Baked Vegan Chocolate Mini Donuts
The best vegan baked miniature chocolate donuts with rainbow sprinkles and sweetness in every bite. You will love these simple, moist, fluffy, and delicious donuts!
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Baked Vegan Chocolate Mini Donuts
Good morning friends! I can’t believe it has been about a month since I last posted. I have had a really jampacked last couple of weeks between work, Christmas shopping, etc. So, I haven’t had much time to bake in the evening hours and on the weekends like I normally do. Fortunately, the holidays are almost here. I hope to get back to sharing recipes more regularly on the blog soon. Until then, please enjoy today’s recipe for homemade baked chocolate mini donuts.
These chocolate donuts are packed with sweetness and flavor in every single bite. They require no yeast, are completely vegan (of course), and they are so easy to make. Now, let’s take a look at some quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you will need to make this baked vegan chocolate mini donuts recipe a smashing success!
Can I Bake My Chocolate Donuts?
Yes, absolutely! While donuts are typically fried, it is definitely possible to bake your donuts in the oven to achieve a fluffy, cake-like texture. The recipe I’m sharing today is for vegan baked donuts. After baking, the donuts end up with a light and fluffy cake-like texture. If you enjoy cake donuts, you will probably love these vegan baked miniature chocolate sprinkle donuts.
Now that we’ve covered a few quick things to note for this recipe, let’s take a look at the list of ingredients you will need to make these baked vegan miniature chocolate donuts.
Baked Vegan Chocolate Mini Donuts – Ingredients
- Quick Oats – The first key ingredient you will need for this recipe are the quick oats. The quick oats will be blended up to form a fine oat flour. This will serve as one of the main dry base ingredients for your donuts.
- Bread Flour – The second ingredient you will need for this recipe is the bread flour. This ingredient pairs perfectly with the oat flour to create the bulk of the dry base for these vegan baked donuts.
- Coconut Sugar – The coconut sugar adds a ton of sweetness to the base of your donuts. It is one of my favorite sweeteners to use in baked goods, and these vegan mini chocolate sprinkle donuts are no exception.
- Baking Powder – The baking powder is the first essential leavening agent used in this recipe to help the donuts rise.
- Baking Soda – Baking soda acts as the other essential leavening agent for this recipe. This ingredient helps the donuts rise as they bake to achieve a light and fluffy texture.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk adds moisture and creaminess to this recipe. It serves as the main source of liquid in this recipe to turn the donut mixture into a smooth batter.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup is another important sweetener used in this recipe. It adds flavor and moisture to the donut batter. It also helps the mixture come together to form the perfect donut batter consistency.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – The unsweetened applesauce adds moisture and natural sweetness to the donut batter. It is one of my favorite ingredients to use in vegan baked goods, including these mini chocolate donuts.
- Dark Chocolate Chips – The dark chocolate chips are used to make the chocolate icing for these donuts. They add a ton of sweetness and rich chocolate flavor.
- Coconut Oil – The coconut oil is combined with the melted dark chocolate chips to form the perfect icing for these mini donuts. This ingredient will also ensure that the icing on top of the donuts hardens.
- Rainbow Sprinkles – The rainbow sprinkles add sweetness and color to these mini vegan donuts. They will be added right on top of the chocolate icing before it hardens.
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Baked Vegan Chocolate Mini Donuts
Ingredients
Donut Batter
- 1/2 cup quick oats (blended into a fine oat flour)
- 1/2 cup bread flour
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
Chocolate Icing
- 1 1/2 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 tsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add the oats, bread flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and baking soda to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix all dry ingredients well to combine.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl, then add the nut milk, pure maple syrup, and unsweetened applesauce.
- Mix all liquid ingredients well to combine, then slowly mix the wet into the dry to form a smooth donut batter.
- Lightly grease 12 cavities of a mini donut pan.
- Evenly distribute the batter between the 12 cavities.
- Bake the donuts for about 13-15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the donuts cool completely before removing them from the pan.
- Add the chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave safe dish.
- Microwave the chocolate chips and coconut oil until they are fully melted.
- Dip the top of each donut into the chocolate icing and place the donuts on a plate.
- Add some of the sprinkles on top of each donut directly on top of the chocolate icing.
- Refrigerate the donuts for about an hour to allow the icing to harden.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious baked mini chocolate donuts recipe. This recipe is surprisingly easy to make and it requires no yeast, which speeds up the process a bit. These mini chocolate baked donuts are the perfect little snack or treat to enjoy between meals or for dessert at the end of the night. You could even bring them to a party or gathering to share with friends and family. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon!
-Alyssa 🙂
