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    Published: May 11, 2013 · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 by Trish · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Baked Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze

    vegan lemon donuts | www.infinebalance.com
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    Very lemony vegan donut with simple lemon glaze.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Servings: 2 -3
    Donut

    Lemon Donuts #vegan

    These were to be mini baked donuts but they grew into more of mini bundt cakes so that is what I am unofficially calling them. Mini Lemon Donuts Bundt Cakes with Lemon Glaze.

    Since I'm sure you will want to make mini donuts - the recipe below makes 2-3 dozen mini donuts. These are seriously bite-sized. I figure you could eat about 10 as a serving. Just enough to polish off in an evening to share with a friend or two. I would recommend that if you were going to take these to a party or something, make more. At least a double batch. Obviously.

    Mini Lemon Donuts #vegan | www.infinebalance.com

    Couple of notes. When you are blending the wet ingredients with the coconut oil your mixture might look like it's curdled.  It hasn't and all is fine. It's just the coconut oil being difficult. It does that. Do your best to whip it into shape - I beat the mixture (before adding dry ingredients) on high-ish speed for a minute or two. But don't get too bothered about it. Once you add the dry ingredients it will be all good to go.

    As with any cake-type batter don't over mix the wet and dry ingredients. You want a smooth batter because you will be piping it into your donut molds. But if you over mix you will get tough little donuts and that is just not fun.

    mini lemon donuts with lemon glaze #vegan | www.infinebalance.com

    Don't do what I do, do what I say.

    I used a piping bag without a tip to get the batter into the molds which filled the molds about ¾ full. As you can see, my donuts don't look like donuts. So use a tip that has a slightly smaller opening than just the bag end and fill the molds less - about ½ full. Bonus - you will get more donuts this way!

    vegan lemon donuts | www.infinebalance.com
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    Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze

    Very lemony vegan donut with simple lemon glaze.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Servings: 2 -3

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
    • ½ cup sugar
    • Egg replacer equivalent to 1 egg prepared as directed by package (1 teaspoon powder with 2 tablespoons warm water)
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    • ½ cup soy or other non-diary milk
    • zest of one lemon

    for Glaze

    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice from about half a lemon)
    • 1 cup icing sugar
    • dash of vanilla

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Prepare mini donut pan with cooking spray.
    • Prepare egg replacer as directed by package, set aside
    • In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt
    • Using a hand-held mixer and a large bowl, or a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat sugar and melted coconut oil until well combined.
    • Add soy milk, egg replacer, vanilla and apple cider vinegar and continue to mix on high speed for 1 minute. This is where it the mixture may look like it has curdled a bit.
    • Add flour, baking powder, lemon zest and salt. Mix until just incorporated, but do not over mix.
    • Fill a piping bag with the dough and pipe into donut molds. Fill molds to about half full.
    • Bake for 12-14 minutes at 350F until golden.
    • Remove from pan and place on a wire rack until cooled.

    for Glaze

    • Mix lemon juice, vanilla and powdered sugar. Add more powder sugar for a thicker glaze if desired.
    • Drizzle glaze on donuts. (Donuts should be completely cool before glazing). Do this while donuts are still on the wire rack as the glaze will drip. The glaze will harden after a few minutes.

    Notes

    For best results, use a piping bag to get the batter evenly into the mini donut molds.
    For full-size donuts add 2-3 additional minutes cooking time.
    Trish Cowper | www.infinebalance.com
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    1. luminousvegans says

      May 11, 2013 at 9:02 am

      These sound splendid. I love incorporating lemon into desserts especially during the summer months. The fact that these are mini-sized could be dangerous for my belly 🙂

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:42 am

        Agreed. It's hard to eat just one, and because they are so small, well, one person can eat a lot... not that I would know. Just what I've heard. 😉

    2. Poppy says

      May 11, 2013 at 9:47 am

      Awww they're so cute!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:43 am

        Thanks for stopping by & nice to meet you! One thing I love about the potluck is I get to meet so many new bloggers!

    3. The Vegan Kat says

      May 11, 2013 at 11:23 am

      Lemon and donuts - a perfect combo! 🙂

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:44 am

        🙂

    4. Kat Dornian says

      May 11, 2013 at 2:44 pm

      This might just be the key recipe for Pac Man's birthday in a couple of weeks. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:47 am

        I have to know... are we talking the real Pac Man - as in the video game I played as a kid? So cool and I think totally fitting?

    5. Annie says

      May 11, 2013 at 6:20 pm

      Love these! So cute! Thank you so much for participating in the Potluck!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:47 am

        And thankyou Annie! Love this event. Brings so many great bloggers together.

    6. Rinku Bhattacharya says

      May 11, 2013 at 8:52 pm

      These look scrumptious and cute! Thanks for stopping by the blog.

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:48 am

        Absolutely! Nice to meet you!

    7. Richa says

      May 12, 2013 at 1:42 am

      I love how summery these look.. so soft and perfect!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:49 am

        I do what I can to convince mother nature that I'm ready for summer already! We had frost last night ~ in May!

    8. Cat says

      May 12, 2013 at 9:17 pm

      These look so good. I don't have a mini-bundt pan, so I'm going to try them as cupcakes. That should work, right?

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 12, 2013 at 9:27 pm

        That's a great idea actually. I might try it too!

    9. Becky Striepe says

      May 13, 2013 at 7:59 am

      Mmmmm....donuts! These look amazing!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:51 am

        Thanks Becky! Thanks for stopping by.

    10. Starr says

      May 14, 2013 at 12:38 am

      Um, but I like the Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes with Lemon Glaze, so can I just do what you do and ignore what you say? 😉 They look scrummy!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 14, 2013 at 8:54 am

        LOL -- I was afraid I lost some "baker" points for inadequately shaped donuts. 🙂
        Something rather indulgent about popping an entire bundt cake in your month.

    11. Maggie Muggins says

      May 17, 2013 at 10:32 am

      Yum! Your mini donuts/bundt cakes look super cute! I've been craving citrus flavors like nobody's business lately, these are right up my alley.

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 17, 2013 at 9:24 pm

        I know what you mean! Citrus just feels like spring. It's necessary right now!

    12. Vix says

      May 17, 2013 at 6:53 pm

      These look delicious! Can you tell me what pan you used? I definitely need one of those...

      x Vix
      vixbakes.com :: vegan baking + raw desserts

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 17, 2013 at 8:40 pm

        Sure - its a mini donut pan. You can see the actual pan in this post.... https://www.infinebalance.com/2012/02/13/be-my-valentine-mini-vegan-doughnuts/

    13. Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says

      May 18, 2013 at 6:42 pm

      These look awesome! I totally need a pan like that... I have a mini donut pan for flatter small round-ish donuts, but not for tall mini-bundt-looking ones like this... That lemon glaze looks soooo delectable. 🙂

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 18, 2013 at 9:11 pm

        LOL It's a plain ol' mini donut pan but this is what happens when you over fill them!

    14. spinachrevolution says

      May 19, 2013 at 12:35 am

      I have been looking for more excuses why I should buy a donut pan, and now I have a perfect excuse, I need to make these lovely lemon delights. It looks so good. Thank you for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        May 20, 2013 at 7:18 am

        Glad I could be of service 🙂 ... I know I'm always looking for an excuse for new bakeware!

    15. [email protected] says

      May 20, 2013 at 8:16 am

      Perfect for spring and perfectly sized to pop in my mouth!

      Reply
    16. Keely @ Gormandize says

      May 21, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      I just love baked doughnuts - so I'm definitely bookmarking these lemony ones to make! Thanks for bringing them to the potluck.

      Reply
    17. Teresa says

      May 21, 2013 at 9:09 pm

      Wow! Anything lemon and I am in heaven. Especially lemon glaze! These look super and you are right-bite size is perfect. Then the glaze to donut ratio is higher. 🙂

      Reply
    18. Devin says

      August 01, 2013 at 12:28 am

      Is it ok to use ground flax seeds instead of egg replacer?
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        August 01, 2013 at 11:35 am

        Absolutely.
        I Tablespoon ground flax seeds with 3 tablespoon water will work.

    19. Amelia says

      January 23, 2015 at 7:35 pm

      I just made these in full-size donut form, I love this recipe so much. I used a whole lemon in the glaze, might have been a bit much, but I like the extra fresh lemon flavor 🙂

      Reply
      • Trish @infinebalance says

        January 23, 2015 at 10:13 pm

        Awesome! I think the more lemon the better

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