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!
¾cupoat milk or plant milk of choice + 2 ¼ teaspoons apple cider vinegarvegan buttermilk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Chocolate Glaze
¼cupvegan chocolate chips
Alternative chocolate glaze
¼cupraw cashewssoaked overnight
3Tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
3Tablespoonsmaple syrup
Coconut Option
½cupsweetened 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