These Vegan Apple Cider Donut Holes are a cross between a Dunkin' Donuts munchkin and a warm apple cider donut! Enjoy these fall time vegan donuts for dessert or breakfast. They're baked and not fried, making them a wholesome family-friendly treat!
This recipe for vegan apple cider donut holes is so easy and your home will smell seriously incredible! Toss them in cinnamon sugar and be sure to serve them warm. No one will believe that these are egg and dairy free, and you can even make them gluten-free with one easy switch!
Vegan Apple Cider Donut Hole Ingredients
- Flax Seed Meal + Hot Water: This is a wonderful substitute for eggs and adds structure to the donuts!
- Plant-based Milk: We recommend using a plant-based milk like almond or oat milk here.
- Sugar: You can use regular cane sugar or try using coconut sugar!
- Applesauce: Applesauce makes these extremely moist with a subtle apple flavor.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: They wouldn't be apple cider donuts without some apple cider vinegar!
- Vegan Butter: Some melted vegan butter adds moisture and flavor.
- Baking Powder & Baking Soda: Baking powder and baking soda are both added to help make these donut holes super fluffy in the oven!
- Vanilla: A bit of vanilla adds extra flavor.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon is added to the batter and to the cinnamon sugar topping for that classic apple cinnamon taste!
- Salt: Add a little salt to balance all of the flavors.
- Flour: You can use all-purpose flour or for gluten-free apple cider donut holes, try using a 1 to 1 replacement flour like King Arthur!
- Cinnamon Sugar Topping: Make your own easy cinnamon sugar topping by mixing cane sugar with ground cinnamon!
How to Make Vegan Apple Cider Donut Holes
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Step 2: Begin by preparing the flax seed meal mixture. Mix the flax seed meal and hot water together in a bowl and let this sit for 2 minutes until a gel forms.
Step 3: Next, prepare the vegan apple cider donut batter by mixing the flax seed meal mixture with the non dairy milk, sugar, applesauce, apple cider vinegar, melted vegan butter, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Then, add your regular or gluten-free flour to the mixture and mix until smooth.
Step 4: Spoon the batter into 60 greased silicone donut hole molds (or 16 greased full-sized silicone donut molds or lined muffin wells). Fill the molds about ⅔ of the way full. For the apple cider donut holes, bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until they are golden and have risen completely. For full-sized apple cider donuts or muffins, you make need to bake for up to 30 minutes.
Step 5: While the donuts are baking, prepare the cinnamon sugar mixture. Allow your donuts to cool a little before tossing them in the cinnamon sugar and serving warm. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
To store, place in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. Alternatively, you can freeze these donut holes for up to 3 months!
Yes, we absolutely love vegan donut holes! Next, you should try some of our favorites:
Carrot Cake Donut Holes
Halloween Themed Donut Holes
Powdered Sugar Donut Holes
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
Definitely! To make full-sized vegan apple cider donuts, follow this recipe!
More Donut Recipes to Try
- Vegan Maple Donuts
- Vegan Pumpkin Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Donut Holes
- Vegan Blueberry Donuts
Vegan Apple Cider Donut Holes
Ingredients
Vegan Apple Cider Donut Holes
- 2 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 4 tablespoon hot water
- 1 cup almond or oat milk
- ¾ cup cane or coconut sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup melted vegan butter
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cup regular or gluten free all purpose flour If gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Vegan Apple Cider Donut Holes
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Begin by preparing the flax seed meal mixture. Mix the flax seed meal and hot water together in a bowl and let this sit for 2 minutes until a gel forms.
- Next, prepare the vegan apple cider donut batter by mixing the flax seed meal mixture with the non dairy milk, sugar, applesauce, apple cider vinegar, melted vegan butter, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Then, all your regular or gluten free all purpose flour to the mixture and mix until smooth.
- Spoon the batter into 60 greased silicone donut hole molds (or 16 greased full-sized silicone donut molds or lined muffin wells). Fill the molds about ⅔ of the way full. For the apple cider donut holes, bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until they are golden and have risen completely. For full sized apple cider donuts or muffins, you may need to bake for up to 30 minutes.
- While the donuts are baking, prepare the cinnamon sugar mixture. Allow your donuts to cool before tossing them in cinnamon sugar and serving warm.
Notes
Nutrition
The recipes on Peanut Butter and Jilly can easily be adapted to fit a vegan lifestyle, a gluten-free lifestyle, or both depending on the ingredients you use. Please review the ingredients lists carefully and refer to our recommendations in the Notes of the recipe card to make this recipe compatible with your needs. Nutrition information provided is an estimate, and will vary based on specific brands of ingredients used and cooking methods.
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