Healthy Chocolate Donuts are a rich and delicious vegan dessert. Full of chocolate, these healthy donuts are a delicious treat and so easy to make!
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Looking for a delicious dessert that is vegan and SO yummy? Look no further than these Healthy Chocolate Donuts!
These donuts are so easy to make and taste seriously delicious. They’re rich, fudgey and almost taste like a brownie. You would never know that they’re dairy free and healthier!
Unlike traditional donuts that are deep fried and loaded with sugar, these donuts are made with a combo of almond meal + whole wheat flour. They use flax seed meal to create a vegan egg substitute – which helps bring up the healthy fat content of the donuts!
I used dark chocolate chips in the donuts/on the drizzle – but you could also use chopped dark chocolate if you prefer!
These are one of my favorite treats for when I’m craving something sweet/delicious but don’t want to eat junk food. I think you’ll love them too!
What you’ll need to make healthy chocolate donuts:
These donuts are fairly simple to make. You’ll need a few basic pantry staples like:
- Donut Pan
- almond meal
- whole wheat pastry flour
- flax seed meals
- maple syrup
- cocoa powder
- chocolate chips
Substitutions for this recipe:
- flax egg – You can substitute the flax egg/flax seed meal in this recipe by subbing in two regular eggs. I have not tried this recipe using a chia egg.
- flour – I haven’t tried this recipe with other types of flour but you may be able to sub the whole wheat pastry flour for gluten free flour
- maple syrup – you can sub honey for the maple syrup if you’re not vegan or agave nectar
- milk – you can sub regular milk or other non-dairy milks in this recipe
Other delicious donut recipes:
Healthy Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons flax seed meal
- 10 tablespoons water
- ⅔ cup almond meal
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, mix flax seed meal + water to make flax 'eggs'. Allow them to sit for 10 minutes to thicken/combine.
- Stir together almond flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, baking powder, maple syrup, cocoa powder and almond milk to a a bowl + mix until combined. Add in thickened 'flax egg'
- The mix should be somewhat thick, but if it is clumpy or very difficult to stir, add in a little more milk or water. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spray your donut pan with cooking oil liberally to prevent sticking.
- Spoon batter into a ziploc bag, cut the corner, and ‘pipe’ donuts into your pan.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Notes
- flax egg - You can substitute the flax egg/flax seed meal in this recipe by subbing in two regular eggs. I have not tried this recipe using a chia egg.
- flour - I haven't tried this recipe with other types of flour but you may be able to sub the whole wheat pastry flour for gluten free flour
- maple syrup - you can sub honey for the maple syrup if you're not vegan or agave nectar
- milk - you can sub regular milk or other non-dairy milks in this recipe
Kristy @ Southern In Law
May 16, 2016 at 7:41 pmThese look so fluffy and cakey and delicious! Yum!
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May 17, 2016 at 11:00 amThey are!!So fluffy and yummy 🙂
Elsa | the whinery
May 16, 2016 at 8:21 pmThese donuts look amazing! I love how big and fluffy the look! Yum!!!
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May 17, 2016 at 11:01 amThank you!! It’s the baking soda/powder – they make them puff up 🙂
Sarah @ BucketListTummy
May 16, 2016 at 9:03 pmWho doesn’t love donuts – yum, I love the double chocolate punch!
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May 17, 2016 at 11:01 amRight?! You can never have too much chocolate 🙂
Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
May 16, 2016 at 9:48 pmYAAAS!! I was so excited when I saw you making these on Snapchat! Thank you for this awesome recipe! I need to get myself a donut pan ASAP!
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May 17, 2016 at 11:02 amYes you do!! Donuts are so fun to make 🙂
Portia @ Obsessed by Portia
May 16, 2016 at 10:40 pmI am OBSESSED with this! First of all, I agree SO much goes into a post – way more than I ever thought pre-blogging days! And second, I’m so excited for you and your success! Oh and third – YUM!!! I just subscribed – looking forward to following your clean eating adventures! xoxo
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May 17, 2016 at 11:02 amThank you SO much for your sweet words! 🙂 Looking forward to having you along for the ride!
GiGi Eats
May 17, 2016 at 9:00 amEVERY CHOCOLATE-LOVERS DREAM right now!!! Hubba hubba!
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May 17, 2016 at 11:03 amYesssss!!
Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy
May 17, 2016 at 10:52 amSeriously, you’ve outdone yourself!!! These look amazing and will certainly be making an appearance at my next weekend breakfast 🙂
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May 17, 2016 at 11:03 amThanks girl!! They’re the perfect Saturday morning sweet treat 🙂
Nellwyn
May 17, 2016 at 11:40 amLooks amazing! I never thought that the words “healthy” and “donut” could be in the same sentence! Donuts are definitely my weakness so I’m going to have to give these a try 🙂
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May 17, 2016 at 3:41 pmI didn’t think it could be done either- but here we are!! 🙂
Linda @ 2 Cookin' Mamas
May 17, 2016 at 3:48 pmHealthy & donuts in the same sentence? You got me! These look fantastic and who could resist that hazelnut center. By the way, do you think these could be made with a gluten-free flour instead of whole wheat? I know my daughter and her family would love them.
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May 19, 2016 at 12:49 pmRight?! What’s better than a warm, chocolate hazelnut center? I think you could definitely swap this for GF flour. I might add a little bit more oil to balance it out.. maybe a tablespoon or so.
Carly @ Fitliving Eats
May 18, 2016 at 7:37 amYum! I love all things donuts. I need to make them more often! I’m with you – I sometimes loathe the technical side of blogging, but you can’t ignore it because it’s so important to pay attention to!
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May 19, 2016 at 1:10 pmMe too 🙂 I’m definitely not a tech person, but ya just gotta do it sometimes!
Giselle Rochford
May 18, 2016 at 10:41 amIf we’re talking store bought: I love classic vanilla donuts with colourful sprinkles. But if I had to choose a fav from donuts I’ve actually made at home, I’d go with my orange poppy-seed donuts. So freakin’ good 😀
p.s. these look amazing! Pinning!
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May 19, 2016 at 1:11 pmThose are on my list to try!! I’ve been drooling over them since I saw them on your site! Thanks for the reminder.. maybe this Sunday I’ll make them 🙂
Heather @ FITaspire
May 18, 2016 at 12:30 pmMy donut pan has been lonely for far too long, these sound like a good reason to put it into action again! 🙂
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May 19, 2016 at 1:13 pmYou gotta break it out!! These are the perfect things to test it out with 🙂
Emily
May 18, 2016 at 11:19 pmOkay, I’m about to make these right now!
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May 19, 2016 at 1:13 pmGo for it! 🙂
Cassie
May 20, 2016 at 1:00 pmIs there anyone who truly dislikes donuts? I think everybody has liked them at least once in their lives! Anyways, these look killer, and I don’t blame anybody for going crazy on the pinning!
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May 24, 2016 at 11:11 amTotally agree. Anyone who doesn’t like donuts must be crazy!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
May 20, 2016 at 1:48 pmCongrats on the pin success! Pinterest is so awesome for driving traffic. You kill it with donuts but this might be your best one yet!! These look CRAAAAAZY yum!
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May 24, 2016 at 11:11 amThanks friend! I was super excited about it 🙂
Tiffany LaForge
May 20, 2016 at 4:31 pmThese look soooo good! Pinning it! xo
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May 24, 2016 at 11:12 amThank you, Tiffany!
Emily
May 20, 2016 at 5:11 pm1,000 pins is AMAZING girl, and these look delicious! I’m glad you capitalized on that and made more doughnuts with the new Chocmeister, because I’ve heard that Chocmeister is really good. Do you think it’s tastier than Nutella?
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May 24, 2016 at 11:13 amThank you! I really liked the Chocmeister. I’m not a huge fan of Nutella because its a little too sweet for me. This was the perfect balance 🙂
Laura
May 20, 2016 at 5:16 pmI *need* to get a donut pan STAT! These look SO good! 🙂
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May 24, 2016 at 11:25 amYes you do!! They’re so much fun to make!
Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat
May 22, 2016 at 5:53 pmThese look amazing! That chocolate hazelnut filling has me totally drooling! I saw that you mentioned to another reader that they could be made with GF flour. I totally need to try that! Awesome recipe!
thecleaneatingcouple@gmail.com
May 24, 2016 at 11:25 amYes! I think they would work great with GF flour! Let me know what you think if you try them 🙂
Farrah Fong
May 22, 2016 at 11:06 pmI need to find my donut pan! This looks awesome! 😀
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May 24, 2016 at 11:26 amYes! Break it out and make these 🙂
Yum Girl
May 25, 2016 at 9:48 pmWelcome to Yum Goggle! We are following you on all your social media and hope you will follow us back. We will do our best to tag you each time we promote your posts. Kelli at YG!
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May 26, 2016 at 7:05 amThanks, Kelli!
Kristen
June 14, 2019 at 12:08 pmI made these donuts with my kids and they are delicious! I like them because they aren’t too sweet but still the perfect afternoon snack with my coffee. Highly recommend!
The Clean Eating Couple
June 17, 2019 at 10:39 amI’m so glad you liked them, Kristen! That makes me so happy to hear!