These rich vegan chocolate doughnuts are topped with a creamy almond butter frosting and sprinkled with shredded coconut.

Good morning! Or is it good afternoon? Or does it really matter on a Sunday?
In any event, I brought the donuts. Rich, gooey, chocolate, almond butter dipped doughnuts. I've been looking for an excuse to use this almond butter frosting for a while, and I finally found it. These were perfect.
A word of warning, if you decide to bring the doughnuts somewhere: these are some sloppy suckers. Stick them in the fridge for a while to get the frosting set. Otherwise you will take a bath in the stuff (which doesn't sound all that terrible when I think of it).
Also, and I think this is a first for me, I liked these better cold. Maybe it's the August heat, but I don't think so. I nearly always go for things hot. Out of the oven is my heaven. But after chilling these for a few hours and transporting one directly from the fridge to my face (merely because I was too lazy to zap it), I decided these little guys were best chilled, with a cold glass of soy milk on the side.
Coconut Almond Butter Frosted Vegan Chocolate Doughnuts
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Doughnuts
- ¾ cup unflavored soy or almond milk
-
¼
cup
melted coconut oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
-
1
tbsp.
ground flax seeds
-
1 ¼
cups
whole wheat pastry flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
-
¼
cup
mini vegan chocolate chips
For the Almond Butter Frosting
- ¼ cup creamy almond butter
- 2-3 tbsp. unflavored soy or almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
For Topping
- ½ cup shredded coconut
Instructions
Make the Doughnuts
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Preheat oven to 350°. Spray doughnut pan
with nonstick cooking spray.
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Stir milk, coconut oil, vanilla and flax together in small bowl. Set aside.
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Stir flour, sugar, cocoa powder, coconut, baking powder and together in medium mixing bowl. Add liquid mixture and stir just until blended. Fold in chips.
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Divide mixture into 8 or 9 cavities of doughnut pan. (Bake in batches if using a 6 cavity pan.)
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Bake 12 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool completely before removing from molds.
Make the Almond Butter Frosting
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Stir all ingredients together in small bowl. Add a bit extra powdered sugar if it seems too thin, a bit more milk if too thick. Mixture should be just a bit on the runny side.
Top the Doughnuts
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Dip tops of doughnuts in almond butter frosting. Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
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Serve.
Is there a GF flour sub that would work? Thx for all the recipes you post!
Hi Alison! I haven't tried a gluten free version of this one. I've had a few requests for gluten free doughnuts at this point, though, so I think the blog is about due for one. Next doughnut recipe (assuming all goes well!) will be gluten free!
These donuts have definitely made my morning! Thanks!
I made these donuts and they are wonderful. Really satisfy my chocolate sweet cravings.
Glad to hear it! Thanks Mary!!