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Mini Chocolate Donuts

Pop a mini chocolate donut in your mouth. Oil-free, baked, and refine sugar-free, these little vegan bite-sized treasures are easy to make and even easier to eat!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time16 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 175kcal

Ingredients

Mini Chocolate Donut Batter

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • ¾ cup oat milk or plant milk of choice + 2 ¼ teaspoons apple cider vinegar vegan buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Glaze

  • ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips

Alternative chocolate glaze

  • ¼ cup raw cashews soaked overnight
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup

Coconut Option

  • ½ cup sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

Donut Batter

  • In a small measuring cup, combine plant-milk and apple cider vinegar. Stir and allow to sit while preparing the other ingredients. Add the apple cider vinegar first, and then add the milk (both combined should be ¾ cup total)
  • Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir together.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients and whisk together.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients.
  • Using an electric mixer on medium speed, blend until smooth.
  • Do not over mix.

Melted Vegan Chocolate

  • In a shallow bowl, melt ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips in a microwave using the chocolate melting setting, stirring when indicated. Or cook on power 5 for 5 minutes, stirring every 2.5 minutes.
  • Stir the melted chocolate chips until the cholate is smooth.
  • Hold each donut, dip one side, or half the donut, depending on what you want them to look like.

Alternative Cashew Chocolate Glaze

  • Drain the cashews
  • Place cashews and the other ingredients into a cup-sized high-speed blender.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Pour into a shallow dish.
  • Hold each donut, dip one side, or half the donut, depending on what you want them to look like.

Add Shredded Coconut

  • In a separate bowl, put ½ cup shredded coconut in the base.
  • Dip the donut in chocolate first, then into the shredded coconut
  • Place on a plate or a baking rack to allow the chocolate (and coconut if using) to dry.

Donut Maker (Baby Cakes or Similar mini-donut machine)

  • Fill each donut reservoir with 2 Tablespoons of donut batter.
  • Bake for 4-5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the donut comes out clean.
  • Glaze, sprinkle with powdered sugar or eat plain.

Oven Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Using a mini muffin or donut hole pan, fill each cup with batter
  • Bake for 4-5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the donut comes out clean.
  • Glaze, sprinkle with powdered sugar or eat plain.

Notes

Makes 28 mini donuts or donut holes or 12 large donuts

Nutrition

Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 2mg