Enjoy this chocolate-y treat made with completely vegan and plant-based ingredients. Making these baked donuts are super quick and simple. All you need to do is put your ingredients together, blend them, and bake.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) melted coconut oil
- 2 tbsp (12 g) ground chia seeds
- ¼ cup (60 ml) water
- 1 cup (90 g) rolled oats
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded zucchini
- ½ cup (80 g) coconut sugar
- ½ cup (120 g) almond butter
- 2 medium ripe bananas peeled
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup (56 g) cacao powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (170 g) dark chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Prepare two six-cavity silicone or metal donut pans or muffin pans by greasing the cavities with the oil.
- In a small bowl, mix together the chia seeds and water to make a chia egg. Let the chia egg set for 5 minutes.
- Grab a high-powered blender and place the oats in the blender. Blend the oats for 20 seconds, until you get a powder. Add the chia egg, zucchini, sugar, almond butter, bananas, baking soda, cacao, salt, vanilla and ½ cup (85 g) of the chocolate chips.
- Blend the ingredients for about 1 minute, until you get a smooth batter. Pour the batter in each donut cavity until it evenly hits the top of the cavity. Top the donuts with the remaining ½ cup (85 g) of chocolate chips.
- Bake the donuts for 15 to 18 minutes. If you are making muffins, bake them for 18 minutes. You’ll know they are done when you press on the top of a donut and it bounces back and doesn’t sink in.
- Immediately remove the donuts from the pans by flipping each pan upside down onto a plate or the countertop. Transfer the donuts to a wire rack to cool.