I was challenged at my work to bake a vegan donut that can rival the best of the best. The only caveat: the donut has to have good consistency, and not give itself away as vegan. By doing this, I am proving to my non-vegan-baked-good-loving workplace that vegan desserts are good if not better than normal desserts.
Hello and welcome to the forum, VeganWolf! I've not tried any of these recipes, but they sure do look good in the videos. Might be worth checking out... https://www.youtube.com/user/marystestkitchen/search?query=Donuts
Donuts seem to be out of my comfort zone. I don't have a donut pan. Or a mixer. but I believe in Dana. Try these https://minimalistbaker.com/30-minute-chocolate-donuts-vegan-gf/
Cooking With Plants also has a great recipe (video): https://cookingwithplants.com/recipe/caramel-coconut-baked-vegan-donuts/ see the link for full instructions Dry Ingredients 1.5 cups Wholewheat Flour (or spelt flour / all purpose flour) 2 tsp Baking Powder 0.5 tsp Cinnamon 2 tbs Coconut Sugar Wet Ingredients 0.5 cup Almond Milk or plant milk of choice 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 0.75 cup Coconut Milk 0.25 cup Maple Syrup Caramel Topping + Coconut 8 pitted Dates 2 tbs Filtered Water note: hot water will help to soften the dates for blending 1 tsp Lemon Juice 0.25 tsp coarse celtic sea salt 0.5 cup Shredded Coconut or Desiccated Coconut Emma JC
Hi Vegan Wolf, I made vegan donuts once and they tasted more like dense muffins - they were pretty awful. I never thought I would be able to savour a donut again until my friend took me to The Holy Donut in Portland, Maine. They are not strictly vegan, but offer a few vegan flavors. I thought I had died and gone to heavan. Apparently the secret to their mind-blowing donuts is potato! I just Googled vegan Maine potato recipe and found this...it says it's very time consuming but I'm telling you, if you decide to try it, it's worth it. I'm actually kind of surprised that The Holy Donut gave this person their recipe. Sorry for the rant, but when I think about their donuts, I get excited. Fortunately I live in south Florida - otherwise I'd be as big as a house! Sorry, couldn't figure out how to attach a link, hence the screenshot. Good luck, please let us know if you make them!!!
When I was a child (no, I won't reveal how long ago although the B&W pic on the left will give you a clue) the most desired donuts in town were called "SpudNuts" and they were made with potato flour. Only one place in Canada seems to be left that sells them and that is in Alberta, there does appear to be numerous place in the USofA. Emma JC Also, one of my favourite YouTubers has a great video/recipe for donuts, oil free (not fat free).
