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Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts with Vanilla Cashew Butter Glaze (vegan/gf) | seasonal plant-based recipes from The Sweet Miscellany Blog

Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts with Vanilla Cashew Butter Glaze


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  • Author: Courtney West
  • Total Time: 25-27 minutes
  • Yield: 10 doughnuts 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

If ever there were an ode to fall in doughnut form, it would be these vegan and gluten free chai-spiced pumpkin doughnuts. They’re made with warm spices, earthy pumpkin, maple sweetness, and a vanilla bean-flecked cashew butter glaze.


Ingredients

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for the doughnuts

  • 120g brown rice flour
  • 50g oat flour
  • 70g arrowroot flour
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • a pinch of ground cloves
  • a pinch of ground nutmeg
  • a pinch of black pepper
  • 120g plant milk of your choice (I used homemade walnut pecan milk)
  • 120g pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 80g maple syrup

for the glaze & assembly:

  • 3 tbsp cashew butter
  • heaped 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • contents of 1/2 a vanilla bean (optional)
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 23 tbsp plant milk
  • a handful of chopped pumpkin seeds

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease 2 doughnut pans (the recipe will make about 10 doughnuts so plan accordingly.

Whisk together the flours, salt, baking soda, and spices. In a separate bowl whisk together the milk, pumpkin, vanilla, vinegar, and syrup until smooth, then combine it with the dry ingredients. Mix until you have a smooth and thick batter. At this point I’ll add the batter to a ziploc bag and snip off the corner so that I can pipe it into the doughnut pan molds but you can also do this with a spoon. Fill the molds no more than 2/3 full/high. Once you’ve used up all the batter, smooth the tops with your finger. Bake the doughnuts for 15 to 17 minutes in a 325 degree oven. The doughnuts are ready when the edges are golden and the tops spring back when touched. Cool the doughnuts completely on a rack before glazing.

To make the glaze, whisk together the cashew butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and 2 tbsp of the plant milk. If it seems too thick, add a bit more plant milk until you get a pour-able glaze. Either dunk each doughnut top into the glaze or drizzle it on top with a spoon. Sprinkle with chopped pumpkin seeds if you like.

Best if enjoyed within 1-2 days.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15-17 minutes