Baked Applesauce Doughnuts
Applesauce keeps these baked doughnuts moist and flavourful. Dip them in a chocolate hazelnut ganache, sprinkle with some toasted hazelnuts, and enjoy!
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6doughnuts | 15minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 15-18 minutes |
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Ingredients
Baked Applesauce Dougnuts
- 1cup all purpose flouror sub in a 1-1 gluten-free flour.
- 1/4cup brown sugar
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1/2cup applesauceunsweetened
- 1/2cup plant milk
- 2 flax “eggs”Combine 2 Tablespoons of ground flax with 6 Tablespoons of warm water and let sit for a few minutes,
- 1/2teaspoon vanilla
- 2Tablespoons oil
Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache
- 1/2cup nutellaSo easy to make your own! (see recipe below)
- 1/2cup chocolate chipsKirkland semi-sweet are vegan.
- 1Tablespoon oat or any plant milk
- 1/4teaspoon vanilla
- sprinkles toasted chopped hazelnutsoptional but delicious!
Instructions
Baked Doughnuts
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease your doughnut pan well.
- Combine your flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Combine your wet ingredients in a different bowl, and whisk together well.
- Stir the dry and wet ingredients together until just combined. You don’t want to overmix these.
- Carefully spoon the batter into six well-greased doughnut molds. Clean off any spills.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 15-18 minutes or until golden. Make sure that they are cooked through by putting a toothpick into one and it comes out clean.
- Let sit in the pan for a minute to set and then turn out onto a cooling rack. Let these get cool before icing.
Easy Chocolate Hazelnut Ganachee
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the topping ingredients together on high, 30 seconds at a time, and stir until smooth. (One minute will probably be enough.)
- When your doughnuts are cool, carefully dip the top of each doughnut into the ganache. If you are adding the chopped hazelnuts, sprinkle them on to the ganache while it is still warm.
Recipe Notes
These are best eaten fresh, so this recipe just makes six. You can always make more tomorrow! Make an easy Roasted Hazelnut Spread to have on hand for adding something special to so many desserts!
