VEGAN APPLE CIDER DONUTS
Ingredients
Donut
- 1/4 cup aquafaba (the liquid in a can of chickpeas)
- 1/4 cup avocado oil, olive oil, or melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or agave nectar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground ginger
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (or apple butter for more intense flavor)
- 1/2 cup apple cider(NOT vinegar)
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose plus 2 extra tablespoons
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Cinnamon Sugar Coating (optional)
- 3 Tbsp melted vegan butter (or coconut oil)
- 3 Tbsp coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Directions
Best when fresh. Store completely cooled leftovers loosely covered at room temperature up to 3-4 days or in the freezer up to 1 month.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C) and grease two 6-slot (or one 12-slot) donut pans
To a small mixing bowl, add aquafaba and use a mixer (or whisk) to vigorously blend until soft peaks form – about 1-2 minutes if using an electric mixer. Set aside. (If yours doesn’t quite whip up into soft peaks, it’s OK. Just get them as fluffy as possible! A sprinkle of cream of tartar helps them firm up.)
Step 2
To a large mixing bowl, add the oil, cane (or coconut) sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sea salt, ginger, and nutmeg and whisk vigorously to combine. Then add applesauce and apple cider and whisk once more to combine.
Add almond flour, AP flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and whisk gently to combine. Lastly, add in the whipped aquafaba and gently fold in, trying to be as gentle as possible.
Step 3
If the batter appears too thin at this point, add 1 Tbsp each almond flour or AP flour at a time until it thickens up. It should appear like a thick cake batter – semi-thick and more scoopable than pourable.
Step 4
Divide batter evenly between donut tins, filling all the way full but leaving room for the center hole to be exposed (this can be done using a piping bag, Ziploc bag with the corner cut off, or just a spoon). There should be 11-12 donuts Optional: Sprinkle the donut batter with coconut sugar and cinnamon before baking.
Step 5
Bake for about 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, the edges appear brown, and the tops appear dry and fluffy. Time will vary depending on the oven and if you substituted any ingredients.
Step 6
Optional: In the meantime, melt vegan butter (or coconut oil) in a small dish and prepare cinnamon-sugar coating by adding cane or coconut sugar and cinnamon to a small dish and stirring to combine. Set aside.
Step 7
Remove donuts from the oven and let cool for a few minutes in the pan. Then grab the tins with a towel and tap over a cooling rack to loosen the donuts until they fall out. Let cool (smooth side up – the side that was in the tin) for at least 5 minutes on the rack. The longer they cool, the more they’ll firm up!
Step 8
Optional: While cooling or once cooled completely, brush the donuts with a light coating of melted vegan butter (or coconut oil) and dip in or sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar coating.
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