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Chocolate Marshmallow Creme Filled Doughnuts

Pillowy doughnuts filled with delicious homemade marshmallow creme!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword chocolate, doughnuts, marshmallow creme
Servings 12

Ingredients

Doughnuts

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 7 g package instant dry yeast 2 1/4 tsp
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar + extra for rolling doughnuts
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup butter melted and cooled slightly
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 quart vegetable oil for frying

Chocolate Marshmallow Creme

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2/3 cup granulated white sugar
  • 3/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 vanilla bean or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste optional
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder

Instructions

Doughnuts

  • Heat the milk in microwave until warm, but not hot, to the touch, about 110F-115F.
  • Sprinkle yeast into the water, and let bloom for 10 minutes, or until bubbly.
  • In a standing mixer, combine sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, butter, and nutmeg, and whisk to combine slightly.
  • Add yeast mixture and about half of the flour. Begin mixing the dough with the bread hook. Add remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until all flour is incorporated. If dough is still sticky, continue adding flour about 2 tablespoon at a time until dough is not longer wet and sticky.
  • Knead dough for 4-5 minutes on medium speed. Dough should be smooth and should not be sticking to the sides of the bowl.
  • Grease a large bowl with cooking spray or vegetable oil, and place dough in bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm spot until dough has doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. You can also let the dough rise overnight in the fridge (8 hours minimuif desired. If refrigerating overnight, let come to room temperature before working with the dough.
  • Punch down the risen dough, and roll it onto a clean work surface until it is 1/4 inch in thickness.
  • Using a biscuit cutter, cut dough into 3 inch circles.
  • Place circles onto parchment lined baking sheets, spacing them out generously to leave space for rising. Cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Meanwhile, make the marshmallow filling.
  • Heat oil in a large dutch oven or deep fryer until 350F.
  • Fry doughnuts, about 2 at a time, for 1 minute on each side, until lightly golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon.
  • Place doughnuts on paper towel lined plates or cooling racks and let cool slightly.
  • Toss in sugar, and let cool before filling.
  • To fill doughnuts, first make a hole in the side of the doughnut using either the handle of skinny wooden spoon or slender piping tip. Using a piping bag with a narrow piping tip, fill each doughnut with marshmallow creme. If you want to be really fancy, you can use a specialty piping tip made for piping creme filled doughnuts, but it isn't necessary to use this.
  • These are best the day that you make them, so serve immediately, and enjoy!

Filling

  • With a mixer, whisk egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peaks form.
  • Meanwhile, add sugar, corn syrup, and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Do not stir sugar mixture while it is boiling. Use a high temperature thermometer, such as this one, to measure the temperature of the sugar. When mixture reaches 240F, remove from heat.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly drizzle in syrup. Do not add the syrup in too fast, especially at the beginning, or you could scramble the eggs!
  • Increase speed to high and beat until the cream is fluffy and glossy, about 6 minutes.
  • Add in vanilla extract, vanilla bean or paste if using, and cocoa powder and whip for another 2 minutes, or until cocoa powder is fully incorporated
  • Set aside until doughnuts are ready to be filled, or if making in advance place in an air tight container and store for up to two weeks at room temperature.