.

They are ready in about 30 mins. If a doughnut craving strikes, you’ll be ready with this recipe.

They are baked, not fried. As I mentioned, I prefer this method as it’s easier and uses less oil. I also prefer the texture of baked doughnuts. Give them a try and see what you think.

two nutella donut pieces on white napkins next to coffee cups and a spoon with sprinkles

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Post originally published February 2016. Updated April 2018.

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5 from 18 votes

Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts

Donuts infused with peanut butter and Nutella and dipped in a melted Nutella glaze.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 8
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

  • 140 g (1 cup) plain flour
  • 70 g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp melted peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp melted Nutella
  • 2 tbsp melted butter cooled
  • 5 tbsp melted Nutella, For the Nutella glaze
  • Sprinkles to top

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4 and lightly oil two 6 cup doughnut tin.
  • Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and set aside.
  • In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs, peanut butter and nutella before adding in the melted butter.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until everything is just combined.
  • Using a spoon, add the batter in to 8 doughnut cups until they are three quarters full.
  • Bake the doughnuts for 13-15 mins until am inserted skewer comes out clean, remove them from the oven and let them cool in the pan before transferring them to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Dip the cooled doughnuts into the melted Nutella, turn them over and cover then in sprinkles.
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Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2.3mg

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46 Comments

  1. This is such a beautiful looking donut..mu kids love peanut butter and donuts and they will totally dig this!

  2. 5 stars
    Nutella is the BEST! I absolutely love this recipe. I keep meaning to try baked donuts, but haven’t gotten around to it. I’ll have to try this sometime. YUM!

  3. 5 stars
    Yes those would TOTALLY be part of my perfect day, yum yum!! And I bought some doughnut baking tins just a few weeks ago…. I think I know what I’m baking this weekend….

  4. 5 stars
    Aucah a good looking yumm donut ! I am
    Loving the sound of it with Nutella and peanut butter! Did you say dipping in Cardamom coffee? I am dreaming with my eyes open asyou said

  5. 5 stars
    Who doesn’t love donuts & Nutella? If that doesn’t make your mouth water, what can? Thanks.

  6. Pass me some of those yummy looking donuts! Nutella and PB together sound amazing! 😉