these Chocolate Brownie Donuts are -Vegan -Gluten Free -Soy Free and so melt in your mouth fudgy! dense and moist! not your average donut!
well if chocolate doesn't make a Monday better, I'm not sure what does?! 😉
I don't know about you but when I've had a rough day a little bit of super rich chocolate is just the right thing to put a smile back on my face!
these donuts are SO not your average donuts that leave you still hungry and feeling like you ate nothing but empty air! ... don't get me wroong I totally know that donuts are "supposed" to be light and airy BUT it's just not my thing... if I'm going to eat a treat I don't want to be left hungrier than before I ate it! but that's just my 2 cents!
I hope you had a great weekend! we spent a lot of time outside walking the pupperz and we went for a bike ride! I absolutely LOVE summer and warm weather! oh, and I also took some pictures of our garden 😉 so hopefully I'll get those up soon!
anyways...these donuts are super dark chocolate with little tiny chocolate chips hidden throughout the inside! yay for little surprises 😉
also instead of regular white sugar I used coconut sugar in this recipe... first time ever using that stuff and I gotta say, the smell strait out of the bag was a little bit different but the taste of it in this recipe, pretty darn great! I'll be using that stuff in more recipes for sure!
and the frosting/glaze has a tiny bit of coconut oil mixed in it to give it a little hint of coconut flavor as well as the coconut flakes on top!
these brownie style donuts definitely call for a glass of almond milk! picture this, sitting out on the patio after a long day of work and having a dense, chocolaty, brownie donut and washing it down with almond milk, smelling the fresh air of summer coming... now try and tell me that doesn't just paint a picture of relaxation in your head!!! 😉
I hope ya love them as much as we did!
Chocolate Brownie Donuts -Vegan -Gluten Free -Soy Free
Chocolate Brownie Donuts -Vegan -Gluten Free -Soy Free ... fudgy+dense!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 11 mins
- Total Time: 21 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: dessert
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoon all purpose GF flour (I used bob's red mill)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup 100% unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
- Wet Ingredients:
- ¼ cup mashed banana (about ¾ of a large banana or 1 whole small banana)
- ½ cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Milk (I used Silk brand)
- 2 TBSP coconut oil
- 2 TBSP maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Glaze:
- â…“ cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
- ½ TBSP coconut oil
- Topping:
- unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- pre-heat the oven at 350
- spray a donut pan with non-stick cooking spray, I used coconut oil spray
- add all your dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl
- in a small microwave safe bowl add your maple syrup and coconut oil and microwaves about 30 second until fully melted
- add you vanilla to the melted coconut oil and maple syrup
- then add you oil, syrup, vanilla liquid mixture to your dry ingredients
- add your almond milk and mashed banana to the dry mixtre
- stir everything really well!
- pour batter into a large zip lock bag OR a piping icing bag (I get mine from Michael's the Wilton brand)
- pipe your donut batter into your donut pan (also Wilton's from Michael's)
- bake for 11-12 minutes
Notes
my donut pan only makes 6 donuts and this recipe is for 8 so it will take 2 times OR if you fill them SUPER full note they will take EXTRA time to bake so use a tooth pic to determine when it's done!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes.com
These brownie donuts are UNREAL! There is no way I would have ever thought these could be vegan and GF! They look absolutely incredible and I'm drooling 😀 Pinning!!
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tworaspberries
lol 😉 thanks Girl! they totally were amazing! thanks for pinning!
Linda @ Veganosity
These look perfect Michele! I made my son and his girlfriend chocolate donuts to take with them on their drive to the airport last week. I was in a hurry to get them done before they left and they looked awesome. My son took a bite and made a face and I instantly realized that I had forgotten the sugar. Epic fail! That's what I get when I rush things in the kitchen-haha!
I can't wait to see the pictures of your garden.
tworaspberries
thanks Linda! 😉 and oh my gosh! hahaha thats sounds like something I would totally do in a rush too! at least it was the thought that counted right! 😉
Harriet Emily
Omg!! I am totally in awe of these incredible donuts. I'm such a chocoholic, but I've never made my own chocolate donuts before. I love all of the ingredients you used, and I have a new bag of coconut sugar at home so I'm definitely going to have to make these! You are so talented!
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tworaspberries
I'm totally a chocaholic too! and girl you SO gotta try making your own donuts! it's so fun to play with different flavors and textures! I got my donut baking pan from Michaels the Wilton collection for I think less than $10! 😉 thanks Harriet!
Cailee
Ahhh!! This is amazing!! ...and chocolate definitely makes my Monday (or any day!!) better!! Seriously, I'm a chocolate lover!! I eat it shamelessly and daily!! It's a 'sweet nothing' that always makes me smile!! Being gluten free, dairy free and soy protein free I very rarely have any baked goods... but thanks to you that can (and should!!) change!! Great recipe!! Thanks so much for sharing!! 🙂 Hope that you have a lovely Monday!!
tworaspberries
I totally eat some kind of chocolate every day too! the day just isn't complete without it 😉 I too am GF, dairy and soy free so we totally have that in common! thanks so much Cailee!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Michele, this is such a creative recipe! Combining brownies and donuts together is such a fantastic idea. These look amazing and SO delish!
tworaspberries
thanks Gayle! they were totally YUM 😉
mira
These are gorgeous girl! Love them and will be trying them soon! Pinning of course!
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tworaspberries
thanks so much Mira! your the best 😉
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
I love everything about these chocolate brownie donut! Combining brownies and donuts is such an innovative idea! YUMMY
Mir
I like your new header picture, Michele! Looks great! And I love brownie donuts. I call them "bronuts." They're the best!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext
These brownie donuts look so good, Michelle! Love these so much!
Manali @ CookWithManali
love chocolate and coconut together! these look so yummy Michele!
Josh H
What can you suggest to replace the banana? Flax egg? I don't eat cooked fruit or fruit combined with non-fruit. Thanks for your help.
tworaspberries
Hi Josh! I have never tried them with anything except banana... but in other recipes I have swapped the banana for plain pumpkin puree (not pie filling the plain stuff) and it has usually been a pretty good swap using the same amounts ... as for a flax egg, you gould try it but it will most likely change the texture as far as the tiny pieces of flax being noticable but if your cool with that you could try it! ...
... if you wanted to get experimental it's possible you could add a flour binder like xanthan gum or guar gum and add more maple syrup to replace the wet moisture but I'm not sure you want to get that experimental lol!
keep checking back maybe I'll do some experiments myself and see what could replace fruit in a donut recipe!
thanks for the comment and giving me something to think about!
let me know if you try to swap the banana and how it turns out! 😉 hope you have an awesome weekend!