Vegan Chocolate Donuts

This is a great vegan donut recipe. I liked how one of my girls ate the doughnut with a fork and a knife and the other with her hands and quite messy.

vegan chocolate donuts (~from NoraCooks)

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

Chocolate Glaze

·      1 cup powdered sugar

·      3 tablespoons cocoa powder

·      1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

·      3-4 tablespoons soy milk

Instructions

1.    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a donut pan with non-stick spray.

2.    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.

3.    Spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling about 3/4 of the way full. Be careful not to overfill, as the donuts will rise and you might lose the "hole" of your donut. 

4.    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).

5.    Make the Glaze: In a medium sized bowl, add powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla and soy milk. Stir with a spoon until a smooth glaze is formed. I like it to be quite thick, but if you need to thin it out you can add a teaspoon of soy milk at a time until a desired consistency is reached.

6.    Once the donuts have cooled completely, dip the tops into the glaze carefully, then place back on the rack over parchment paper to set. You could also spoon the glaze on if you prefer.