30-Minute Vegan Donuts
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30-Minute Vegan Donuts
Description
The recipe combines dry ingredients including flour, baking soda, sugar, and salt with wet ingredients of applesauce, coconut milk mixed with vinegar (to curdle and act as a leavening agent), and vegetable oil. The batter is whisked to smoothness and then portioned into donut molds or a mini-donut maker for cooking. Baking times vary depending on the method but remain short, typically 3 to 10 minutes.
For the glaze, vegan white chocolate chips are melted and tinted with black gel food coloring. Vegetable oil may be added to achieve a smooth, dip-ready consistency. Donuts are coated with the chocolate glaze and allowed to set before being decorated with orange icing using a star-shaped tip for a finished look.
These donuts are a plant-based treat suitable for those avoiding animal products while still enjoying classic baked goods with a sweet chocolate topping and decorative icing. The recipe is versatile for quick preparation and appealing presentation.
Ingredients
For the Donut Batter
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup applesauce
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
For the Glace/Icing
- 1 cup white chocolate chips vegan friendly, melting
- 1 tube Decorating Icing with a star shaped tip, orange
- black gel food coloring a few drops
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil if needed
Instructions
- Preheat mini-donut maker, or preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine coconut milk and vinegar in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Combine flour, soda, salt and sugar in another mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Combine apple sauce and oil with the coconut milk mixture.
- Add wet and dry ingredients together and whisk with a hand mixer until the batter is smooth.
- Spoon the batter into your mini-donut maker or donut pan. If using a donut maker, bake for 3-5 minutes. If baking in the oven, bake for 8-10 minutes or until browned.
- Place the white chocolate melting chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave them on high for 1 minute to melt.
- Stir white chocolate melting chips until they are fully melted.
- Add black GEL food coloring to the melted chocolate. If the chocolate becomes clumpy and, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and stir until smooth.
- Dip donuts into the vegan chocolate and set them aside for the glaze to set.
- Using a small star tip on a tube of orange decorating icing, dot 6-10 stars onto each vegan donut. (Or decorate to your own liking with icing.)
- Serve!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12mini donuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 286 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 286kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 332mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 144mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.