COCONUT ALMOND BUTTER FROSTED VEGAN CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

10 mins

TOTAL TIME

25 mins

These rich vegan chocolate doughnuts are topped with a creamy almond butter frosting and sprinkled with shredded coconut.

Author: Alissa

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 8-9

INGREDIENTS

For the Chocolate Doughnuts

• ¾ cup unflavored soy or almond milk
• ¼ cup melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. ground flax seeds
• 1¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup shredded coconut
• 1½ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¼ cup mini vegan chocolate chips

For the Almond Butter Frosting

• ¼ cup creamy almond butter
• 2-3 tbsp. unflavored soy or almond milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ cup powdered sugar

For Topping

• ½ cup shredded coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the Doughnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Stir milk, coconut oil, vanilla and flax together in small bowl. Set aside.
3. Stir flour, sugar, cocoa powder, coconut, baking powder and together in medium mixing bowl. Add liquid mixture and stir just until blended. Fold in chips.
4. Divide mixture into 8 or 9 cavities of doughnut pan. (Bake in batches if using a 6 cavity pan.)
5. Bake 12 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool completely before removing from molds.

Make the Almond Butter Frosting

1. Stir all ingredients together in small bowl. Add a bit extra powdered sugar if it seems too thin, a bit more milk if too thick. Mixture should be just a bit on the runny side.

Top the Doughnuts

1. Dip tops of doughnuts in almond butter frosting. Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
2. Serve.