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Chocolate Frosted Orange Donuts

February 4, 2013 · by Ari ·

I have something really embarrassing to tell you.

Chocolate Frosted Orange (baked) Donuts #vegan #glutenfree

So I pretty much never know the correct way to store my baked goods. Either I wrap it all up super close in an airtight container when it is still entirely too warm resulting in a big gooey mess of cookies/cupcakes/etc. basically unbaking themselves; or I leave everything out chillin’ with all the breezy air flowing freely throughout my house resulting in stale baked goods in something like 48 hours.

Chocolate Frosted Orange (baked) Donuts #vegan #glutenfree

It is a particularly sad experience to spend 75% of your life baking cookies, only to end up not being able to enjoy them the next day. Life is hard when you have a food blog.

Chocolate Frosted Orange (baked) Donuts #vegan #glutenfree

Okay, but we’re not even to the embarrassing part yet. This happened when I chose option B, letting my baked goods hang out (read: I was lazy, and didn’t store anythingย properly). You see, this became a problem because I was unbelievably head over heels for these donuts. That’s part of the reason I didn’t store them in the first place. They were so tempting. I was scared to keep them.

Chocolate Frosted Orange (baked) Donuts #vegan #glutenfree

Well, my plans to trick myself into not eating all of the donuts failed miserably when I found myself picking at the lone stale donut still standing 3 days later. That’s the embarrassing part. But if you baked ย the most perfect tasting orange donuts that were melt-in-your-mouth soft, and covered with sweet chocolatey goodness, you would be picking at the stale leftovers too.

Chocolate Frosted Orange (baked) Donuts #vegan #glutenfree

Oh, and by the way, they’re vegan, and gluten-free. ๐Ÿ˜‰

 

Chocolate Frosted Orange Donuts

yield 8-10 donuts

For the donuts:

  • 2 cups almond meal
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 3 tbsp corn starch
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • dash salt
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/4 cup honey or agave
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp orange extract

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-4 tbsp hot water
  • 1 and 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions:

  1. Start with the donuts. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray donut pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together almond meal, orange zest, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Stir in almond milk, honey/agave, orange juice and orange extract until combined.
  3. Fill donut molds about 2/3 – 3/4 full.ย Bake for 12-16 minutes until golden and set. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack (I flipped mine over onto the rack and they came right out) to cool completely.
  4. To make the frosting, place powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Slowly add in water 1 tbsp at a time, stirring constantly, until it reaches a spreadable glaze consistency. Stir in melted chocolate. If glaze becomes too thick, add an other tbsp hot water. Spread glaze on top of cooled donuts.
  5. Top with extra orange zest and/or sprinkles if desired. Store in an airtight container (so you don’t pick at stale donuts) for up to one week.

**Note: If while spreading the glaze it becomes too stiff, stick the bowl in the microwave for 10 seconds, and it will thin out again.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Donuts, Gluten-free, Vegan · Tagged: almond meal, baked, chocolate, dessert, donuts, doughnuts, gluten free, orange, recipe, vegan

Comments

  1. Jen says

    February 4, 2013 at 7:51 am

    Yum. I love orange in baking ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Miz says

    February 4, 2013 at 8:12 am

    ahhh my child would ADORE ME IF I MADE for valentines day
    as would the husband.

  3. Heather @ Better With Veggies says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    I’m a huge fan of homemade donuts (if you didn’t know that already), so these sound amazing. I’m actually planning a donut for one of the last 4 letters of MMAZ, although I’m not saying which one. ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Averie @Averie Cooks says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    Vegan, GF donuts AND with chocolate. NICE!

    Big gladware/tupperware containers with lids. Lifesaver. Could not live without them. For 5 bucks at the grocery store, hook yourself up with some containers and you’ll be good to go! Or, just wrap cookies or anythng that’s not gloppy in clingwrap, then place inside a big gallon ziplock. This works great for me too but for messy stufff like this that needs to be flat, gladware stuff rules!

  5. ashley - baker by nature says

    February 4, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    Chocolate and orange together make my life a happier place! I could totally go for one of these gorgeous doughnuts right-now!

  6. Medeja says

    February 4, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    Worst thing that I like to do is start trying things straight from the oven. Most of them are finished while still warm.. ๐Ÿ™‚ I just can’t stop myself ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Christin@FortMillSCLiving says

    February 4, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Looks delicious Ari! I get lazy and don’t store things too- and sometimes it’s partly beacuse I’m hoping whatever it is will go bad and not tempt me to eat it! I need to get better about finding people to eat my leftovers.

  8. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

    February 4, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    these are happening. like tomorrow. if it wasn’t almost 11pm right now, it’d be today ๐Ÿ˜‰ love orange zest in baked goods!

  9. GiGi Eats Celebrities says

    February 4, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    Ha Ha! Nothing embarrassing about eat stale leftovers!! ๐Ÿ˜‰ You don’t even know what I stick my head into when I am hungry! LOL

  10. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    February 5, 2013 at 4:55 am

    I’ve eaten my fair share of stale leftovers! Love the combination of flavors in these doughnuts!!

  11. Nicole @ The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie says

    February 5, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    Hahaha this post makes me laugh! You’re silly ๐Ÿ™‚ I have a couple of giant tupperware containers to store all my goodies in. But I hate cold cookies so I normally leave my at room temp ๐Ÿ™‚

  12. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    February 5, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    I always forget to cover my cookies after I bake them and go out for the day. Or leave them uncovered overnight. Luckily my recent soft cookies just stay soft no matter what the circumstances or storing situation is lol. I love love LOVE orange and chocolate together Ari! You can’t beat a vegan donut – I’ve only made vegan donuts one time (not on my blog) and they sucked. I think I need to try yours out ๐Ÿ˜‰

  13. cakewhiz says

    February 5, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    chocolate and orange is a deadly combo and i am sure these donuts must be to die for ๐Ÿ˜‰

  14. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says

    February 6, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    I have the EXACT same problem! I never seem to have the correct sized container or am too lazy to put them away in time. Oh and these donuts, BONKERS!

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