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Baked Gingerbread Doughnuts with vanilla glaze
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Baked Gingerbread Doughnuts

Homemade Baked Gingerbread Doughnuts with vanilla frosting. Doughnuts made with molasses, brown sugar, almond milk, and coconut oil.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 Doughnuts
Author Jenn

Ingredients

Doughnut Batter

  • 1 Cup (128 g) Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 Cup (128 g) All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ Cup ( 50 g) Dark Brown Sugar lightly packed
  • 1 Cup (250 ml) whole milk
  • ¼ Cup (60 ml) coconut oil melted and cooled
  • 3 Tbsp unsulphered molasses
  • 2 large eggs

Vanilla Frosting

  • 2 tablespoons (26 g) vanilla extract
  • 1 /4 cup (60 g) whole milk
  • 3-4 cups (330-440 g) Powdered Sugar

Instructions

Doughnuts

  • Preheat oven to 375 F and spray doughnut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl hand whisk together sifted flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
  • Using a mixing bowl with hand mixer or stand mixer, combine the brown sugar, eggs, molasses, coconut oil and milk. Mix together with paddle attachment until smooth. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl to incorporate all ingredients.
  • While continuing to mix on medium speed, slowly spoon in flour mixture.
  • Whip until smooth batter is formed.
  • Spoon batter into doughnut wells, filling until the better is level with the center ring.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes until doughnut springs back . (you can also test with a toothpick by inserting, if only small crumbs then the doughnuts are baked.)
  • Set doughnut tray on cooling rack.
  • Let doughnuts cool before frosting.

Make Frosting

  • In bowl of stand mixer, combine vanilla extract, almond milk and one cup powdered sugar.
  • Mix on medium high until well blended. Continue to add one cup of sugar until a semi-thick frosting is formed.
  • Transfer frosting to a shallow bowl.
  • Remove doughnuts from pan.
  • Gently lower top of doughnut into frosting, about halfway. Lift and rotate to coat top with frosting. Set doughnuts on serving dish.
  • Serve with milk and coffee!