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    Home » Desserts » Baked Vegan Donuts

    Baked Vegan Donuts

    Published: Sep 14, 2019 Modified: Jul 3, 2020 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Donuts

    The best vegan donuts! Light and perfectly sweet and SO easy to make. Serve them covered in chocolate and sprinkles or topped with cinnamon sugar!

    Vegan donuts in a stack.

    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 topped donuts. 

    And if you love donuts, check out our vegan chocolate donuts too!

    Vegan donuts stacked up on a white plate.

    How to make Vegan Donuts

    This is just a summary of the process, full instructions and measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. 

    • 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. 

    Step by step process photo collage of making vegan donuts.

    How Do You Know They’re 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.

    Step by step process photo collage of making vegan donuts.

    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. 

    Make Them Gluten-Free

    If you want to make these donuts gluten-free then switch the all purpose flour for a gluten free all purpose flour blend and that should work great.

    Vegan donuts with either chocolate topping or cinnamon sugar in a stack.

    Storing and Freezing

    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 with chocolate on top and the weather is warm then the fridge will be the best place to store them so the chocolate doesn’t melt. 

    They are also 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. 

    Vegan donuts with chocolate topping or cinnamon sugar on a white plate.

    More Vegan Breakfast/Desserts

    1. Vegan Banana Muffins
    2. Vegan Pumpkin Muffins
    3. Vegan Waffles
    4. Vegan Pancakes
    5. Vegan Banana Bread
    6. Vegan Crepes

    Vegan donuts broken in half to show the centers.

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    Vegan donuts

    Baked Vegan Donuts


    ★★★★★

    4.8 from 31 reviews

    • Author: Alison Andrews
    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 15 mins
    • Total Time: 30 mins
    • Yield: 12
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Description

    The best vegan donuts! Light and perfectly sweet and SO easy to make. Serve them covered in chocolate and sprinkles or topped with cinnamon sugar!


    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

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare two donut trays by spraying with non-stick spray. Set aside.
    2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
    3. Mix together.
    4. Add the soy milk, vanilla, applesauce and melted vegan butter and whisk in, removing any large lumps.
    5. 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).
    6. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned on top.
    7. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before transferring the donuts to a wire cooling rack.
    8. Allow to cool completely before doing the topping.
    9. 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.
    10. 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.

    *This recipe was first published in 2016 and updated in 2019 with new photos and clearer instructions.

    • Category: Breakfast, Dessert
    • Method: Bake
    • Cuisine: Vegan

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 Donut (of 12)
    • Calories: 247
    • Sugar: 15.9g
    • Sodium: 192mg
    • Fat: 12.3g
    • Saturated Fat: 5.5g
    • Carbohydrates: 30.8g
    • Fiber: 1.6g
    • Protein: 3.4g

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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. AvatarAndrea Spencer says

      April 16, 2021 at 1:28 pm

      Tasty and moist. I lessened the sugar the third time I made since I planned to frost instead of glaze. I would prefer they be more dense though. My daughter said they are like donut shaped cupcakes. If they were more dense they’d be like a donut consistency. Going to experiment a bit more to see if I can achieve that. Very nice recipe though.

      ★★★★

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    2. AvatarMammaG says

      March 25, 2021 at 2:04 am

      I used bread flour and brown sugar and cooked them a bit longer. Turned out great.
      Thank you!

      ★★★★

      Reply
    3. AvatarElizabeth says

      December 05, 2020 at 4:01 pm

      We just made these—and while very yummy, they fell apart. Any suggestions?

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Alison AndrewsAlison Andrews says

        December 05, 2020 at 4:35 pm

        Hi Elizabeth, I’m not sure, did you make any substitutions on the flour?

        Reply
        • AvatarApril says

          February 16, 2021 at 1:43 am

          I’ve made these three times and two of the times they’ve fallen apart on me too. No flour substitutions and used a digit scale for measuring. Still tasted yummy as a trifle instead!

          ★★★★★

          Reply
          • Alison AndrewsAlison Andrews says

            February 16, 2021 at 9:35 am

            Hi April, I haven’t got any idea in that case of why that may be. It hasn’t happened in our testing. Glad they still worked out well for trifle though!

    4. AvatarAshleigh says

      November 30, 2020 at 10:28 am

      Making a batch as I type this and they look and smell so good!
      Do these freeze well?

      Reply
      • Alison AndrewsAlison Andrews says

        November 30, 2020 at 1:58 pm

        Yes they freeze well.

        Reply
    5. AvatarMiriam says

      October 13, 2020 at 6:34 pm

      Can I use avocado oil instead of vegan butter??

      Reply
      • Alison AndrewsAlison Andrews says

        October 14, 2020 at 10:01 am

        Avocado oil doesn’t usually work well in baking.

        Reply
        • AvatarHarlan says

          January 24, 2021 at 2:42 am

          Not entirely correct. I used avocado oil today to bake these and they came out just as you predicted, golden brown and delicious.

          Reply
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