Soft and fluffy, these easy, baked vegan donuts are a cinch to make and oh-so-satisfying! If you’re looking for a reason to get out of bed (especially on a gloomy morning), then you need to try these oil-free donuts. Paired with a large vanilla cold brew for a delicious combo!
I’m not lying when I tell you we ate THREE batches of these donuts in one week! Please don’t do the math on how many donuts we had….I mean I had since my husband didn’t have any. But yeah, these donuts are so good.
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Why you need to try these vegan donuts:
- Easy to make
- Oven-baked
- Oil-free
- Vegan-friendly
The ingredients
- Flour. Use a basic all purpose flour… but you can also use oat flour
- Sugar, cinnamon to add some sweetness. You can also use coconut sugar or brown sugar
- Milk for a golden crust texture
- Applesauce, vanilla extract. Applesauce will create tender donuts since it’s high in moisture
- Butter to make donnuts soft and rich in texture
- Baking powder, salt
How to make baked vegan donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Then whisk together until well combined
- Then add the milk, apple sauce and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth
- Spray a donut mold with non-stick butter
- Divide the batter into a donut mold. Fill about ¾ full per donut
- Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until golden brown on the edges
- While your donuts are baking in the oven, make your icing
- Heat up the butter in the microwave until completely melted
- In a small-medium size bowl mix the confectioners’ sugar, melted butter and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined
- Once the donuts are well cooked, let them cool off for about 15 minutes
- Then dip each donut in the icing and immediately dip them in your favorite toppings
Storing
Glazed donuts can be stored at room temperature and enjoyed within 2 days. Donuts that are unglazed can be stored in the fridge for about 1 week.
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Easy, Baked Vegan Donuts
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup pure cane sugar
- ½ cup non-dairy milk such as oat milk
- 1 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
Topping
- 1½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2½ tbsp vegan butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Valentine’s Day toppings of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Then whisk together until well combined
- Then add the milk, apple sauce and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth
- Spray a donut mold with non-stick butter
- Divide the batter into a donut mold. Fill about ¾ full per donut
- Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until golden brown on the edges
- While your donuts are baking in the oven, make your icing
- Heat up the butter in the microwave until completely melted
- In a small-medium size bowl mix the confectioners’ sugar, melted butter and vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined
- Once the donuts are well cooked, let them cool off for about 15 minutes
- Then dip each donut in the icing and immediately dip them in your favorite toppings
Jerika says
Yay! me and my fam love donuts!! these baked vegan donuts are perfect. Thanks!:) YUM!