Name: Baked Vegan Donuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups (190g) All Purpose Flour*; 3/4 cup (150g) White Sugar; 2 tsp Baking Powder; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg; 3/4 cup (180ml) Soy Milk*; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 2 Tbsp Applesauce; 5 Tbsp Vegan Butter (Melted)*; 1 cup (175g) Vegan Chocolate Chips or Chopped Vegan Chocolate; Sprinkles; 2 Tbsp Vegan Butter (Melted); 1/2 cup (50g) Sugar; 1 tsp Cinnamon

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Light and perfectly sweet vegan donuts. Serve them covered in chocolate and sprinkles or brushed with melted vegan butter and dipped in cinnamon sugar!

I always thought donuts would be difficult to make but they’re crazy easy! They’re so easy you’re going to be wanting a permanent supply of these on hand.

They bake in 15 minutes and taste just as good as a bakery.

When they’re baked, you can decide how you want to top them! We have instructions for cinnamon sugar donuts and chocolate (and sprinkle) topped donuts.

How to make vegan donuts

It’s a simple mix of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg for the dry ingredients, and then some soy milk, vanilla, applesauce and vegan butter (or coconut oil) for the wet ingredients. Mix it up into a batter and then divide evenly between the donut partitions on your donut trays. Bake for 15 minutes!

The only tricky thing is getting the batter into the donut partitions neatly. Using a spoon can be a little messy. The best way is actually to put the batter into a piping bag and pipe it. That way you can be quite neat. But a spoon also works!

You definitely want a donut tray for this one. You can get donut trays on Amazon and it’s ideal if you get two of them because it’s perfect to make 12 in one go. Since the donuts are quite small, doing only 6 at a time is a very small batch.

How do you know your vegan donuts are cooked?

Well, you basically want them to be lightly browned on top and for a toothpick inserted into them to come out clean, then you know they’re cooked.

Remove them from the donut tray and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before dipping in melted chocolate and sprinkles or cinnamon sugar.

Baked vs Fried

While fried donuts are great of course, what’s nice about these baked donuts is that they’re much lighter.

They’re also super easy and I suspect (I haven’t tried a homemade fried donuts version yet) that they’re much easier to make than the fried variety.

How To Store Vegan Donuts

These donuts are best when served fresh. But they can also be stored covered at room temperature for a couple of days or in the fridge for up to a week.

If you make them chocolate covered though and the weather is warm then the fridge will be the best place to store them so the chocolate doesn’t melt.

Can You Freeze Vegan Donuts?

Yes, they are freezer friendly for a couple of months. Let them thaw overnight in the fridge and warm for a few seconds in the microwave before enjoying.

Can You Make These Vegan Donuts Gluten-Free?

If you switch the all purpose flour for a gluten free all purpose flour blend that should work great.

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Baked Vegan Donuts

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4.8 from 16 reviews

Author: Alison Andrews
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Yield: 12

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Description

Light and perfectly sweet vegan donuts. Serve them covered in chocolate and sprinkles or brushed with melted vegan butter and dipped in cinnamon sugar! Ready in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups (190g) All Purpose Flour*
3/4 cup (150g) White Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
3/4 cup (180ml) Soy Milk*
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Applesauce
5 Tbsp Vegan Butter (Melted)*

For Chocolate Topping:

1 cup (175g) Vegan Chocolate Chips or Chopped Vegan Chocolate
Sprinkles

For Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

2 Tbsp Vegan Butter (Melted)
1/2 cup (50g) Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare two donut trays by spraying with non-stick spray. Set aside.
Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Mix together.
Add the soy milk, vanilla, applesauce and melted vegan butter and whisk in, removing any large lumps.
Place the donut batter into a piping bag and pipe it into the donut partitions evenly or use a spoon (but it can get messy).
Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned on top.
Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before transferring the donuts to a wire cooling rack.
Allow to cool completely before doing the topping.
For the chocolate topping, melt the chocolate by placing it in a microwave safe bowl and heating in 30 second intervals, bringing it out to stir every 30 seconds until completely melted. Dip the donuts into the melted chocolate and then place onto a parchment lined baking tray and use a teaspoon to add the sprinkles. When all the donuts are done, move the tray into the fridge briefly for the chocolate topping to set.
For the cinnamon sugar topping, add the sugar and cinnamon to a bowl and mix together. Melt the vegan butter and use a brush to brush the butter onto the top of a donut and then immediately dip it into the bowl of cinnamon sugar. Place the donut onto a parchment lined tray and use a teaspoon to add more cinnamon sugar to the top of the donut. Repeat for all the donuts.

Notes

*Weigh your flour for the most accurate results.

*You can switch soy milk for almond milk if you prefer.

*The melted vegan butter for the donut batter can be replaced with melted coconut oil.

*Each topping (Chocolate or Cinnamon Sugar) is enough for a full batch of 12 donuts. If you want to do half/half then reduce the quantities for the toppings.

*Nutritional information is for a full batch of 12 with chocolate topping.

*Recipe adapted from Vegan Yum Yum.