The Best Baked Vegan Vanilla Doughnuts

Trust me, your home will smell like a freaking bakery when you have these turning all fluffy and golden in the oven. Get fancy and deck them out in all your favourite sprinkles, rock candies, vegan meringue kisses, and gold shimmer as well as freeze-dried fruit powders because why the hell not?!

Ingredients and equipment you need

FlourBaking powderSugarSaltVanilla extractAlmond extractAquafaba (water from a can of unsalted chickpeas or white beans) Plant milk (any – I like to use almond or soy)Flavourless oil (any – I like to use sunflower)Apple cider vinegarIcing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)Water Gel food colours (I use Wilton)Decorations of your choice (I used sprinkles, rock candy, vegan meringue kisses in blush pink, gold leaf/gold shimmer and freeze-dried raspberry powder).2x mini doughnut baking tins like this oneCooking spray

How to make The Best Baked Vegan Vanilla Doughnuts

Tips for making Baked Vegan Doughnuts

I like to use a piping bag to pipe the batter into the doughnut tin but you can also use a teaspoon or ziplock/sandwich bag. Simply cut a hole in one corner and pipe the batter into the pan. Be careful not to overfill the pan cavities because the holes in the middle will close up. Easy, right? Here’s how to make The Best Vegan Vanilla Doughnuts The Best Baked Vegan Vanilla Doughnuts are perfect for making with little ones. They will love dipping and decorating. Make them for parties or take them along to any get together. In fact, they are super for making with kids!

How to store

These vegan doughnuts are best eaten the same day. However, they can be covered and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days. You can freeze the unglazed doughnuts for up to 3 months. Be sure to seal them well in an airtight container (Tupperware, for example) lined with baking parchment.

Flavour ideas for Vegan Doughnuts

Besides vanilla, there’s a whole other host of flavours you can try. If vanilla isn’t your thing, switch the vanilla extract for any of the following:

Grated zest of one orange and/or lemon for vegan citrus doughnuts1 teaspoon of mixed spice/chai masala or gingerbread spice for a spiced vegan doughnut1 tbsp peanut butter for vegan peanut butter doughnutsReplace 2 tbsp flour with 2 tbsp cocoa powder for vegan chocolate doughnutsReplace the plain flour with a good gluten-free flour blend for gluten-free vegan doughnutsAdd 2 tsp instant espresso powder for delicious vegan coffee doughnutsFinally, you could try a combo of these ideas and make vegan chocolate-coffee (mocha) doughnuts, for example.

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