Fluffy and moist vegan chocolate glazed donuts are a wonderful treat! Baked instead of fried, and covered with an easy glaze that sets.
Your family and friends will LOVE these chocolate glazed donuts! They are made in 1 bowl with simple ingredients, with plenty of substitutions available.
Ingredients Needed
- All Purpose Flour: May substitute white whole wheat, whole wheat pastry flour, spelt flour, oat flour or even a gluten free all purpose flour if needed. Each one will change the flavor and texture slightly, but it will work.
- Cocoa Powder: I like to use dark cocoa powder here, but natural lighter colored cocoa will work as well.
- Sugar: I use organic granulated sugar, but you could probably sub coconut sugar if desired.
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Soy Milk: It’s fine to use any other non-dairy milk you like, such as almond, coconut, hemp, or oat.
- Melted Vegan Butter: You can also use canola oil, OR for oil free sub applesauce.
- Vanilla
The glaze is a simple mix of powdered sugar, soy milk and vanilla. Once the donuts are cooled completely, dip them in the glaze and place on a cooling rack to set (with parchment paper under it, to catch the mess).
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Vegan Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Fluffy and moist vegan chocolate glazed donuts are a wonderful treat! Baked instead of fried, and covered with an easy glaze.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup soy milk
- 3 tablespoons melted vegan butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup soy milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a donut pan with non-stick spray.
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt in a large bowl. Pour the soy milk, melted vegan butter and vanilla into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix well with a large wooden spoon to combine.
- Spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling about 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the donuts look set on top. Let cool for two or three minutes in the pan, then carefully transfer to a wire rack with a large piece of parchment paper beneath it (to help with the mess). Let the donuts cool completely before dipping in glaze.
- Make the glaze: In a medium sized bowl, add powdered sugar, soy milk and vanilla. Stir with a spoon until a smooth glaze is formed.
- Once the donuts have cooled completely, dip the entire donut into the glaze carefully, then place back on the rack over parchment paper to set. It will take 30 minutes or so for the icing to harden, but of course you can eat them right away if desired!
Notes
- Flour substitutions: You may sub white whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour or gluten free flour if needed.
- I used dark cocoa powder, but you can use natural, regular cocoa powder as well.
- It is fine to use another non-dairy milk instead of soy, such as oat, hemp, cashew, or almond.
- Oil Free: Substitute applesauce for the melted vegan butter. This will change the texture somewhat, but they will still be good.
Nutrition
Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
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Easy and delicious! Thanks for including note on putting down parchment paper. ??
Thank you, Cheryl! I’m glad you loved the donuts!
Just a quick question: if I leave out the cocoa powder would this make a good plain glazed donut? Cheers
I don’t think that would work so well, I would go make my Cinnamon Sugar Vegan Donuts instead, you could leave out the cinnamon and just use a simple glaze instead. Hope that helps!
Just bought a donut pan and am excited to try your donut recipes, this one and the cinnamon sugar one! Thanks!
Let me know how it goes for you, Cheryl! Happy cooking!
I love your recipes and these donuts are so good! I used a mini muffin pan because I did not have a donut pan. Baked them 16 mins and they could have gone a minute or 2 more. I put the cinnamon sugar 9n half and glaze on half. It is going to be hard not to eat the whole batch! Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Colleen! I’m so glad you love the donuts! Thanks a lot for taking your time to share your great review!
Very delicious ? and so easy to make!
Thank you, Eli!
Is the nutritional info for one doughnut ? Love your recipes❤️
That is correct. Thank you, I’m so glad!
Just made these, they were great! The kids loved them, so easy to whip up. I am at 8’500 ft in altitude and no adjustment was needed! Thanks!
Hi Michele. I’m glad you guys loved the donuts! Good to know they worked out in the altitude! Thank you for sharing!
Hello, I’m getting ready to make these, but not sure if you mean regular soymilk or unsweetened soymilk. Could you please clarify? Thank you!
Either is fine to use here. Hope you enjoy the donuts!
AMAZING! Made these today because I was craving chocolate donuts and these totally satisfied that craving! They had the perfect texture and like so many have said, they taste like a bakery donut!
Hi Caroline. I’m so glad you enjoyed the donuts. Thank you for sharing!
This Christmas morning I made these for my 2 kids 19 and 13. Both said these were better than real dunkin doughnuts( back when they could eat them.) They were so excited when I told them how quick they were to make. They will be made often in our home. Thank you for this recipe!
You’re so welcome!
I used coconut oil because I didn’t have vegan butter and accidentally used a tsp of salt. They tasted just like Dunkin Donuts! So yummy ?
I don’t have a donut pan so I made them into big Muffins and the kids call them “dufffins” lol
They’re delicious! Love it thanks for your recipes !
These are SO DELICIOUS!!!!!! Super easy to make, used all ingredients as listed. Don’t have a donut pan so I used a mini muffin pan & baked them for 14 minutes at the same temperature (from Nora’s tip on another one of her donut recipes). Absolutely buying a donut pan now because I will be making these more often than I should, another fantastic recipe from Nora!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much!
Absolute love these donuts!!! They are my favorite ones to make ❤️
Your recipes are so amazing!!! This is another keeper for sure.. I used almond milk (what I had in the fridge), had to omit the vanilla (I didn’t have any), and reduced the sugar to 1/4 c. And they still turned out SO good. Thank you!!
You’re so welcome!!
Hi Nora, I have loved all of your recipes that I’ve tried, and this one was no exception! How should extra donuts be stored?
I just store them at room temperature, covered on a plate for a few days. They are best the first day for sure though. In the refrigerator they might last an extra day. So glad you loved them and other recipes as well, thank you!
I love these! However, I’ve left them in for at least 15 minutes and they take forever to finish – and sometimes are even still uncooked in the middle. Is there a fix for this? I’m using silicone baking trays if that makes any difference.
Hmm it could be the silicone. Did you make any substitutions or change the recipe at all? It sounds like you just need to bake them longer, until they are done in the middle. You can check with a toothpick to make sure they’re done. Your donut size may also be larger than the pan I use. Hope that helps!
nope, no other changes! i’ll be sure to use the toothpick test 🙂
These are amazing! My family was sad when they were gone. My four year old ate three of them and he is the toughest food critic I’ve ever met.
That’s so great to hear!! Thanks!
Hi. I’m looking forward to making these. Curious if you know how many grams of flour to use, as opposed to a cup measurement. Thank you!
There is a tab underneath the ingredient list that says “metric”, and if you click on it you will see grams.
This recipe was amazing! I found the donuts to be a little dense, I think my flour to milk ratio might have been a bit off but the donuts still tasted so good. They remind me of the chocolate glazed timbits from Tim Hortons! 10/10 recommend!!!
Glad they were amazing!
My husband made these for my birthday today. The kids loved them but I felt like they tasted like play doh, I’m wondering what went wrong because I always love All Your recipes… your my go to for vegan baking! Any ideas? He stated the batter was really thick before putting them into the donut molds. They were chewy and a good texture and the icing was amazing but the donut tasted salty I guess?
I’m so glad you usually love my recipes Sarah! Hmm I’m not sure what may have went wrong here, if the batter was really thick it sounds like something went wrong, maybe he scooped a little extra flour. There’s only 1/4 teaspoon of salt called for, so unless he added too much they really shouldn’t taste salty at all. I think something went wrong, and I would try again, making sure to measure everything correctly. Be careful not to over mix the batter either, that always makes baked goods chewy instead of fluffy and tender. Hope that helps, thank you!
What are the chances he accidently used baking soda in place of baking powder?
Made these for Valentine’s Day Brunch & they were delicious. Who knew donuts do not be deep fried to taste good. Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome! So glad they were good!
Is the batter supposed to be pretty thick? Almost like cookie dough?
I wouldn’t say as thick as cookie dough, no, more like cake batter. Sounds like you may have added a little too much flour. You could thin it out a bit with some more non-dairy milk.
Just made these… I couldn’t wait for the glaze to fully set to try them. So delicious! Thank you so much for sharing this. I miss chocolate donuts and now I can make my own vegan ones! Loving your recipes!
That’s so wonderful! You’re welcome!
This recipe for vegan chocolate donuts looks amazing !
Where do I get a donut pan ?
I found mine at Target awhile ago, but you can also order them on Amazon.