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Vegan Red Velvet Doughnuts

These easy vegan red velvet doughnuts with a cream cheese glaze are the perfect special occasion treat. Baked not fried, these doughnuts are so soft and just the right amount of sweet plus they are super simple to make, all you need is a doughnut pan!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings 9 doughnuts
Calories 188kcal
Author Sally

Ingredients

For the doughnuts:

  • ½ cup vanilla almond milk
  • ½ tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • Red gel food colouring

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vegan butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegan cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla almond milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly spray a doughnut pan with cooking oil.
  • In a small bowl, add the vanilla almond milk and vinegar and mix. Set aside. In a medium size bowl add flour, baking powder, spices and salt and mix gently with a whisk to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, canola oil and vanilla.
  • Add the milk mixture to the sugar and canola oil and whisk to combine. Slowly add in the dry ingredients bit by bit, whisking in between each addition until the batter is smooth.
  • Pour batter into a large piping bag or ziplock bag and cut off the tip. Pipe the batter into the doughnut pan ensuring each hole is only half full.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Let cool in the pan for 2 minutes and turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Make the glaze. Using an electric handheld mixer, beat together the vegan cream cheese and butter with the icing sugar. Add a little bit of the milk, a splash at a time, beating completely until the glaze forms. You want it to be thick and shiny. If it gets too thin, add a little more icing sugar.,
  • Dunk the top of each doughnut into the glaze and then place on a wire rack with a piece of baking paper under it to collect any excess glaze that drips off, top with sprinkles and set aside until the glaze has set. Store the doughnuts in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days or in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Notes

I have a 6 hole doughnut pan, so I repeat steps 4 and 5 with the remaining batter to make 9 doughnuts in total.
I use Nuttelex to replace butter in most of my recipes as it is vegan and gives a ‘buttery’ flavour without being greasy. As this is an Australian product, the closest US alternative I believe is Earth Balance. Otherwise any dairy-free spread will work.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg