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Why I Love My Mini-Muffin Pan {Vegan Cinnamon Doughnuts}

09/13/13 | Recipes

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Mini desserts. Bite-sized “sometimes” foods. Travel-sized snacks.

All great reasons to love your mini-muffin pan. You’ve seen me use one before to make these gluten-free chocolate muffins, these orange cardamom tea cakes, and my personal favorite, dan tat.

Pre-cinnamoned.

Pre-cinnamoned

One thing’s for sure: You’ll be seeing this mini muffin pan again. Like next week. Perhaps even twice.

Excited? I know I am.

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These whole grain vegan cinnamon doughnuts are like muffins in appearance, but once you take a bite, you’ll think you’re tasting a mini-doughnut, only without the greasiness of a deep-fried pastry. This recipe is infinitely adaptable: Add cocoa powder for chocolate doughnuts, or replace the almond milk with apple cider for apple cinnamon doughnuts. And let me know how it goes!

Because I always have to stack my mini-muffin pan goods:

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doughnuts

Whole Grain Vegan Cinnamon Doughnuts

  Prep Time: 10 minutes

  Cook Time: 8-10 minutes

  Keywords: bake dessert vegan fall

Ingredients (20 mini doughnuts)

    Doughnuts

    • 5 tablespoons coconut oil, room temperature
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 tablespoon ground chia seeds or flax seed, mixed with 3 tablespoons warm water
    • ½ cup almond milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1½ cups white whole wheat flour

    Cinnamon Sugar

    • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
    • 1/3 cup sugar
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cream coconut oil and sugar for 2 minutes. Add chia seed/flax seed mixture, almond milk, and vanilla. Stir well. Mix in baking powder. Add flour and stir until just combined.

    Use coconut oil to grease mini muffin pan. Fill cups about 1/2 full. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until tops are set. Allow to cool in pan for 2 minutes before removing.

    Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping. Dip doughnuts in melted coconut oil, then roll in cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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    Comments

    1. dixya| food, pleasure, and health says

      September 13, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      ohh these are dangerous around me.

      Reply
    2. veganmiam.com says

      September 13, 2013 at 12:37 pm

      Mini desserts, bite-sized foods and travel-sized snacks are also my favorites! I love cute little things! My goodness, these whole grain vegan cinnamon doughnuts look phenomenal topped with cinnamon sugar. Love this, you’re amazing, Jessie! <3

      Reply
    3. Christa says

      September 13, 2013 at 5:11 pm

      Ohhhh I want a mini muffin pan too now so I can try these! Will this work in a regular cupcake pan? Or are the holes too big and the dough will remain raw inside?

      Reply
      • Jessie says

        September 13, 2013 at 6:27 pm

        Hi Christa! The recipe should work with a regular cupcake pan if you bake for about 18-20 minutes. Let me know if you try it! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Lucy says

      September 13, 2013 at 8:26 pm

      Love it! This seems perfect for fall 🙂

      Reply
    5. The Candid RD says

      September 14, 2013 at 7:15 am

      Oh my, you’ve outdone yourself this time Jessie!! I’m salivating over here, big time. And you didn’t even need a special donut pan?! This is just brilliant. I’ve been looking for ways to use my coconut oil…but I don’t have a mini muffin pan. Could I use a regular size muffin pan?? What do you think?

      Reply
    6. The Candid RD says

      September 14, 2013 at 7:16 am

      Oh wait, I just read that someone had the same question above…haha, ok, I’m trying this today!!!

      Reply
      • Jessie says

        September 14, 2013 at 8:41 pm

        Haha! 😛

        Reply
    7. Kristen @ Swanky Dietitian says

      September 14, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      These look sooo good!
      I bet the cinnamon sugar just takes these over the top! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Amy Tong says

      September 15, 2013 at 2:23 am

      Oh…these are so cute and I definitely love mini treats! okay, now, I better dig out my mini muffin pan to make these cuties.

      Reply
    9. Christina @ Pinch of Healthy says

      September 15, 2013 at 9:23 am

      I have a mini-muffin pan I have only used once and now you are totally inspiring me to bring it out and start baking. These are soooo perfect to take as a hostess gift for a dinner party next week, thank you for posting!

      Reply

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