Sweet, moist, utterly delicious vegan donut holes with a cinnamon sugar glaze! These melt-in-your-mouth bites are absolutely heavenly!

Vegan donut hole being held up above platter of donuts.

Whether it’s a birthday party or any other occasion, this scrumptious treat is a must-try.

Like my pumpkin donuts, they’re moist, sweet, gluten-free, made using simple ingredients, and completely delicious. The perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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📖 Recipe

Platter filled with donut holes sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Ingredients + Substitutions

Here’s what you’ll need to make these yummy and addictive vegan donut holes.

Bowl of oat flour, coconut sugar, applesauce, milk, cinnamon and baking powder. — *See recipe card for quantities.*

Oat flour: Oat flour keeps these donut holes gluten-free and wholesome, compared to refined/white all-purpose flour, without sacrificing taste or texture.
Coconut sugar: Using unrefined coconut sugar keeps these refined sugar-free, but still perfectly sweet. While I didn’t specifically test, I suspect brown sugar would also work well.
Applesauce: Use unsweetened applesauce if you’re avoiding refined sugar. If you don’t have applesauce on hand, you may use mashed banana instead, with a slightly different flavour.
Milk: You may use any non-dairy milk. I like soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, or cashew milk.
Cinnamon: For added flavour, and highly recommended.
Baking powder: Make sure your baking powder is fresh and active. Baking powder that has been left open in the pantry for 6+ months may start to lose its effectiveness.

Instructions

(This is a summary with step by step photos, full recipe measurements and instructions are in the recipe card below.)

Bowl with flour, sugar, cinnamon and baking powder.

Add all the dry ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk together. (photo 1)

Applesauce and milk added on top of bowl of dry ingredients.

Then add the applesauce and milk and mix until a batter is formed. (photo 2)

Spoon the dough with a cookie scoop into a mini muffin pan. (photo 3)

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. (photo 4)

NOTE: If you do not have a nonstick muffin pan, you may need to grease or line your tins.

Once cooled, you may glaze them.

Hand dipping baked donut hole into bowl of milk.

Dip the donut into the milk first, and drip off any excess. (photo 5)

Hand dipping donut into cinnamon sugar mixture.

Then swirl it around in the cinnamon sugar mixture. (photo 6)

Serve your vegan donut holes for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

Hand reaching for a vegan donut hole in platter of donuts.

Variations

Vanilla: Add two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract to the cake batter.
Chocolate: Use raw cocoa powder to replace the cinnamon in the batter. Then skip the cinnamon in the glaze and use one tablespoon of cocoa powder and stir with the sugar.

Or check out these delicious pumpkin donuts.

Equipment

No special donut pan is needed for these mini vegan donut holes. You may use a mini muffin pan instead.

If your pan is NOT nonstick, you may need to grease it with coconut oil or melted vegan butter OR use parchment paper liners.

Storage

Leftovers keep at room temperature in a sealed container for 2-3 days. However, if you’re in a warmer environment, it’s best to refrigerate as the glaze will melt.

You may also freeze a batch of these vegan donut holes in a freezer-safe airtight container for up to 3 months. I recommend glazing before serving so freeze the donuts without the glaze ONCE COOLED.

Expert Tips

Weigh your flour for the most accurate results. If you do not have a kitchen scale, spoon the flour into your measuring cup and scrape off the excess with the back of a knife. Never pack flour into your measuring cups or scoop from the bag.
Use active baking powder. Once open and sitting in the pantry for 6+ months, baking powder may start to use its effectiveness.
Wait for the donuts to cool before glazing them in the cinnamon sugar. If the donuts are too warm, the glaze will melt.
Do not stack the donuts when freshly glazed to prevent the glaze from melting. Arranging them in a single layer is best.

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