Vegan Gluten-Free Donuts

These vegan gluten-free donuts will tantalize your taste buds! Enjoy these baked donuts with vanilla or chocolate glaze and any of your favorite toppings like chopped nuts or sprinkles.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Resting Time 5

Total Time 30

Servings donuts

Calories 246kcal

Author Marly McMillen

Equipment

Ingredients

Vegan Donuts

½ cup plant-based milk
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (see notes)
1 ½ cup gluten-free flour (high-quality baking flour)
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegan butter melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pink Glaze

½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons plant-based creamer * See notes for chocolate glaze
1 drop organic pink food coloring
Optional: sprinkles

Cups - Metric

Instructions

For the Vegan Donuts:

Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Coat donut pan compartments with vegetable spray.
Make vegan buttermilk by stirring together milk with vinegar. Set it aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients from the flour to the salt. Stir to combine. Set aside
In another bowl, combine vegan buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
Stir together the milk mixture and the flour mixture until large lumps of flour are no longer visible.
Spoon the batter into prepared donut pans, approximately 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter per donut compartment. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl and get every last bit of batter in the bowl.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until the donuts are golden around the edges.

For the Glaze:

While the donuts are baking, stir together the glaze ingredients. If you prefer chocolate glaze, skip the food coloring and instead add a tablespoon of cocoa powder.
Once the donuts are done, let them cool enough so you can handle them. Dip each donut into the glaze. Icing the donuts while they're still warms helps coat each donut evenly and will create a crispy crust on the icing.
While the icing is still wet, add favorite toppings like chopped nuts, colorful sprinkles, coconut flakes, and more.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. They can be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.

Notes

Chocolate Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar ⅓ cup cocoa 3 tablespoons soy milk

You can make these as overnight donuts by placing the donut pans in the fridge in step 6. Leave them there overnight. And then when you get up in the morning, place them on the counter to rise, for about 30 minutes. Then begin following the steps in the recipe.

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