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Vegan Donut Holes with Chocolate and Pistachios

Published: Mar 27, 2018 · Modified: Jan 23, 2019 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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Vegan Donut Holes with chocolate and pistachios

Donuts are nice and all, but my heart beats for Donut Holes. Small, puffy bits of crispy deliciousness - that's where it's at. If you're anything like me, you'll love these Vegan Donut Holes with Chocolate Coating and sprinkled with chopped pistachios. 

Vegan Donut Holes with chocolate and pistachios
The good thing about living in a city where there are no vegan donuts (and of course no donut holes), there are less urges to resist. On the other hand, when donut cravings strike, and they do, trust me, you have to make them yourself. Which is actually not too bad, because I love making things from scratch and the nice side effect is that the whole apartment smells like a bakery.

You can play around with different glazes and toppings, but for these vegan donut holes I wanted to keep it simple and used a chocolate glaze and chopped pistachios. Absolutely delicious!

These Donut Holes are:

  • vegan and therefore made without eggs and dairy
  • soft and fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside
  • fried (I don't always make donuts, but when I do, I prefer them fried)
  • actually really easy to make when you have the time to let the yeasty dough rise (1-2 hours depending on the room temperature).

And of course, if you're more into regular-sized donuts, you can use the dough to make them as well. You can use a regular glass for the larger circle and a bottle opening for the smaller circle. I mean, who has a donut cutter at home?! Not me!

Vegan Donut Holes in the making - the dough after rising and cutting out the shapes
Left: The dough for the donuts after rising; Right: Cutting out the donut holes with a shot glass
Vegan Donut Holes with chocolate and pistachios

Vegan Donut Holes with Chocolate and Pistachios

Bianca / Elephantastic Vegan
Donuts are nice and all, but my heart beats for Donut Holes. Small, puffy bits of crispy deliciousness - that's where it's at. If you're anything like me, you'll love these Vegan Donut Holes with Chocolate Coating and sprinkled with chopped pistachios. 
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Rising Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 15 donut holes
Calories 139 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Donut Holes

  • ½ cup plant-based milk (I used unsweetened coconut rice milk)
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar (make sure it's vegan!)
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast
  • frying oil

Glaze & Toppings

  • ⅓ cup chocolate chips or baking chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • ¼ cup pistachios (raw, unsalted, shelled) - chopped

Instructions
 

Donut Holes

  • Heat the plant-based milk and coconut oil in a small pot until the coconut oil melted, then let it cool down to body temperature (it shouldn't feel too warm). If the mixture is too hot, you'll kill the yeast and the dough will not rise.
  • Combine flour, sugar, and instant yeast in a large mixing bowl, then add the cooled down oil and milk mixture. Combine and knead (or let the kitchen machine knead it) until a smooth dough forms. If it's sticky, add more flour. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let it rise for about 1-2 hours until the dough doubles in size.
  • Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about ½-inch thickness. Use a shot glass to cut out the donut holes.
  • Heat your frying oil: You can use a deep-fryer if you have one or simply use a pot and fill it with just enough oil so that the donut holes can swim in it. Make sure not to add too much oil in the pot because the oil will rise and you don't want an accident to happen. Fry the donut holes on each side until golden brown.
  • Transfer them on a paper towel to remove excess oil. Let them cool off before applying the chocolate coating. 

Coating and Toppings

  • In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and coconut oil. Stir to combine.
  • Dip each donut into the chocolate glaze, sprinkle it with chopped pistachios and let it cool off until the chocolate has set. 

Nutrition

Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 46mgSugar: 4gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.9mg
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This post was first published on July 8, 2017. Updated on March 27, 2018

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  1. The Foodie Journeu says

    March 31, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    They look absolutely delicious!! Definitely gonna try this recipe :)

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    • Bianca says

      April 03, 2018 at 4:25 pm

      Thank you! Hope you enjoy them! :)

      Reply
  2. Mahima says

    April 11, 2020 at 4:04 pm

    Hi. I don’t have any coconut oil left. Can I substitute with canola, olive or vegetable oil?

    Reply
  3. Rachelle says

    June 24, 2020 at 10:45 am

    Instead of the plant based milk, is it okay if I just substitute water? Should it be the same amount?

    Reply

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