Confession: I am addicted to Candy Crush. It's been a thing for about the last 6-8 months. Any spare moment I have, riding in the car (read: NOT driving), waiting in line at the post office, etc. I'm playing Candy Crush. No, I'm not texting a friend or checking my email like a normal person with friends. I'm lining up colorful candies in order to, well, crush them! I might as well tell you, I'm currently on level 105. Not to, like, brag or anything. I like to think of it as only a slightly sad obsession.
It's safe to say, I'm a fan girl for Candy Crush. So, in honor of this too addictive game I decided to make donut holes. I'm also donut obsessed. This recipe can easily be made into traditional size/shaped donuts. It's a fantastic base recipe and (bonus) it sort of tastes like Krispy Kreme donuts. But you can be the judge of that.
Candy Crush Donut Holes, makes about a million tiny donut holes, or about two dozen standard size donuts. Recipe slightly adapted from A Baker's Field Guide to Doughnuts.
1/4 cup warm water
4 1/2 teaspoons (two packages) active dry yeast
6 tablespoons shortening (you can substitute butter if you prefer)
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5-5 1/2 cups flour
oil for frying
In a small bowl pour the yeast over the warm water and allow that to sit for 5 minutes.
On the stove top or in the microwave heat together the shortening, milk and cream until just melted.
In a large bowl, or in the bowl or your mixer, combine the yeast water, shortening milk, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, vanilla extract and 2 1/2 cups flour. Stir until just combined. Add in another 2 1/2 cups flour. Stir to combine. If the dough still seems too sticky at this stage (still really clingy to the sides of the bowl as you mix) add in an additional 1/2 cup flour. I needed all 5 1/2 cups so probably you will too. Use your dough hook attachment or clean hands to knead the dough for a few minutes.
Place the dough ball in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise for one hour (or until doubled in size).I used mini cookie cutters to create my donut hole shapes. As you can see I still had to get a little creative as these aren't the exact Candy Crush shapes. And remember, you can totally just cut these into standard size donuts if you want.
Here are my shapes. I ended up needing a small circle shape as my cookie cutter set didn't include one. I used the end of a large pastry tip, as it created a circle a similar size to my other shapes.
Punch the dough down and divide in two. On a floured worked surface roll out half of the dough, so it's about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out your shapes. Place donut holes on a lightly floured baking sheet. Once you've cut out all your shapes, cover the baking sheet(s) with a clean towel and allow to rise for another 30 minutes.Fry in oil that is around 350°F. Fry for about ten seconds on each side. Remember, these are tiny donut holes so they don't need much cooking time. If you are making standard size donuts fry for about 45 seconds to one minute on each side. I like to use metal tongs to help flip the donuts as well as remove them from the hot oil to a plate lined with paper towels once cooked.
White Chocolate Glaze, makes about one cup.
1.5 oz. white chocolate
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon water
1 cup powdered sugar
In a small bowl melt together the chocolate, heavy cream and water. I did this in the microwave. Microwave on high for 20 seconds. Stir. Microwave on high for an additional 18-20 seconds. Stir until well combined. If you're adding food coloring do so after this step. Then whisk in the powdered sugar. I repeated this process five times to get all my colors. You could also substitute the white chocolate for semisweet for a delicious chocolate glaze. 🙂Dip warm donuts in the glaze. Devour. Play Candy Crush. Live your life. xo. Emma
Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman
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Awesome post. Thanks for sharing candy crush post
I know how you feel… I m on level 492… Always there are a update with new levels!!!I can’t stop to play!
It seems like Candy Crush is the modern day Snood 😉 I’m GLAD I haven’t tried playing this game before because everyone who does seems to become obsessed. Your donut-hole ode to the game is adorable – what a fun project!
Haha! I love the way you write about your “slight” obsessions. Legit hilarity. And also, this is brilliant.
I kind of love it when you let your nerd-pride show through, Emma. It’s one of my favorite things. These look delicious. 🙂
These are so funny! I love them! 🙂
Haha I’m also pretty addicted! But I have this thing where I need to get three stars on every level! Right now I’m up to level 49 with three stars 😀 Also, lovely idea with the donut holes. I must try these myself.
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this game is addicting! ha! but i hate that i have to wait for 30 minutes for 1 life, i am on level 123, and this donut is a brilliant idea!!!
Bet the donuts were… “Divine”..
This is an amazing recipe. I’m going to have to save this and try it some time. They look both amazing and delicious!
Mhm Delicious! I love so much the “naughty” voice, haha. Sweet!
My college friend is about 450 level 😀
yum yum, this is freaky cool
Inspiration in action!!!
This is what I call thinking out of the box. HA! I suck at Candy Crush which doesnt mean I’m less addicted…
Haha this is so awesome 🙂
This makes me very happy. Thanks Emma!
So far, reading the comments has been just as great as reading your post! ha! I’ve never actually played candy crush, only because every time someone mentions it (with family, or at the salon etc), it’s immediately followed with “DON’T START, DON’T START, YOU CAN’T QUIT ONCE YOU START!” haha, so I’ve just stayed away, but it looks like fun. The donuts though? Adorable. mmmmmmm
Haha so cool 🙂 I’m obsessed with candy crush! 😉
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