Glazed Vegan Donuts

Glazed Vegan Donuts! This recipe is so fun and customizable. Make vanilla or chocolate baked donuts then top with a simple sugar glaze or chocolate glaze.

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My kids love donuts. I can’t remember when they were first introduced to them, but ever since it’s become one of their most requested sweet treats when out shopping or at the market. Well, that and croissants but that’s a story for another day.

Therefore, I knew that I wanted to have a killer homemade donut recipe — and here it is. Vegan donuts that can be made as either vanilla or chocolate cake donuts, then covered in a homemade glaze. Whether you call them donuts or doughnuts, you are going to love these baked cake vegan donuts!

Ingredients for Vegan Donuts

You just need a handful of ingredients to make these baked donuts. They are also incredibly customizable, to be either vanilla or chocolate flavored.

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
• 1/2 cup unsweetened milk, like oat milk, soy milk or almond milk
• 1 tablespoon applesauce
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cardamom is citrusy, floral and warm- it’s like cinnamon but better. I love it with the vanilla in this donut recipe, but if you don’t have ground cardamom then I recommend ground cinnamon instead.

If you want to make chocolate vegan donuts, then add in 1/4 cup cocoa powder and 1/4 cup more non-dairy milk.

This recipe makes 8 regular donuts, but you can make this recipe into mini donuts using a mini donut pan and halving the cooking time.

Now it’s time to glaze the donuts. You can do this using either a vanilla glaze or a chocolate glaze depending on your preference of flavors. If you go with the vanilla glaze, then you can add a few drops of food coloring to tint thee glaze to any color you’d like. This is the plant-based food coloring that I use, along with natural color sprinkles.

Because I’ve opted not to deep-fry these donuts, I find that they need to have some type of glaze on top to complete sweetness that’s associated with donuts and for optimal texture. Don’t skip it!

Make the Glaze

Whisk together the powdered sugar, non-dairy milk of choice, vanilla and dairy-free melted butter together until smooth and creamy.

For a chocolate glaze: Make the frosting, along with 1/2 cup of melted chocolate chips and a tablespoon of more non-dairy milk to help thin.

To make a lemon glaze: Swap in fresh lemon juice for the non-dairy milk in the glaze recipe

For a coconut glaze: Swap in coconut milk for the non-dairy milk, then sprinkle on toasted coconut on top of the donuts after frosted

Once the donuts are cool, dip into the glaze then place on a cooling rack and sprinkle with toppings while the frosting is still wet. I typically dip, let sit for a minute, then dip again.

This vegan donut recipe is such a fun dessert to make, especially if you have kids! Have them help you pipe the donut batter into the pan and dipping the finished donuts into the frosting.

More Vegan Dessert Recipes

• The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake
• Chocolate Vegan Pudding
• Apple Pie Bars
• Vegan Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
• Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you try these vegan glazed donuts, let me know! Make sure to come back to leave a rating and a comment. Seeing you make my recipes makes my day and your feedback helps other readers.

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