The Ultimate Donut Hole Recipe-Drizzled in Yum! (2024)

What’s the Project? This donut hole recipe takes donut holes to a new level. It’s a bunch of yummy donut holes all piled up together and then topped with hot fudge and peanut butter drizzle and sprinkled with candy. You’re going to love this!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Huggies®. As always, all opinions are my own.

I’m struggling with what to call this new donut hole recipe-it’s a big pile of homemade donut holes covered in whatever you like. Hot fudge, caramel, peanut butter, candy, whipped cream, sprinkles. You can make it whatever you want. But I’ll tell you now that when you eat it it’s delightful, so we’ll just call it Donut Hole Delight!

Seriously! You want that-don’t you?

This was something fun for me and my kids to do together with me in the kitchen AND to eat together as a family during our weekly family night and it was a huge hit!

I started with a big pile of homemade donut holes that the kiddos helped make. I love this easy donut hole recipe.

(And I’ll just tell you now that even if you stopped right there you’d have something yummy on your hands!)

Then we topped the donut holes with some of our favorites. And the beauty of this is that you can top it with whatever you want-or even better, do it buffet style and let each person grab a few donuts and top the donuts themselves with their choice of toppings. You can’t go wrong!

Donut Holes Recipe:

Donut Hole Recipe

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This donut hole recipe takes donut holes to a new level. It's a bunch of yummy donut holes all piled up together and then topped with hot fudge and peanut butter drizzle and sprinkled with candy. You're going to love this!

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Ingredients

1 package biscuit dough
Powdered Sugar
Vegetable Oil
Plastic Bags
Huggies® Wipes for easy cleanup

Instructions

Pour a couple of inches of vegetable oil into a small pan. Turn it on about medium heat and let it start to heat up.

Open your biscuit dough and break it into pieces and make little balls with it. This is where little hands can really help and have fun:

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Get a plate ready for the cooked donuts. It's best to line it with paper towels or napkins to help drain the grease.
Now it’s time to start cooking! Let the little ones watch from a safe distance away as you cook the little dough balls.
Now, when your oil seems to be pretty hot, test it out by putting one donut hole in it. You are going to want the oil to start popping and the donut to start cooking but NOT TOO FAST. If it's cooking too fast, the outside will get done but the inside will be doughy. So if it's browning too quickly, turn your temperature down and wait for a few minutes. If, on the other hand it's not cooking, you'll need to turn it up and wait a few minutes. I always test one or two out (even cut them open to make sure they are cooking well) before I really start cooking the whole batch to make sure the temperature is right.
Once the temperature is good, start cooking all of the little dough balls. Flip them with tongs frequently so that they cook evenly.
Pull them out and set them on your plate till they cooldown.

Now here's where the kiddos can help. Fill a plastic bag with your powdered sugar (just about a cup will be good) and toss the donut holes in:

Zip it up and let those little hands shake:

This little set of hands got kind of messy in the process so we kept some Huggies® Wipes on hand for him to clean his hands off quick and easy!
Once all of your donuts are powdered and ready, you can top them!

Ideas of things to top these donut holes with:

Caramel Sauce
Melted Peanut Butter
Fruit Sauces (strawberry, raspberry, etc)
Chopped up Candy
Whipped Cream
Sprinkles

Pile it all on:

And dig in!

But I will warn you-these get messy!

Again, no worries, we grabbed ourHuggies® Wipes for quick cleanup. I seriously love having these on hand because it’s so easy to wipe those little hands and faces and makes it so that we can do fun, messy projects and eat fun, messy foods and not worry about it.

I hope you LOVE this donut hole recipe and all the toppings that go with it!

FAQs

How do you get around the Medicare donut hole? ›

If you have limited income and resources, you may want to see if you qualify to receive Medicare's Extra Help/Part D Low-Income Subsidy. People with Extra Help see major savings on their drug plans and medications at the pharmacy, and do not fall into the donut hole.

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What is a donut hole food? ›

Traditionally, doughnut holes are made by frying the dough removed from the center portion of the doughnut. Consequently, they are considerably smaller than a standard doughnut and tend to be spherical. Similar to standard doughnuts, doughnut holes may be topped with confections, such as glaze or powdered sugar.

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Is there any insurance that covers the donut hole for Medicare? ›

There is not a Medicare plan that covers the donut hole. You may wonder if a Medigap could help you avoid donut hole costs. Medigap policies are private Medicare supplement insurance plans that are sold to cover additional costs and some services not traditionally covered by Original Medicare.

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Is the Medicare donut hole going away in 2024? ›

In the donut hole, you pay up to 25% out of pocket for all covered medications. You leave the donut hole once you've spent $8,000 out of pocket for covered drugs in 2024. 2024 is the last year for the donut hole. A $2,000 out-of-pocket cap takes effect for Medicare Part D in 2025.

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What is a fancy name for donut holes? ›

The terms "Munchkins" and "donut holes" refer to the same thing—small, round pieces of fried dough that are removed from the center of a donut.

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What is the nickname for donut holes? ›

Popularity. In 1973, Dunkin' Donuts added "Munchkins" to their menu, selling them in the various flavors of their donuts as a way to use up the dough cuttings taken from the center of their ring donut. The name reportedly stems from the miniature "Munchkin" characters from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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Are donut holes healthier than donuts? ›

Cake doughnut fans should be aware that each unglazed cake-style doughnut hole has 59 calories, 3.3 grams of fat and 2.3 grams of sugars. A glazed, yeast-leavened doughnut contains 55 calories, 3 grams of fat and 3 grams of sugar.

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Can I use GoodRx if I'm in the donut hole? ›

Stuck in the donut hole? If you reach the coverage gap and can't afford your medications, look up discounts for those medications on GoodRx. There's a good chance you can save a significant amount in the long run, especially if you know you won't be able to meet the $8,000 out-of-pocket maximum.

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Will the Medicare donut hole ever go away? ›

Officially, Medicare drug plans no longer have a donut hole—the gap between covered drugs and catastrophic coverage. This hole was gradually closed thanks to provisions in the Affordable Care Act, and disappeared completely in 2020.

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Does GoodRx count towards the donut hole? ›

GoodRx can't be used in combination with Medicare, but it can be used in place of Medicare. You may want to consider using GoodRx instead of Medicare when Medicare doesn't cover your medication, when you won't reach your annual deductible, or when you're in the coverage gap phase (“donut hole”) of your Medicare plan.

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What happens when you reach the donut hole in Medicare? ›

Brand-name prescription drugs. Once you reach the coverage gap, you'll pay no more than 25% of the cost for your plan's covered brand-name prescription drugs. You'll pay this discounted rate if you buy your prescriptions at a pharmacy or order them through the mail.