Secretly Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts
These (secretly) Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts are seriously life changing. They are chocolatey, rich, soft, and SO easy to make. I promise that anyone who tries these donuts will be begging you for the recipe, and no one would ever guess that these babies are vegan!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour (whole wheat flour may be substituted)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/4 cup light olive oil or melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup almond milk (warm if using coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup optional chocolate chips (vegan if desired)
Glaze
- 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons warm almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease or prepare a nonstick donut tray.
- Combine the first six (dry) ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir with a spoon or spatula until just combined. Here you may add the optional chocolate chips.
- Fill each donut mold to the top with batter and bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean or until the tops have puffed up and spring back when touched (you do not want them to be wet in the centers).
- Place tray on a wire rack too cool for 10-15 minutes before removing donuts from the molds.
- Once the donuts have cooled, combine the ingredients for the glaze in a bowl and whisk. Dip each donut into the glaze twice and serve. You can eat these the same day or store in the fridge!