Name: Vegan Pumpkin Chai Donuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cups (190mL) plant-based milk, such as almond, soy or coconut; 3/4 cup (170g) pumpkin puree*; 1/3 cup (85mL) light-tasting vegetable oil, such as sunflower or rapeseed; 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional); 1 1/2 cup (180g) spelt flour (or plain flour); 1/2 cup (80g) coconut sugar (or organic brown sugar); 1 1/2 tsp ground chai spices**; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; Pinch of any good-quality salt; 3/4 cup (75g) icing sugar; 2 tablespoons (20g) coconut sugar (or organic brown sugar); 1 tablespoon (15g) plant-based milk, such as almond, soy or coconut (or as needed); 1 tablespoon (15g) refined coconut oil or vegan butter (melted)

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Fluffy and healthy vegan chai donuts with the natural sweetness of pumpkin. They are made with spelt flour and minimal refined sugar!

Whether it’s Christmas, Winter or a cozy moment, I’m craving chai. But when paired with the natural sweetness of coconut, you have a surefire winner!

Ingredients to make these vegan chai donuts

I made these donuts with very common ingredients including:

White spelt flour (you can sub it with regular or wholemeal all-purpose flour)
Pumpkin puree
Coconut sugar
Plant-based milk
Oil
Baking powder
Chai spices (basically the contents of a chai tea bag or a mix of common spices)
Salt

The pumpkin acts as a binder in these vegan donuts, encourage all the ingredients to stick together. The slightly extra baking powder gives the donuts the boost it needs!

I have all the ingredients. How do I make the pumpkin chai donuts?

Easy! Add all the wet ingredients to a bowl. Whisk it until there are no more lumps, especially of pumpkin puree.

Add all the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

mixing ingredients in one bowl for vegan pumpkin chai donuts

Transferring the batter into the donut moulds

I prefer using silicone donut moulds for baking donuts. I don’t need to grease them and, if the donut recipe is good, the donuts pop out relatively easily.

If you have a metal donut tray, please make sure you grease your tray well. I’ve had many donuts break apart in metal trays it’s not fun. Not to mention, it’s a waste of a good donut (though I 100% enjoy broken donut scraps)!

To transfer the batter into the donut moulds, you can either spoon the batter or use a piping bag.

Spooning the mixture into the donut moulds requires no special equipment – you only need a spoon! However, it can be quite messy and slow.

Piping the mixture into the moulds is less messy… after you manage to pour the batter into the piping bag! I love and use polyflex piping bags because they are reusable and very flexible.

piping the vegan pumpkin chai donut batter into a donut tray

Decorating the donuts

To make the glaze, simply combine the powered sugar, coconut sugar and a dash of milk in a bowl. The frosting needs to be pretty thick otherwise the donut will absorb it!

Dip each donut in the glaze, allow the glaze to dry out a little and serve! Note that the glaze changes colour a little after it sets :).

Check out my other vegan chai recipes:

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