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Vegan Chocolate Donuts

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Vegan chocolate donuts made with oat flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Topped with a decadent 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.

Vegan Chocolate Donuts on white plates with donuts on cooling rack with knife

I’m feeling pretty impressed with myself today, friends.

I’m over here metaphorically twirling my index finger in the air ringed with round baked goods.

Behold!

The first donut recipe on Flora & Vino.

Of course it had to be chocolate.

These Vegan Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache are ready in just 15 minutes with whole food ingredients you can feel good about!

I’ve had donuts on the brain for a while now, ever since a friend reached out asking if I had a go-to recipe to share.

At the time I didn’t, and honestly donuts were something I had dismissed from my diet as being too…not F&V.

I mean, there’s no way an oil-free, gluten free, refined sugar free, and vegan donut could exist, right?

Unless it could.

These Vegan Chocolate Donuts are a rare bird and you’re going to want to stop, stare, devour, and do it all over again.

Vegan Chocolate Donuts in donut pan on checkered towel

What You Need to Make Vegan Chocolate Donuts

These easy donuts are chocolate-y, tender, and moist, with a killer chocolate hazelnut ganache and chocolate drizzle that is totally Insta-worthy.

Here’s what you need to make Vegan Chocolate Donuts:

  • oat flour
  • gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • cacao powder
  • pure maple syrup
  • ground flaxseed
  • unsweetened applesauce
  • unsweetened almond milk

That’s it!

vegan chocolate donuts on cooling rack

How to Make Vegan Chocolate Donuts

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare two donut pans.

Prepare the flax eggs in a large bowl and allow it to sit for a few minutes to gel.

Next, add in the maple syrup, applesauce, and almond milk and stir to combine.

Sift in the oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and cacao powder and stir again to combine.

Spray the donut pans with coconut oil spray or lightly grease it with coconut oil.

Add the batter to fill each donut crevice.

Carefully shake the pan to distribute the batter evenly.

Bake the donuts for 15 minutes, or until they’re firm to the touch.

Vegan Chocolate Donuts on cooling rack with chocolate ganache and drizzle

Swaps & Substitutions

The gluten-free flour blend calls for a mix of oat flour and almond meal, or double the oat flour.

I haven’t tried testing other flours, but I think trying a hazelnut meal for 1/2 of the blend would be excellent to bring out the chocolate hazelnut vibe!

I also tested a version with 50% chocolate protein powder, which tested great but produced slightly flatter less round donuts.

Try this if you’re looking for an extra protein boost and aren’t as concerned with aesthetics!

The addition of applesauce makes these donuts makes and oil-free without imprinting any apple-y taste on the donuts.

If you don’t have applesauce on hand, try subbing pumpkin or beet purée instead.

vegan chocolate donuts stacked on white plate

How to Make 2-Ingredient Chocolate Ganache

Here’s what you need for the chocolate ganache:

  • Hu Kitchen Hazelnut Butter Chocolate Bar
  • unsweetened almond milk

That’s it!

While the donuts are baking, prepare the chocolate hazelnut ganache.

Add the hazelnut butter chocolate bars to a pan over medium low heat, stirring often until the chocolate is fully melted.

Transfer it to a glass bowl and add in almond milk.

Whisk them to combine and refrigerate the mixture until it’s ready for use.

When the donuts are done, remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15-20 minutes until icing.

Remove the donuts from the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack, and “frost” with chocolate hazelnut ganache.

Add an optional chocolate drizzle.

Melt the chocolate bar over medium heat until it’s liquid.

With a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the frosted donuts before serving.

Vegan Chocolate Donuts stacked on white plate

Hu Kitchen Chocolate

While these donuts are perfectly fabulous as is, an easy Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache made with Hu Kitchen Chocolate takes them from woah to WOW.

I love incorporating Hu Chocolate into my desserts because their products so easily meets my dessert-ing criteria.

You won’t ever find any dairy, GMOs, emulsifiers, soy lecithin, gluten, refined sugar, or sugar alcohols in their delicious chocolate!

The ganache is made with just two ingredients that you can whip up while the donuts are baking, and the chocolate drizzle is straight up melted Hu Chocolate!

I couldn’t decide between a ganache and a chocolate drizzle, so I opted for both because YOLO, but you can choose one or both or none– these donuts are yours for the making!

vegan chocolate donuts on cooling rack with chocolate ganache

How to Serve Vegan Chocolate Donuts

These donuts are not your average baked affair.

Donuts in just 15 minutes?!

I’m not sure how donuts bake in that beautiful oval in just 15 minutes while their baked cousins bread and muffins take anywhere from 30-60 minutes to reach doneness.

It’s magic and I’m not going to argue with it.

They look and taste like dessert but are actually packed with fiber, protein, complex carbs, and antioxidants.

They’re suitable for breakfast with a cup of coffee or tea, as a tasty snack, or an evening dessert.

They’re perfect for Sunday brunch with friends, bridal showers, baby showers, or an office party!

Optional to wear them as ring bling like I want to…that drizzle need to be SEEN!

Store leftover donuts in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Enjoy!

Vegan Chocolate Donuts on white plates with donuts on cooling rack with knife

More Vegan Donuts

  • Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

  • Vegan Pumpkin Donuts with Maple SunButter Frosting

  • Date Sweetened Donuts with Chocolate Frosting

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If you make this Vegan Chocolate Donuts recipe, let me know!

Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to create more yums.

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XO Lauren

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  • Author: Flora & Vino
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 12 donuts
  • Diet: Vegan
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Healthy chocolate donuts made with oat flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Topped with a decadent 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.


Ingredients

Vegan Chocolate Donuts

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour (more oat flour or almond flour– did not test coconut!)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2/3 cup cacao powder
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 flax eggs (2 TBSP flax seed + 6 TBSP filtered water)
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 unsweetened almond milk

Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache

  • 2 Hu Kitchen Hazelnut Butter Chocolate Bar, broken into pieces
  • 4 TBSP unsweetened almond milk

Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1 Hu Kitchen Simple Dark Chocolate Bar, broken into pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare two donut pans.
  2. Prepare the flax eggs in a large bowl and allow it to sit for a few minutes to gel. Next, add in the maple syrup, applesauce, and almond milk and stir to combine.
  3. Sift in the oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and cacao powder and stir again to combine.
  4. Spray the donut pans with coconut oil spray or lightly grease it with coconut oil. Add the batter to fill each donut crevice. Carefully shake the pan to distribute the batter evenly.
  5. Bake the donuts for 15 minutes, or until they’re firm to the touch.
  6. While the donuts are baking, prepare the chocolate hazelnut ganache. Add the hazelnut butter chocolate bars to a pan over medium low heat, stirring often until the chocolate is fully melted. Transfer it to a glass bowl and add in almond milk. Whisk them to combine and refrigerate the mixture until it’s ready for use.
  7. When the donuts are done, remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15-20 minutes until icing.
  8. Remove the donuts from the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack, and “frost” with chocolate hazelnut ganache.
  9. Add an optional chocolate drizzle. Melt the chocolate bar over medium heat until it’s liquid. With a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the frosted donuts before serving.
  10. Store leftover donuts in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

To make 6 donuts instead of 12, split the recipe in half down the middle!

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven-Bake
  • Cuisine: Vegan, Oil-Free, Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free

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Filed Under: All Food Recipes, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Sweets & Treats

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  1. Edith

    March 23, 2020 at 1:00 am

    I enjoyed this recipe! Very yummy and moist. I left the drizzle out. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Flora & Vino

      March 25, 2020 at 4:05 pm

      Hi Edith,

      SO glad that you enjoyed! I usually leave the drizzle out too 🙂

      XOXO Lauren

      Reply

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