Chocolate Custard Filled Doughnuts

These homemade doughnuts are light and airy thanks to a double rise. They are filled with a rich, dark chocolate custard (crème pâtissière) and rolled in sugar.

Chocolate Custard Filled Doughnuts

These homemade doughnuts are light and airy thanks to a double rise. They are filled with a rich, dark chocolate custard (crème pâtissière) and rolled in sugar.

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Prep Time 35 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

Course: Dessert/Snack

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

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Main Ingredients

• Dough: 2/3 cup milk 5 tbsp butter, 2 tsp yeast, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 2.25 cups all-purpose or “00” flour
• Filling: 3/4 cup milk 2 egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp cornstarch, 2/3 cup dark chocolate (chopped)

Equipment

• Deep fryer
• Mixer (dough hook)
• Piping bag

Method

 

Instructions

1. Make yeast dough and rise 2 hours. Form balls and rise another 1-2 hours.
2. Make custard: cook milk, yolks, sugar, and starch until thick. Stir in chocolate. Cool.
3. Fry doughnuts at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 1 min per side.
4. Toss warm doughnuts in sugar.
5. Fill cooled doughnuts with the chocolate custard.

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