Baked Vegan Mini Chocolate Donuts are an exotic mini chocolatey treat to indulge as a snack or breakfast, Perfect for a party or putluck too.
Why Baked Donuts ? but why not??
Doughnut. Donut. Dont care what it is spelt as …. they were baked, they were chocolatey and we loved it 🙂 …and did I do a happy dance or what!! Donuts sits right there on top on my list of indulgences… the warmth of the cinnamon sugar with the gooey goodness of the sugar glaze (I am not a so chocolate person), and it makes me go weak at the knees..
So, I seized this opportunity to just not make them at home, but bake them (no deep fried ones for us!!)
5 reasons to make this Baked Choco donut at home!
- It’s chocolatey
- No deep frying and no yeast
- Kid friendly & allergen friendly
- customised topping
- Party- ready !
…. and a chocolate one at that .. ! deliciously super (I am running out of adjectives :D) This couldnt get any better.. the kids were starry eyed at seeing these being made at home (the elder one shares my love for these). And they hugged me so much .. such a lovely feeling.. warmer than the cinnamon sprinkled topped ones , dont you say ? :)).. and that for me was the best #Valentines ever 🙂
I made a small batch (about 10 donuts). And they came out super good !!
Why not try more chocolatey treats this Valentine ? (or whenever choco-craving strikes you!)
Adapted from here
Prep time : 15 min, Baking time : 10-12 mins, Standing time : 5-8 mins
Cuisine – American ; Course : Snack / Breakfast
PIN FOR LATER
Tips and tricks to make these Baked Mini Choco Vegan Donuts:
- Oven Baking times may vary. See what works for you, till a skewer / toothpick comes out clean
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature before using
- As this is an eggless (and vegan) recipe, the texture might be different if using whole wheat or All purpose flour in place of pastry flour.
- If you are omitting any / adding any ingredient from the above list, the baking time and output may vary.
- If the bread is browning too fast, tent the baking pan with aluminium foil quickly
- I used a Donut dimpled plan. If you use any other pan, the bake time would vary slightly. Keep an eye on the rising bake.
What you need to make Baked Vegan Mini Donuts
- 1/2 cup + 2 TBSP pastry flour
- 1/4 cup Sugar (powdered and measured)
- 3 TBSP dutch processed cocoa powder (or any fine cocoa)
- 1/8 tsp Baking soda (+ a teeny weeny pinch)
- 1/3 tsp Instant Coffee
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 TBSP Oil (any neutral oil would do)
- 1 TBSP Vegan butter (use any butter if you don’t need this to be vegan)
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Water (+ 1 TBSP as needed)
Glaze / Frosting:
- 1/3 cup Icing Sugar (increase as per preference)
- 2 TBSP Vegan Butter
- 1/2 cup Vegan Chocochips (replace with normal choco chips if not vegan)
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
How to make Baked Vegan Mini Donut
- Preheat oven to 175 C + grease your donut pan
- Sieve together the pastry flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, coffee powder, salt. Combine well with a whisk
- Add oil, vanilla , water and whisk till smooth
- Pour 3/4 into the donut moulds and bake for 10- 12 till done.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.
- To prepare the glaze, melt the chocochips on a double boiler. Take off the heat and when still warm, add in the butter, essence and icing sugar . Whisk well to velvety smooth.
- Dip the cooled donuts in the glaze and place on a wire rack to collect all drips. Top with any sprinkles as required.
- Enjoy warm. Keeps upto 2 days . warm for 15 secs in a microwave once taken out of freezer.
Baked Choco Mini Donuts (Vegan)~ How to make Baked Chocolate Doughnuts
Equipment
- Oven sub with air fryer with varying bake time, see notes
- donut pan
- Spatula
- piping bag
- Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup + 2 TBSP pastry flour
- 1/4 cup Sugar powdered and measured
- 3 TBSP dutch processed cocoa powder or any fine cocoa
- 1/8 tsp Baking soda + a teeny weeny pinch
- 1/3 tsp Instant Coffee
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 TBSP Oil any neutral oil would do
- 1 TBSP Vegan butter use any butter if you don’t need this to be vegan
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Water + 1 TBSP as needed
For the ganache / topping
- 1/3 cup Icing Sugar increase as per preference
- 2 TBSP Vegan Butter
- 1/2 cup Vegan Chocochips replace with normal choco chips if not vegan
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 C + grease your donut pan
- Sieve together the pastry flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, coffee powder, salt. Combine well with a whisk
- Add oil, vanilla , water and whisk till smooth
- Pour 3/4 into the donut moulds and bake for 10- 12 till done.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.
- To prepare the glaze, melt the chocochips on a double boiler. Take off the heat and when still warm, add in the butter, essence and icing sugar . Whisk well to velvety smooth.
- Dip the cooled donuts in the glaze and place on a wire rack to collect all drips. Top with any sprinkles as required.
- Enjoy warm. Keeps upto 2 days . warm for 15 secs in a microwave once taken out of freezer.
Notes
- Oven Baking times may vary. See what works for you, till a skewer / toothpick comes out clean
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature before using
- As this is an eggless (and vegan) recipe, the texture might be different if using whole wheat or All purpose flour in place of pastry flour.
- If you are omitting any / adding any ingredient from the above list, the baking time and output may vary.
- If the bread is browning too fast, tent the baking pan with aluminium foil quickly
- I used a Donut dimpled plan. If you use any other pan, the bake time would vary slightly. Keep an eye on the rising bake.
The next time I am in Mumbai I would want to gorge on these Kalyani..they look super tempting.
Those are so cute and your girls must have enjoyed these mini donuts.
Very delicious looking donuts.Love the idea of baking.
This is in my todo list. But the thought of frying keeps me away from it. But baking is super cool. will try it
Home made fresh baked donuts.how can i say no to this? Added to my todo list.
Love these cute little chocolate donuts. My kids would love these.
donut maker, vegan butter – wow , you have fancy stuff in your kitchen…i want to get that mould first and then make this recipe, beautiful first pic
Like these mini donuts. The ready made ones are so big and fried and mostly find them too sugary. These choco mini donuts are just perfect for that indulgence – small and baked.
Absolutely mayuri. these mini ones are perfect for portion control
Donuts are my weakness and this baked version is definitely kind of guilt free treat for me. It will be so much to bake these with my son for weekend treat.
aww. sounds like a plan- do try it Sandhya
Such a cute, chocolatey dounuts! Love the fact they are baked these small indulgences is what I must make this weekend.
thanks Archana, do give it a try soon
Love home made doughnuts, such an easy recipe and baked too. Love how you have made them vegan too. A guilt free, delish treat.
Thanks Priya
These chocolate dougnut are so cute, with the sprinkles on top this becomes a perfect treat to love and share.
Thanks much, Seema