Can You Make Cake Pops With Donut Holes

Using donut holes for your cake pops instantly reduces the recipe time as there’s no baking involved. Simply shape the donut holes with your hands, insert the sticks, dip them into the melted chocolate and decorate…it’s really as easy as that!

Double the quantity of this recipe if catering to a crowd and get the kids involved in helping you assemble this super easy and super cute donut hole cake pops! These cake pops will be one of the cutest Dessert Recipes you have ever made!

Below I discuss the ingredients and possible substitutions in case you don’t have a specific ingredient. However, if you are looking for the specific measurements of each ingredient, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this article, just above the comments, for the printable recipe card, which includes all the ingredients and the specific amounts of each one.

Donut Hole Cake Pops

These cake pops are delicious bite-size treats and placing a stick into each cake pop means that they can be enjoyed as a hand-held dessert.

Consider adding these cake pops to a glass jar or a decorated styrofoam base together with an assortment of hand-held sweet treats or charcuterie dessert board.

Donut hole cake pops offer a delicious twist to the traditional cake pop. Instead of cake balls placed onto sticks, you get to use store-bought donut holes instead, coating them with melted chocolate and decorative sprinkles just as you would do with classic cake pops.

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These cake pops are always going to taste the best the same day that they’re made but you could make them a day in advance and store them at room temperature in an airtight container or when covered with plastic wrap.

Leftovers will last for up to 3 days although you will be able to tell that they aren’t as fresh. With that said, that hasn’t stopped anyone from continuing to enjoy them as the days passed!

No, I don’t recommend storing these cake pops in the refrigerator or in the freezer as the chocolate will sweat when brought back to room temperature which will make the sprinkles bleed.

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Yes! To make your cake pops gluten-free, simply purchase gluten-free donut holes from your local store. Walmart and many other grocery store chains offer gluten-free donut holes.

If you are planning on making your own donut holes from scratch then be sure to use a gluten-free flour for the dough such as Bob’s Red Mill.

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Donut hole cake pops are the easiest way to make cake pops for your next party. Using store bought donut holes dipped in melted chocolate is the ultimate shortcut to a homemade look in half the time.

Calories: 277 kcal | Carbohydrates: 40 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 6 mg | Sodium: 251 mg | Potassium: 128 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 18 g | Vitamin A: 9 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 67 mg | Iron: 1 mg

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Busy Bee Donut Cake Pops

Hi, I’m Michele Feuerborn, wife, and dog Mom, with 20+ years experience as a home cook. I’m the Founder of Flavor Mosaic, as well as the author, recipe developer, and photographer. I share fast, easy, flavorful recipes with bold flavors, featuring Instant Pot recipes and Southern and Mexican cuisines.I’m the first to admit I can be a little lazy. I’m a hard working mama most of the time, but that lazy bone that some people don’t have? I think I might have a tiny one in me somewhere. Every once in a while, I’ll see it surface.

Like when we are trying to get out the door to do preschool drop-offs and Little Boy #3 has the worst case of bedhead ever recorded. He’s not even going to school, just going with me to drop off Little Boy #2 mind you. Why do I spend 5 minutes looking for his hat instead of just actually wetting his hair down and running the comb through it? LAZY!

Or how about when my shirt is a little wrinkly? Do I get out the iron like a normal person, or do I spray it, and then try to use my hair blow dryer to get out the wrinkles? GUILTY!

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Last one… if I see a few crumbs on the floor, instead of walking to the closet, pulling out the dust buster and actually vacuuming up the crumbs, if I’m feeling

Actually just kick them under the couch. Sheesh, I know! But see, I know it’s already dirty under the couch anyway… What’s a few more crumbs, right? SO LAZY!

So these Easy Donut Hole Cake Pops are for all you lazy people like me out there! Hard working chefs of America, please look away.

How To Make Cake Pops The Easiest Way Ever

We’ve got all the cuteness of a cake pop, but you don’t have to bake a cake… or mix it with frosting… or scoop it into balls.

You just melt your chocolate or candy coating, dip the lollipop stick a tiny bit into the melted chocolate, and press it into the top of your cake donut hole that you bought in the bakery section of your grocery store. This will keep it from falling off the stick when you are dipping. If you donut hole is shaped a little wonky, just take a paring knife and trim off the wonky part.

Then you let the chocolate coating harden in the fridge for about 10 minutes, and pull them out and dip the whole thing in the melted chocolate, sprinkle your sprinkles, and then put them back in the fridge to set. It took me about 25 minutes to do two dozen. I also like to let the cake pop harden with the stick pointing up. No worrying needing a special tray to hold them, and you get to add to the cuteness with patterned mini cupcake liners.

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So if you need cake pops in a hurry, this is the way to go! Or maybe you know the kids at your Easter celebration aren’t too into carrot cake – these are the perfect kiddo treat.

I almost didn’t post this recipe, because I didn’t really want to reveal my laziness to all of you… But then I thought, maybe I’m not the only one who appreciates a shortcut now and then.

* A double boiler is a glass bowl set over a small pot with about 1 inch of simmering water it in. You don’t want the water to touch the glass bowl. ** I buy my colored melting candy wafers at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Source: Inspired by Better Homes and GardensThese Easy Cake Pops or Donut Hole Cake Pops are perfect for parties and holidays. Use store-bought donuts to make cake pops in half the time!

Doughnut Hole Cake Pops Recipe

While we love making things from scratch, sometimes you do not have the time and need an easy recipe hack to get onto the next event in your life a little bit quicker. These Cake Pops made with Donut Holes are just the trick to help simplify your life.

You do not have to spend a couple of hours making and baking a cake and then form the cake into balls before dipping them any longer! Instead, use premade donut holes, dip them into melted chocolate, and finish them off with a simple chocolate drizzle and fun addition of sprinkles.

Three ingredients and twenty-five minutes are all you need to make these Donut Hole Cake Pops. No baking involved! Grab your little ones as they will love helping you make these.

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We love the versatility of this recipe. You can mix and match the chocolate and sprinkles to match any theme you need.

For example, use red, white, and blue sprinkles for a Patriotic party, pink or blue for a baby shower, or orange and purple sprinkles for a Halloween-themed party.

STORE: Do not store it in the fridge or freezer. The chocolate will sweat when brought to room temperature. This causes the sprinkles to bleed. Store at room temperature in either an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap if stored overnight.

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Allow to cool upside down at room temperature until the chocolate is set. There is no need to put these Donut Hole Cake Pops in the fridge before dipping as you might when making traditional Cake Pops.

Please do not skip dipping the colored stick into the chocolate and then sticking it into the donut hole. This step acts as the glue to attach the stick to the donut hole. In other words, the chocolate on the end of the stick dries inside the donut hole, thus helping the