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What donut dreams are made of!
My family went nuts over these Baked Vegan Donuts! They are the best addition to your breakfast or brunch menu, and you’re going to love them. They disappeared SO fast in my house, and I’ll definitely be making another batch soon!
I used THIS simple donut pan but THIS silicon mold would also be great!
Love a simple vegan baking recipe? Well that’s convenient because you need to try these No bake Cheerio Bars, my Amazing Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, as well as my easy Peanut Butter Bars.
I already have a Pumpkin Vegan Donuts recipe but really wanted to have a simple vegan donut recipe that’s wonderful all year round. These turned out better than I could have dreamed!
Ingredients you’ll need
This vegan donut recipe packs in the nutrients with nut butter, mashed banana and they are naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup! Here are the main ingredients
- Flour: I recommend using all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour for a soft, tender crumb. To keep these gluten free, use a 1-to-1 gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Maple syrup: For the perfect amount of natural sweetness.
- Non-dairy milk: Any dairy-free milk will work great! I typically like to use almond milk, soy milk or oat milk.
- Nut butter: Gives these donuts a boost of healthy fats while making the texture absolutely perfect.
- Mashed banana: For moisture and extra natural sweetness.
How to make this recipe
- Make the batter: in a large bowl, mash the bananas and mix in the remaining wet ingredients. Add the dry ingredients in and mix.
- Pie into the pan: I put the batter in a piping bag and pipe it into the donut pan but you can also just use a spoon.
Frequently asked questions
Baked donuts are really delicious but they don’t taste exactly like fried donuts. They will also have more of a cakey texture more like a muffin or small round cake.
Once these have been baking for 15 minutes, check on them and if they look golden brown and set, insert a toothpick in the middle and if it comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs they’re done.
Yes, mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 to 3 tbsp of milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Dip the cooled donuts into the glaze, allowing any excess to drip off.
If your donuts are sticking to the pan, my advice is to make sure that you grease the pan well. I never have any issues as long as the donut pan is well greased.
Donut baking pans
I have THIS donut baking pan but here are a few other options as well:
Baked Vegan Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 medium banana, mashed
- ½ cup almond milk
- 3 tablespoons nut butter, peanut butter or almond butter works
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour, I use all-purpose but you can also use whole wheat, pastry flour, or a gluten free 1-to-1 substitute
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
For the cinnamon sugar coating:
- Cooking spray
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 6 cavity donut pan.
- In a large bowl, mash your banana until few lumps remain. Stir in the milk, nut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined.1 medium banana, 1/2 cup almond milk, 3 tablespoons nut butter, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Over top of the wet ingredients, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and mix everything together to combine.1 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, pinch salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Evenly spoon the mixture into the 6 donut pan.
- Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool slightly and then remove from the pan to a wire rack to cool more.
- Make the cinnamon sugar coating by combining the cinnamon and sugar in a shallow bowl. Once the donuts have cooled enough to easily handle them, lightly spray each one with cooking spray and then roll them in the sugar coating. ENJOY!Cooking spray, 1/2 cup sugar, ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These turned out great! My family devoured them and asked me to immediately make more! Very easy recipe to follow.
Hi, I’m a beginner I just found out allergic to cows milking and eggs. I made this with oat milk and plant butter and they were wonderful with very easy to follow directions. Making them for an exchange with my nieces. They stay fresh for days. Thanks.
Best cake donuts I have ever had, so delicious! I used peanut butter and whole white wheat flour; definitely making these again soon. Thank you for posting this recipe.
I love this simple recipe, my favorite healthy donuts perfect when I crave a sweet desert. Thanks for sharing it, i’ve made it several times and each time suoer delicious.
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My daughter is allergic to nuts . Can I use regular butter instead of nut butter ?
My son recently became a vegan. Which means I’m always looking for amazing and fun vegan recipes to try. These were awesome. Soft and delicious. My husband said he thought they were soft and had a very good flavor. Looking forward to my coffee and donut tomorrow morning. ??
Please can you let me know a good substitute for the nut butter? Could I just replace with regular (plant based) butter or would I need to use, for example, a chia egg. Thanks!
Can’t wait to try this this week! Was wondering if the nut butter is crucial or if I could substitute normal vegan butter? Thank you!
I’m wondering the same thing. I really want these to taste as much like a traditional cinnamon cake donut as possible, and really don’t want any nut butter flavor to peek through.
Loved this recipe!!! I am not a baker and this recipe was super easy to follow and absolutely delicious!
Tried them out a few days ago and these are absolutely amazing! Followed the recipe exactly and obtained fluffy, tasteful donuts.
They grow considerably, so it’s totally possible to make 12 donuts instead of 6!
Will surely make this again!