# Boston Cream Pie Donuts with Hawaiian Rolls

A shortcut recipe for Boston cream pie donuts using Hawaiian rolls, filled with vanilla pudding and topped with chocolate ganache.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 package Hawaiian rolls
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3.5 oz box vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1 splash vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.5 cups Cool Whip
- 0.25 cup milk
- 0.75 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Break apart the Hawaiian rolls.
2. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
3. Brush melted butter on all the rolls.
4. Bake the rolls in the oven at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes.
5. Combine the 3.5 oz box of vanilla instant pudding mix with 1.5 cups of milk in a bowl.
6. Whisk the pudding mixture together.
7. Add a splash of vanilla and a pinch of salt to the pudding mixture and mix.
8. Fold in 1.5 cups of Cool Whip into the pudding mixture.
9. Refrigerate the pudding mixture for 5 to 10 minutes to set up.
10. Scald about a quarter cup of milk in a pot.
11. Make a hole in each roll using your finger or another tool, being careful not to go all the way through.
12. Pour 3/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the hot milk and stir until melted.
13. If the chocolate ganache is too thin, add more chocolate chips.
14. Transfer the set pudding into a Ziploc bag and cut a small corner off.
15. Pipe the pudding into the holes in the rolls.
16. Top each filled roll with the chocolate ganache.

## Equipment

- cooking paintbrush
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- refrigerator
- pot
- Ziploc bag
- scissors

## Tips

- Do not go all the way through when making a hole in the rolls.
- If the chocolate ganache is too thin, add more chocolate chips.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-01-17

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