Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Donuts
The best chocolate peppermint donuts topped with candy cane pieces and loaded with flavor.
Ingredients
Base
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats (blended into an oat flour)
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (I used Hershey's special dark)
- 1 tbsp mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)
- 1 miniature candy cane (finely crushed)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
Topping
- 2 miniature candy canes (finely crushed)
- 2 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add all dry base ingredients, except the chocolate chips, to a mixing bowl.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl and add all liquid base ingredients.
- Mix together all liquid ingredients, then slowly combine with the dry ingredients.
- Gently fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Evenly distribute the donut batter between six cavities of a silicone donut pan.
- Pop the donuts in the oven to bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let donuts cool completely, then remove them from the donut pan.
- Melt the chocolate chips in 30 second intervals in the microwave until smooth.
- Dip each donut in melted chocolate.
- Top each donut with a sprinkle of the crushed candy canes.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
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