Who doesn’t love a good munchkin? I am a sucker for them every time I grab a coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts (my favorite place to get coffee – after all, I AM from New England) so I wanted to try and recreate a delicious munchkin at home. These took less than 30 minutes to make and were a perfect treat!

I start by getting the munchkin batter ready with the dry ingredients.

Then I add in the wet ingredients.

The batter is ready for frying!

They look like jumbo-sized munchkins.

I make the chocolate glaze, starting by adding the flour with the cocoa powder.

I roll the munchkins in the glaze and the coconut. All ready to eat!

Prep time: 15 minutes   Cook time: 5 minutes

Serves: Makes about 15 large munchkins

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Toasted coconut flakes for garnish

Recipe: 

1. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
2. Add in the oil, milk, and egg. Mix well.
3. In a large wok, heat up the vegetable oil on the stove until it reaches about 350 degrees.
4. Using a small ice cream scooper, take about 1 tablespoon of mixture and drop into oil.
5. Fry for two minutes on each side, until golden brown. Continue until all are fried. (Check one to make sure its fully cooked on the inside)
6. Remove munchkins and place on paper towel to soak up oil.
7. To make chocolate glaze, combine confectioner’s sugar with cocoa powder.
8. Add in the milk and vanilla mixture slowly, stirring until it becomes pourable.
9. Roll each munchkin in the chocolate glaze and then in the coconut flakes.