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Baked Vegan Apple Cider Donuts (Gluten-Free)

Is there anything that screams Fall more than apple cider donuts?! If you've never tried making homemade baked donuts before, these apple cider donuts are a must-make for this Fall season!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

For the donuts:

  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 flax eggs, see Notes
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1/2 cup creamy almond or peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, optional but makes for fluffier donuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the cinnamon sugar:

  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons dairy-free butter, melted

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit and grease a donut pan.
  • Add the rolled oats, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to a blender. Blend until oats are ground into a flour.
  • Add in the flax eggs, apple cider, almond butter, coconut sugar, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract. Blend until a smooth batter forms.
  • Carefully fill your donut molds with the batter, I used a cookie scoop to keep things neat.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes and pop out of the molds onto a cooling racks, allow to cool completely before proceeding to the next step.
  • Combine the coconut sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl – set up an assembly line with the donuts, bowl of melted butter, bowl of cinnamon sugar, and a cooling rack.
  • Gently dip each donut in the butter before transferring and coating in the cinnamon sugar, place on a cooling rack while you finish up the rest. Once all are coated, store in a sealed container on either the counter for two days or the fridge for up to one week .

Notes

  • Flax Eggs: To make one flax egg, combine 1 tablespoon of ground flax meal with 3 tablespoons of water and let sit on the counter for five minutes to thicken.
  • Storage: store in a closed container at room temperature for 2-3 days, in the fridge for 1 week, or in the freezer for 1 month.

    • Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcal