Enjoy the flavors of fall with our Vegan Maple Donuts. These cakey delights are glazed with rich maple goodness and topped with toasted pecans for a crunchy contrast. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, they're a delectable seasonal treat.
2 ½cupregular or gluten free all purpose flourIf 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.
Maple Glaze
2tablespoonmaple syrup
2tablespoonalmond milk
2tablespoonmelted vegan butter
½cuppowdered sugar or ¼ cup purecane confectioners sugar substitute
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
1 ¼cuppowdered sugar or ¾ cup purecane confectioners sugar substitute
4ozvegan cream cheese
6tablespoonsoftened vegan butter
1teaspooncinnamon
Toasted Maple Pecans
coconut oil spray or vegan butter
2tablespoonmaple syrup
½cupchopped pecans
Instructions
How To Make Vegan Maple Donuts
Preheat the oven to 350
Mix the almond milk, melted vegan butter, maple syrup, sugar or purecane, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Then, add the flour and mix until a thick batter is formed.
Spoon the batter into 18 silicone donut molds that have been sprayed with nonstick spray. Be careful not to over fill the molds. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the donuts have risen.
While the donuts are baking, either whisk together the maple glaze ingredients in a bowl or use an electric hand mixer to mix the vegan cinnamon cream cheese glaze ingredients. I like to microwave my cinnamon cream cheese glaze for about 20 seconds to make the donuts easier to dip in! Once the donuts are done baking, remove them from the molds and allow them to cool for 2 minutes. Dip each donut into the maple glaze before serving.
Maple Pecans for Topping
Bring a small skillet greased with coconut oil spray or vegan butter to medium heat, add the pecans and maple syrup and cook for about 2 minutes or until the syrup is bubbling, fragrant, and the pecans are browned. Allow the pecans to cool before sprinkling on top of the vegan maple donuts