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4.8 from 5 reviews

Mind Blowing Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Frosting

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By: Pamela Reed
Posted:4/28/21
Updated:5/22/24
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Baked Chocolate Donuts with chocolate frosting that are vegan (and will blow your mind!) These soft and fluffy donuts are made with simple dairy free ingredients. I’m not vegan, but holy heck – these donuts have changed my life!

closeup of vegan chocolate donut.

Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts Recipe

One of my proudest baking moments was the day I first made these chocolate donuts! They are so soft and moist, and can you believe it – they’re made with simple dairy free vegan ingredients!! Seriously, they’re going to blow your mind, I’m telling you now.

In NYC, there’s a bakery called Dun-Well that sells the most amazing vegan donuts (add it to your must visit list – it’s in Brooklyn!). My family is not vegan (at all) but hands down they’re our favorite donuts. This got me to thinking… how the heck do they do it? So I made these chocolate donuts!

4.80 from 5 reviews
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These are outstanding! I just recently went dairy free and I’m a huge chocolate lover! These are even better than regular chocolate doughnuts!

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Yes, this recipe is vegan but it doesn’t require any hard-to-find fancy ingredients. Simply whip the batter up in 1 bowl, bake in a donut pan and finish them off with sweet chocolate frosting. They’re so easy to make!

This recipe makes 6 chocolate donuts. You can easily double the ingredients if you want to make a full dozen.

Want more baked donut recipes? Try my Baked Sugar Donuts, Baked Strawberry Donuts, Glazed Carrot Cake Donuts and Chocolate Chip Donuts.

4 chocolate donuts with chocolate frosting on white plate.

Ingredients for Vegan Chocolate Donuts

Vegan donut ingredients are pretty similar to making regular donuts. I promise that you don’t need fancy ingredients- you know what I mean, pricey or hard to find. Everything can be found at your local grocery store.

  • all-purpose flour
  • white sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • vegetable oil
  • vanilla extract
  • unsweetened almond milk (I’ve also made these with oat milk and they turned out well!)
  • powdered sugar
  • dairy free butter (we use Earth Balance)

How To Bake Chocolate Donuts

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

chocolate bake batter, dry ingredients, in a mixing bowl.

Stir in the wet ingredients until a smooth batter is formed. 

Evenly pour the batter into the greased donut pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

2 donuts just out of donut pan on blue table.

Make the chocolate frosting in a bowl which is a mixture of powdered sugar, dairy free butter, almond milk, cocoa powder and vanilla.

Let donuts cool completely before removing them from the pan and adding the frosting. 

donuts on white plate with rich frosting on top.

Storing chocolate donuts

Store chocolate donuts at room temperature, covering them with plastic wrap (careful to not stick to the frosting) or lid. My tip is that I place a large bowl (upside down) on top of the plate of donuts, making my own lid!

You can also store in the refrigerator but I do think they dry out a little bit, and since this recipe only makes 6 donuts, you probably will have them finished in a few days!

Can these be made gluten free?

Since making these, this question has come up often in the comments. Yes, you can make these into gluten free donuts! Simply swap out the all purpose flour for a gluten free 1:1 flour blend.

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Baked Chocolate Donuts with chocolate frosting that are vegan  (and will blow your mind!) They're made with simple ingredients and contain no dairy or hard-to-find vegan ingredients. I'm not vegan, but holy heck - these donuts have changed my life!
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Mind Blowing Baked Vegan Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Frosting

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Baked Chocolate Donuts with chocolate frosting that are vegan (and will blow your mind!) These soft and fluffy donuts are made with simple dairy free ingredients. I'm not vegan, but holy heck – these donuts have changed my life!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Total Time 22 minutes minutes
serves 6

Ingredients

For the donuts

  • 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

For the frosting

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dairy free butter (I use Earth Balance) melted
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

For the donuts

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. This recipe makes 6 donuts.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add oil, vanilla and milk and continue to stir until smooth.
  • Pour batter into donut pan and bake for 12 minutes. Insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, donuts are done. If toothpick is not clean, bake for 2-3 more minutes or until clean.
  • Let donuts cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.

For the frosting

  • In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well.
  • Add milk, cocoa powder and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
  • Once donuts are cool, dip them into the frosting to cover the tops. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes 6 chocolate donuts. You can easily double the ingredients if you want to make a full dozen.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: vegan chocolate donuts
Vegan, Vegetarian
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  1. Aliyah says

    January 16, 2022 at 12:57 pm

    Cam I use coconut sugar , instead of white sugar?

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  2. Annaliese says

    March 19, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    I meant to give it 5 stars…..😍🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣

    Reply
  3. Annaliese says

    March 19, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    These we’re heavenly! Especially the sauce (tho I had to add more milk, coz it was to thick) everyone went crazy about them! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Saumya singh says

    January 13, 2021 at 11:38 am

    Donuts were so soft and tasty

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    • Pamela says

      January 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm

      So happy to hear you liked them! Thanks for commenting Saumya!

      Reply
  5. Georgia says

    October 12, 2020 at 11:28 am

    Mine also fell apart- have you ever tried the recipe with an egg? I used a mini donut pan and used butter as my pan says not to use spray or it’ll ruin it. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Katelyn says

    May 14, 2020 at 11:36 am

    I love this recipe

    Reply
  7. Mike says

    July 13, 2019 at 9:35 am

    This is a wonderful recipe! Our little one is allergic to dairy and these donuts are a delightful treat. Thank you so much for this recipe, it’s a keeper!!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 13, 2019 at 11:32 am

      Hey Mike, this comment made my day! Glad to hear your little one liked these donuts! 🙂 Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  8. Iida says

    October 6, 2017 at 2:15 am

    This is my favourite donut recipe!

    But why it seems that the list of ingredients seems to have gone missing? I can’t find any instructions either? Why is it so?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      October 6, 2017 at 10:05 am

      Hey Lida, the blog was down for maintenance for a few hours, the recipe card is back up and running! Enjoy!

      Reply
  9. Marilyn says

    July 13, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    Oh my goodness, I’m a chocolate fanatic I can’t wait to try this,

    Reply
  10. Andrea says

    May 16, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    I’ve made these doughnuts a couple of times and they are delish! I do have a comment/question. The crumb is so delicate (not a bad thing) but it makes them very difficult to release even from a well sprayed pan. I’ve tried to reduce the amount of sugar so the crumb isn’t so delicate and it was slightly easier to release but they never just fall out of the pan and at least one usually breaks. Any suggestions? BTW, I do test with a toothpick and don’t remove from the oven until it comes out clean.

    I’ve also added cacao nibs on top!

    Reply
  11. Beth says

    April 15, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    I made these today for a Easter luncheon and they turned out great! I even put pastel Easter sprinkles on top!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 16, 2017 at 7:30 am

      I love that idea! Thanks for sharing Beth!

      Reply
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