Vegan Donuts

Vegan donuts, fluffy, sweet, baked, and super easy! They are the perfect snack or breakfast, and they require less than 30 minutes.

These vegan donuts are the best donut recipe I've ever made! They truly are out of this world, as well as delicious, fluffy, and sweet. They seem fresh right from the bakery!

As I made them with simple pantry ingredients, you most likely already have them at home. However, everything I used to make this amazing snack is affordable and easy to find at any grocery store.

Besides, these kinds of foods are always packed with artificial additives and preservatives, but this homemade recipe is way healthier than the ones you can find at the supermarket.

Vegan donuts, sweet, mouthwatering, and super easy to prepare! To make them you only need 9 ingredients (the topping is optional) and less than 30 minutes of your time. I hope you love them!

Start your day with delightful vegan breakfast options like vegan blueberry muffins, vegan banana bread, and vegan waffles. Indulge in these plant-based delights that are both flavorful and satisfying.

Ingredient notes

• All-purpose flour: I’ve only made this recipe using all-purpose flour, but you could probably use a different type of flour. However, keep in mind that you may have to adjust the amount of it.
• Granulated sugar: feel free to use other types of sugar, like brown, coconut, or cane sugar. Make sure the sugar you’re using is vegan. I've never tried making this recipe with a liquid sweetener, though.
• Flax egg: it’s an egg replacer made with flaxseeds and water. It’s so easy to make and ready in 5 minutes.
• Vegan butter: I strongly recommend you make your own vegan butter at home, but feel free to use it store-bought.
• Vanilla extract: I always use homemade vanilla extract as it’s more affordable and extremely easy to make, but store-bought is also a good choice.
• Unsweetened plant milk: any type of unsweetened plant milk will work, but soy milk is my favorite one for baking.

Dietary variations

• Make it gluten-free: use a gluten-free flour blend for a gluten-free version of this recipe. You could also use oat flour and buckwheat or rice flour (half and half). Add more or less quantity if needed.
• Make soy-free: use soy-free plant milk and vegan butter.
• Make it nut-free: use nut-free plant milk.

Pro tips

• Vegan butter can be replaced with oil (coconut oil is my favorite choice).
• Be careful not to overfill, as the donuts will rise and you might lose the hole of your donuts.
• Although vanilla extract is optional, I suggest you use it because it will give your vegan donuts a wonderful flavor!
• Feel free to add your favorite spices such as nutmeg, or even cocoa powder to make chocolate donuts.

How to make vegan donuts

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC and spray a donut pan with non-stick spray or grease it with some oil. Set aside.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add all the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.
• Fill each pan cavity approximately ¾ full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow the donuts to cool for at least 5 minutes before removing them from the donut pan. Then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• The topping is optional but so delicious and easy to make! To make the cinnamon sugar just mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl until well combined.
• Then use a brush to brush the melted vegan butter onto the top of a donut and immediately dip it into the bowl of cinnamon sugar.
• Serve your vegan donuts immediately.

How to store

• Fridge: keep them in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature for up to 1 week.
• Freezer: store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight. If you’re going to freeze them, add the topping after you’ve defrosted them.
• Reheat: feel free to warm them up in the microwave.

Are donuts vegan?

Regular donuts are not usually vegan, as they contain dairy, butter, and eggs, this recipe is 100% plant-based. I used plant milk instead of cow's milk and substituted the other non-vegan ingredients with vegan options.

However, these vegan donuts are equally or even more delicious than the other ones!

Serving suggestions

I usually take my vegan donuts and eat them on the go, but when I stay at home I love to enjoy them with a glass of my favorite kind of plant milk or even a cup of coffee.

Looking for more vegan snack recipes?

• Vegan Bread Pudding
• Vegan Crepes
• Vegan French Toast
• Vegan Banana Muffins
• Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

Did you make this vegan donuts recipe?

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Vegan Donuts

Vegan donuts, fluffy, sweet, baked, and super easy! They are the perfect snack or breakfast, and they require less than 30 minutes.

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 15 minutes mins

Total: 25 minutes mins

Servings: 6 donuts

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Ingredients 

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For the vegan donuts:

• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 flax egg
• ▢ 2 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ⅓ cup unsweetened plant milk, I used soy milk

For the topping:

• ▢ 2 tablespoon white granulated sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1 tablespoon vegan butter, melted

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Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC and spray a donut pan with non-stick spray or grease it with some oil. Set aside.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt).
• Add all the wet ingredients (flax egg, melted vegan butter, vanilla extract, and milk) and stir until well combined.
• Fill each pan cavity approximately ¾ full. You can spoon the batter into the donut pan (it can get messy), or fill a ziplock bag with the batter, cut a hole in the corner, and pipe it into the pan. 
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow the donuts to cool for at least 5 minutes before removing them from the donut pan. Then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• The topping is optional but so delicious and easy to make! To make the cinnamon sugar just mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl until well combined.
• Then use a brush to brush the melted butter onto the top of a donut and then immediately dip it into the bowl of cinnamon sugar.
• Serve your vegan donuts with a glass of rice milk, coconut milk, or a cup of coffee. 
• Store the vegan donuts in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge. 

Notes

• You can use any other kind of flour, but you may need to add more or less of it.
• If you want gluten-free donuts, I’d use oat flour and buckwheat or rice flour (half and half). Add more or less quantity if needed. You could also use a gluten-free flour blend. 
• Soy milk can be replaced with any other kind of plant milk.
• Feel free to use any kind of sugar, although I’ve never tried this recipe with liquid sweetener.
• Vegan butter can be replaced with oil (coconut oil is my favorite choice).
• Be careful not to overfill, as the donuts will rise and you might lose the hole of your donuts.
• Although vanilla extract is optional, I suggest you use it because it will give your vegan donuts a wonderful flavor!
• Feel free to add your favorite spices such as nutmeg, or even cocoa powder to make chocolate donuts.
• Nutritional info has been calculated without the topping.

Nutrition

Serving: 1donut | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.8g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 2.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11.9g

Tried this recipe?Leave a comment below and let me know how it was!

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Author: Iosune Robles

Update Notes: This post was originally published in December of 2020, but was republished with new photos, step-by-step instructions, and tips in August of 2022.