I have a ton of coconut recipes that I have been waning to try & I decided that I was going to make coconut cups filled with some kind of chocolatey caramely  goodness.

Then yesterday I really wanted doughnuts so I nixed the coconut cups and made

Pina Colada Doughnuts.

These doughnuts are packed full of pineapple and coconut flavor.

I really wanted to brush a little bit of dark rum over them before I glazed them, but I was taking them to my friend’s house for dessert and she has 2 little ones. They probably wouldn’t like me anymore if I brought doughnuts over and they couldn’t have any.

So I decided against it.

These were a big hit, even my friend who swears she hates coconut liked them. All 12 vanished quickly after dinner. Some may have vanish before dinner too:)

    ***Helpful hints****

• Avoid a sticky mess by placing  wax paper under the rack to catch the glaze that dips from the doughnuts.
• Sprinkle toasted coconut on each doughnut immediately after dipping in to glaze. Otherwise the coconut will not stick to the glaze.
• When making the glaze use a wide, shallow bowl. This will make dipping easier.

The recipe I used is slightly adapted from Kitchen Meets Girl’s Cherry Coconut Donuts

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