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Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts (Gluten-Free)

Modified: Jul 13, 2021 · Published: Mar 23, 2019 by Rhian Williams

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Chocolate glazed mini chocolate donuts on a sheet of brown baking paper decorated with dried roses

These Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts are moist and fluffy, perfectly sweet and covered in a shiny chocolate glaze. They're baked not fried, come together in one bowl and are gluten-free and refined sugar free too. Great for a snack, dessert or party food!

Chocolate glazed mini chocolate donuts on a sheet of brown baking paper decorated with dried roses

How to make this recipe

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

  • Mix together all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl.

Tip: Use a measuring jug to measure out the plant-based milk.

Raw vegan chocolate baked donuts batter in a bowl
  • Transfer the batter into a donut tin.

Tip: Grease the tin first to make the donuts easier to remove afterwards.

Raw chocolate donut batter in a mini donut tin
  • Bake in oven for around 10 minutes, until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Cooked chocolate donuts in a mini donut tin
  • Transfer onto a cooling rack to cool slightly before applying the glaze.
Chocolate mini donuts on a wire rack against a marble background

How to make the glaze

  • Melt the coconut oil in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water or a microwave.
  • Mix in the maple syrup and cocoa powder.
A mini chocolate donut being dipped into a white bowl of chocolate glaze
  • Dip the donuts into the glaze one by one and place back on the cooling rack to dry.

How to decorate

If you wish to decorate the donuts, you can decorate them with:

  • Freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries.
  • Rose petals.
  • Desiccated coconut.
  • Cacao nibs.
  • Crushed pistachios.

Tip: Make sure to scatter these ingredients over the donuts while the glaze is still wet, otherwise they won't stick!

Chocolate glazed mini chocolate donuts on a sheet of brown baking paper decorated with dried roses

How long do these keep for?

These donuts taste best when fresh but keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.

Substitutions you can make

  • You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
  • You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
  • You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
  • You can replace the vinegar with lemon juice.
  • You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal/almond flour) with ground walnuts.
  • For a nut-free version: replace the ground almonds (almond meal/almond flour) with ground sunflower seeds.
  • You can use plain flour instead of the gluten-free flour if you’re not gluten-free.

Tips for making these

  • The amount of batter specified in the recipe is the right amount to fill the whole of the donut tin I used, but if you have some leftover batter you can put them into cupcake cases and use it to make cupcakes - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
  • I used a mini donut tin, but if you have a large donut tin, that will work too - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
  • If you don't have a donut tin, this batter can be used to make cupcakes - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Chocolate glazed mini chocolate donuts on a sheet of brown baking paper decorated with dried roses

If you liked these donuts, check out my Matcha Baked Donuts!

More vegan chocolate treats

  • Chocolate Cake
  • Chocolate Truffles
  • Chocolate Mousse
  • Chocolate Lava Cake
  • Chocolate Bars

If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

Chocolate glazed mini chocolate donuts on a sheet of brown baking paper decorated with dried roses

Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts (Gluten-Free)

These Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts are moist and fluffy and covered in a shiny chocolate glaze. 
4.20 from 10 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free chocolate donuts, refined sugar free chocolate donuts, vegan chocolate donuts
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 30 mini donuts
Calories: 55kcal
Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

For the donuts:

  • 30 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
  • 125 ml (½ cup) unsweetened almond milk (or sub any other kind of plant-based milk)
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 75 g (⅔ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) *
  • 75 g (⅔ cup) gluten-free flour blend (or sub plain flour if not gluten-free)
  • 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 25 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder

For the glaze**:

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder

To decorate (optional):

  • Freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries, rose petals, desiccated coconut, cacao nibs, crushed pistachios

Instructions

For the donuts:

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other type of oil).
  • Once melted, add the milk to the same bowl along with the vinegar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and ground almonds.
  • Sift in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder.
  • Mix well, adding a tiny splash more milk if it's looking too dry.
  • Transfer mixture to the greased donut tin.
  • Bake in oven for around 10 minutes, until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean. 
  • Transfer the donuts onto a cooling rack to cool slightly before applying the glaze.

For the glaze:

  • Melt the coconut oil in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water or a microwave.
  • Mix in the maple syrup and cocoa powder.
  • Dip the donuts into the glaze one by one and place back on the wire rack to dry.
  • If you wish to decorate them, scatter over freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries, rose petals, desiccated coconut, cacao nibs or crushed pistachios while the glaze is still wet (otherwise they won't stick).
  • They taste best when fresh but keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.

Notes

*You can alternatively use almond flour.
**You can alternatively use a mixture of coconut oil and dark chocolate.
  • The amount of batter specified in the recipe is the right amount to fill the whole of the donut tin I used, but if you have some leftover batter you can put them into cupcake cases and use it to make cupcakes - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
  • I used a mini donut tin, but if you have a large donut tin, that will work too - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
  • If you don't have a donut tin, this batter can be used to make cupcakes - just remember to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Nutrition Facts
Vegan Chocolate Baked Donuts (Gluten-Free)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 16mg1%
Potassium 32mg1%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 1g2%
Calcium 23mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Anonymous

    April 29, 2018 at 7:12 pm

    5 stars
    Used this to make cupcakes and it was great - thank you!

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    • Rhian Williams

      April 29, 2018 at 8:00 pm

      Thank you!

  2. Kim

    September 27, 2018 at 5:50 am

    I can't eat almonds currently, what can I use as a substitute?

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      September 27, 2018 at 9:12 pm

      Ground walnuts, ground sunflower seeds or a fifth of the amount coconut flour. Hope that helps!

  3. Veronica

    September 30, 2018 at 1:13 am

    5 stars
    These donuts are amazing!!! Everyone loved them. Thanks for for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      September 30, 2018 at 11:47 am

      Aw yay thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

  4. Elia

    October 14, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    Hi Rhiann, very excited to find your blog. I'm recently gluten free, have vegan family members and love to bake ... so I'm learning how to incorporate these new requirements so i can still bake (and eat!) yummy treats.

    I'll let you know how they turn out ...

    thanks!

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      October 14, 2018 at 6:41 pm

      Aw great, thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions about anything!

  5. Dora

    January 03, 2019 at 7:42 am

    Hi, if I wanted to make vanilla donuts, can I just omit the cocoa powder? Do I need to substitute for flour instead?

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      January 03, 2019 at 8:20 am

      No you can just omit the cocoa powder no problem. Would love to hear how you get on!

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