Apple cinnamon baked vegan donuts with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. A sweet breakfast to start your day with a good amount of energy!
These baked vegan donuts are super easy and quick to prepare. Unlike traditional fried donuts, this batter doesn't have yeast, so no need to let them rise. By baking them in a donut pan, they can be made all at once (rather than having to fry them one at a time), and the amount of fat required is obviously lower. They're light and airy, with a hint of cinnamon and juicy pieces of apple in every bite!
How Do You Make Baked Vegan Donuts?
Making baked vegan donuts is easy, once the dough is mixed and ready, just pour it into a greased donut pan and bake it for just 11 minutes. We highly recommend using a donut pan for this recipe and to make other baked donuts.
You can bake donuts without a donut pan by rolling some parchment paper or aluminum foil and placing it in the middle of each one of the cavities of a muffin pan and placing the dough around it. That's if you wish to go through the trouble...
Ingredients in Vegan donuts
- Self Rising Flour: see the recipe card on how to make it at home
- Flax Egg: you can use a regular egg, if not vegan
- Coconut oil and GrapeSeed Oil: you can use any other neutral-tasting oil instead of grapeseed oil.
- Apples: We used Granny Smith, but feel free to use any apple you have in hand
Glaze for Vegan Donuts
For our apple cinnamon donuts, we picked a cinnamon glaze, but you can also just dip them in cinnamon sugar. For the glaze you will need:
- Coconut oil
- Plant-based milk
- Confectioner's sugar
- Cinnamon
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Apple Cinnamon Baked Vegan Donuts
- Total Time: 27 mins
- Yield: 12 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Apple cinnamon baked vegan donuts with a sweet cinnamon glaze, a sweet breakfast to start your day with a good amount of energy!
Ingredients
- 1 Flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seeds mixed with 3 tbsp of water) or one large egg, if not vegan
- 1 ¾ cup self-rising flour - See Note 1
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tbsp grapeseed oil (or vegetable oil)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup agave or maple syrup
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cashew, almond, or coconut milk, lukewarm
- 1 medium granny smith apple, core, peeled and diced small
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Optional Toppings
- Cinnamon sugar ( sugar and cinnamon mixed together) to sprinkle on top
Cinnamon Glaze
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 tbsp unsweetened plant milk
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Coat bottom of a donut pan with cooking spray
- In a small bowl, combine the ground flax seeds and water. Set aside
- In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt
- In a large bowl, whisk together the grapeseed and coconut oils, brown sugar and agave or maple syrup, until well combined. Pour the flax mixture and lukewarm milk and whisk well
- Slowly add the flour mixture and mix using a wooden spoon until just combined (do not over mix)
- Fold in the diced apples. Fill the donut mold ⅔ of the way and bake at 400F for 11 minutes
- Let the donuts cool and carefully unmold them using a butter knife to release the edges
- Dip them in cinnamon glaze, or brush donuts with a little melted coconut oil and dip them on a small plate with the cinnamon sugar.
To make the cinnamon glaze
- Whisk together the coconut oil and milk. Add the cinnamon and mix well
- Slowly add the confectioners' sugar, whisking constantly until it has dissolved completely
Notes
- You can make your own self rising flour by adding 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 17 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: Hanukkah
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut without glaze
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 13.4
- Sodium: 232
- Fat: 6.3
- Saturated Fat: 2.2
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 29.3
- Fiber: 1.3
- Protein: 2.1
- Cholesterol: 0
cindele
You go girls!! So happy that you are taking a stand against mixing these two holidays together! Can't wait to make these donuts...just have to run out and buy a donut pan....
Vicky & Ruth
So glad someone is on our side about this. Enjoy!
Lee
These are the best tasting donuts I have ever eaten and best of all they didn't bother my stomach or make me feel gross afterwards as fried donuts often do. Great job, can I have some more???
Vicky & Ruth
It is Ruthy's job to bake, let's see if I can convince her to make another batch for you 🙂
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com
These baked donuts look and sound fabulous! And the glaze - wow - what a wonderful aroma or flavors - cocOnut and cinnamon!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you very much!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs
These little donuts look delicious,a nd I love how they're abked, not fried! 😀
vicky
We liked donuts so much better baked !
AILUY
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! Finally somebody is taking a stand against mashing the holidays together. I am really happy that this is a once in a lifetime event, because I am SICK of everybody (almost) combining the names.
On a happier note, these donuts are absolutely superb.
Thank you.
Raquel
I Hate fried foods and these donuts look really delicious...can't wait to try them!! You go girls for standing out and not following the crowds!! That's what I like about this blog!!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you very much for your support!
Kelly
Wow, these baked donuts look amazing! Love cinnamon and apple together and I can't stop looking at the marvelous glaze. Wishing these were my breakfast this morning - yum!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you!! Remember, there's always tomorrow morning 😉
holly ; the hobbit kitchen
these look absolutely delicious - some of my very favourite flavours! and vegan?! so impressed!
the hobbit kitchen x
Vicky & Ruth
Thanks!!! We love the combination of apples and cinnamon!!
john@kitchenriffs
I love baked donuts! I love the traditional ones too, but these are so much healthier. Really nice flavors in these - good recipe. Thanks.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you!! Yes, definitely healthier and lighter than the fried version. And easier to make too! 🙂
Alison@AliBabka
That cinnamon glaze is making my mouth water! Delish!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you, we love cinnamon!
This American Bite
Props for making a vegan donut!
vicky
Thank you very much!
Ronnie Fein
You are funny! Good for you taking a stand, I love it. Doughnuts look deeeelish.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Ronnie!
Jamie Geller
You all made me laugh! And your recipes and prop styling make me smile. All in all I am a happy girl today 🙂
Vicky & Ruth
You are so sweet. So glad we can brighten your day 🙂
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Decadent donuts! Just look at the heavenly glaze 😀
Whitney @ Jewhungry
I'd like to put that cinnamon glaze on, oh, everything. Looks amazing.
vicky
Great idea! Maybe some cinnamon glazed cookies!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen
I think that's the most delicious looking vegan donut I've seen! Love the cinnamon glaze!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you very much!
Melissa {lilmisscakes}
These look amazing, not vegan at all. And while I'm getting tired of the fusion holiday, I did jump on the bandwagon just a bit. I'm glad this holiday mashup is a once in a lifetime event.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Melissa, we are happy to know we can impress a great baker like you!
Couldn't Be Parve
These doughnuts look fantastic. I love that glaze!
Sarah Klinkowitz
These donuts look like they would be wonderful with a cup of tea. I also am getting so tired of the mash-up.
Vicky & Ruth
Agreed, with a cup of tea or a hot steaming latte!
Laray
HI, Can you substitute coconut oil for a different oil?
Vicky & Ruth
Hi there!
You could try using a non hydrogenated vegetable shortening or just grapeseed oil (the texture might change slightly though). Hope this helps!
Kathleen
These donuts are ridiculously delicious! My sons are allergic to dairy, eggs and peanuts, so they get jipped in the donut department. So happy to have a delicious donut recipe we can all enjoy! Hurray!!!
Vicky & Ruth
So happy we can help 🙂
Laura
I just want you girls to know how much I appreciate what you do for all of us! I will be making these donuts this weekend for my mom. Anything cinnamon is okay in my world.
But I will also be making your orange cranberry scones. Cranberries this time of year rule!
Besides, you said you can make them round. which I have done on other scone recipes and make them more portable for me. I have your cookbook and love everything I have made. Especially the soups. Have a great holiday. I can't wait to see what you come up with in 2022!!!
Vicky and Ruth
AWWW! Thank you so much Laura, we can't even express how much your kind words mean to us.
Karen L Edwards
I just made these donuts. The batter tastes Yummy! They’re still in the oven, so I haven’t tasted them yet.
Question- Can I keep the extra batter in the refrigerator for 5 days or can I freeze it and take it out in 5 days when my Gkids are here?
It made a lot more batter than I thought.
Vicky and Ruth
We've never tested freezing the batter, but we think it should be fine. It's preferable than keeping in the fridge for 5 days.
Karen L Edwards
These donuts are Yummy, even without any topping! It’s Monday and I made these to see how good they are. Since they’re delicious, I plan to freeze all but the 2 my husband and I tasted. Our grandkids will love this treat when they come visit this weekend.
Vicky and Ruth
So happy to hear! Thank you for sharing!