Baked Chocolate Donuts with chocolate frosting that are vegan (and will blow your mind!) These soft and fluffy donuts are made with simple dairy free ingredients. I’m not vegan, but holy heck – these donuts have changed my life!
Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts Recipe
One of my proudest baking moments was the day I first made these chocolate donuts! They are so soft and moist, and can you believe it – they’re made with simple dairy free vegan ingredients!! Seriously, they’re going to blow your mind, I’m telling you now.
In NYC, there’s a bakery called Dun-Well that sells the most amazing vegan donuts (add it to your must visit list – it’s in Brooklyn!). My family is not vegan (at all) but hands down they’re our favorite donuts. This got me to thinking… how the heck do they do it? So I made these chocolate donuts!
Featured Review
These are outstanding! I just recently went dairy free and I’m a huge chocolate lover! These are even better than regular chocolate doughnuts! Pauline
Yes, this recipe is vegan but it doesn’t require any hard-to-find fancy ingredients. Simply whip the batter up in 1 bowl, bake in a donut pan and finish them off with sweet chocolate frosting. They’re so easy to make!
This recipe makes 6 chocolate donuts. You can easily double the ingredients if you want to make a full dozen.
Want more baked donut recipes ? Try my Baked Sugar Donuts , Baked Strawberry Donuts , Glazed Carrot Cake Donuts and Chocolate Chip Donuts .
Ingredients for Vegan Chocolate Donuts
Vegan donut ingredients are pretty similar to making regular donuts. I promise that you don’t need fancy ingredients- you know what I mean, pricey or hard to find. Everything can be found at your local grocery store.
- all-purpose flour
- white sugar
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- vegetable oil
- vanilla extract
- unsweetened almond milk (I’ve also made these with oat milk and they turned out well!)
- powdered sugar
- dairy free butter (we use Earth Balance)
How To Bake Chocolate Donuts
Mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl .
Stir in the wet ingredients until a smooth batter is formed.
Evenly pour the batter into the greased donut pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Make the chocolate frosting in a bowl which is a mixture of powdered sugar, dairy free butter, almond milk, cocoa powder and vanilla.
Let donuts cool completely before removing them from the pan and adding the frosting.
Storing chocolate donuts
Store chocolate donuts at room temperature, covering them with plastic wrap (careful to not stick to the frosting) or lid. My tip is that I place a large bowl (upside down) on top of the plate of donuts, making my own lid!
You can also store in the refrigerator but I do think they dry out a little bit, and since this recipe only makes 6 donuts, you probably will have them finished in a few days!
Can these be made gluten free?
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Ingredients
For the donuts
- ▢ 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- ▢ 1/2 cup white sugar
- ▢ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ▢ 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- ▢ 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
For the frosting
- ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
- ▢ 2 tablespoons dairy free butter (I use Earth Balance) melted
- ▢ 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- ▢ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. This recipe makes 6 donuts.
- Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add oil, vanilla and milk and continue to stir until smooth.
- Pour batter into donut pan and bake for 12 minutes. Insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, donuts are done. If toothpick is not clean, bake for 2-3 more minutes or until clean.
- Let donuts cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
For the frosting
- In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well.
- Add milk, cocoa powder and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
- Once donuts are cool, dip them into the frosting to cover the tops. Enjoy!
Notes
Baked Chocolate Donuts with chocolate frosting that are vegan (and will blow your mind!) These soft and fluffy donuts are made with simple dairy free ingredients. I’m not vegan, but holy heck – these donuts have changed my life!
Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts Recipe
One of my proudest baking moments was the day I first made these chocolate donuts! They are so soft and moist, and can you believe it – they’re made with simple dairy free vegan ingredients!! Seriously, they’re going to blow your mind, I’m telling you now.
In NYC, there’s a bakery called Dun-Well that sells the most amazing vegan donuts (add it to your must visit list – it’s in Brooklyn!). My family is not vegan (at all) but hands down they’re our favorite donuts. This got me to thinking… how the heck do they do it? So I made these chocolate donuts!
Featured Review
These are outstanding! I just recently went dairy free and I’m a huge chocolate lover! These are even better than regular chocolate doughnuts! Pauline
Yes, this recipe is vegan but it doesn’t require any hard-to-find fancy ingredients. Simply whip the batter up in 1 bowl, bake in a donut pan and finish them off with sweet chocolate frosting. They’re so easy to make!
This recipe makes 6 chocolate donuts. You can easily double the ingredients if you want to make a full dozen.
Want more baked donut recipes ? Try my Baked Sugar Donuts , Baked Strawberry Donuts , Glazed Carrot Cake Donuts and Chocolate Chip Donuts .
Ingredients for Vegan Chocolate Donuts
Vegan donut ingredients are pretty similar to making regular donuts. I promise that you don’t need fancy ingredients- you know what I mean, pricey or hard to find. Everything can be found at your local grocery store.
- all-purpose flour
- white sugar
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- vegetable oil
- vanilla extract
- unsweetened almond milk (I’ve also made these with oat milk and they turned out well!)
- powdered sugar
- dairy free butter (we use Earth Balance)
How To Bake Chocolate Donuts
Mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl .
Stir in the wet ingredients until a smooth batter is formed.
Evenly pour the batter into the greased donut pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Make the chocolate frosting in a bowl which is a mixture of powdered sugar, dairy free butter, almond milk, cocoa powder and vanilla.
Let donuts cool completely before removing them from the pan and adding the frosting.
Storing chocolate donuts
Store chocolate donuts at room temperature, covering them with plastic wrap (careful to not stick to the frosting) or lid. My tip is that I place a large bowl (upside down) on top of the plate of donuts, making my own lid!
You can also store in the refrigerator but I do think they dry out a little bit, and since this recipe only makes 6 donuts, you probably will have them finished in a few days!
Can these be made gluten free?
Pin for later:
Ingredients
For the donuts
- ▢ 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- ▢ 1/2 cup white sugar
- ▢ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ▢ 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- ▢ 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
For the frosting
- ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
- ▢ 2 tablespoons dairy free butter (I use Earth Balance) melted
- ▢ 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- ▢ 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. This recipe makes 6 donuts.
- Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add oil, vanilla and milk and continue to stir until smooth.
- Pour batter into donut pan and bake for 12 minutes. Insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, donuts are done. If toothpick is not clean, bake for 2-3 more minutes or until clean.
- Let donuts cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
For the frosting
- In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well.
- Add milk, cocoa powder and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
- Once donuts are cool, dip them into the frosting to cover the tops. Enjoy!
Notes
Mind Blowing Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
For the donuts
- 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
For the frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons dairy free butter (I use Earth Balance) melted
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. This recipe makes 6 donuts.
- Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add oil, vanilla and milk and continue to stir until smooth.
- Pour batter into donut pan and bake for 12 minutes. Insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, donuts are done. If toothpick is not clean, bake for 2-3 more minutes or until clean.
- Let donuts cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
For the frosting
- In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well.
- Add milk, cocoa powder and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
- Once donuts are cool, dip them into the frosting to cover the tops. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Created by Pamela Reed for brooklynfarmgirl.com
