Happy Thursday! This week’s #tbt is to these devine chocolate donuts that happen to be gluten free and vegan.
A few years back my mom bought me a donut pan. I tried on a few occasions to make a gluten and egg free donut with no luck. The donuts were either gummy, or the icing wouldn’t harden. Enter this recipe from delightfuladventures.com. I adapted it a little and the result was magical.
Magical, am I right?
Gluten Free Vegan Baked Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Drizzle
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground flax meal
- 3 tbsp water
- 3/4 cup Bob's Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
For the peanut butter drizzle
- 2 tbsp peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease the donut pan.
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In a small bowl, combine the ground flax meal and water. Let sit for 5 minutes before adding to mixture.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
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In a separate bowl, combine the milk, melted coconut oil, vanilla, and flax egg and thoroughly mix.
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Pour the wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix to combine.
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Use a piping bag or a large Ziploc bag to pipe the mixture into the donut pan (if you do not have piping bags just spoon the dough into a gallon ziplock bag and cut 1 corner off).
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Bake for 10 minutes, until the tops of the donuts are springy (aka they bounce back if you touch them).
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Remove donuts oven and let cool in the pan for 3-5 minutes before removing to cool fully on a wire rack. Once cooled store donuts in the fridge in an airtight container.
For the peanut butter drizzle*
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In the microwave, heat 2 tbsp of nut butter for about 30-45 seconds, until slightly melted.
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Add the maple syrup to the nut butter and thoroughly mix. The mixture should be thick enough to hold its shape on the top of the donut.
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Drizzle on the tops of the donuts with a spoon or small ziplock bag. Serve immediately.
*I recommend not topping the donuts until right before you are going to eat them, to avoid them getting soggy.
Did you try this recipe? Make any substitutions? Let us know how they turned out in the comments below!
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