Description
Fluffy maple pecan donuts full of toasty cinnamon-spiced fall flavor and topped with sweet maple glaze. Baked not fried, vegan, and gluten-free!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups (150g) rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups (180g) roasted pecans
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup (60g) nondairy yogurt
- 1/4 cup (60g) almond milk
- 1/2 cup (160g) maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax + 6 tbsp water)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch of salt
- 1–2 tsps almond milk (if needed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Prepare flax eggs and set aside.
- Grind the oats and pecans in a high speed blender to a fine flour. Sift of whisk in a bowl to remove all clumps and lighten/aerate.
- Add baking powder, spices, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, almond milk, maple syrup, flax eggs, and vanilla.
- Add wet to dry, and mix to combine.
- Pipe into a greased donut pan.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes at 350ºF. until golden brown on top. They should bounce back when lightly pressed.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes before flipping out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, and salt. Add milk slowly if needed to get a drizzle-able glaze consistency.
- Dip or drizzle the donuts with glaze, and eat!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
Keywords: gluten free, fall, thanksgiving, healthy, baked, oil free, easy, glaze, doughnuts, egg free