Vegan Pumpkin Donuts

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: donut, fall, pumpkin

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 13

Total Time: 23

Servings: donuts

Calories: 340kcal

Author: Shawna Clapper

These vegan pumpkin donuts will be the moistest donuts you've ever tasted! The cinnamon sugar topping sweetens it up even more, and helps make it perfect for any Fall morning!

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Equipment

donut mold
Bowl
Spoon

Ingredients

½ cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

¼ cup plant-based butter melted (optional ingredient)
½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease the donut pans if not using silicone donut pans.
Mix together the milk and vinegar in a small bowl and let sit for at least 5 minutes.
Stir together all of the dry ingredients for the donuts.
Add in all of the wet donut ingredients and stir well.
Pour, or spoon in, about ¼ cup of the batter into each donut cavity. The batter should fill the donut cavities about ⅔ of the way up, if it doesn’t, adjust it until it does.
Bake the donuts for about 13 minutes, using a toothpick to check when they are done. Then allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before topping.
Make the topping by whisking together the cinnamon and sugar
Once the donuts are cool, dip them in the melted butter then cover the donuts in the cinnamon & sugar mixture by dipping, rolling, or sprinkling the mixture over the donuts.

Notes

These donuts can be frozen before adding the melted butter & cinnamon & sugar topping. Warm up by thawing at room temperature for about 2 hours.
These donuts are best enjoyed the same day they are made, or the same day they are thawed from the freezer.
When checking if the donuts are done, the toothpick should come out clean or maybe with a few crumbs, there should not be batter on the toothpick. If there is gooey batter on the toothpick, bake for another 1-3 minutes.
Adding the melted butter before the cinnamon & sugar is optional, but enhances the flavor, making it fuller and richer. Since this is a very moist donut, the cinnamon & sugar will still stick to the donut without the butter, especially if frozen and defrosted first, just not as well as if using the melted butter.

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