They are round, have a hole in the middle and they are available in different colors. Of course we are describing donuts! Who does not love this sweet delicacy? Unfortunately, they often contain egg and dairy products. In Amsterdam, vegan donuts are already available at various locations. We have also added a few vegan donut recipes, in case you’re in the mood to make a delicious vegan donut at home. These are even healthier, because they are baked instead of fried!
Vegan Donuts in Amsterdam
A few years ago, most organic and vegan places that offered vegan donuts couldn’t compete with the traditional donuts. Therefore the perfect vegan donut was non-existent for years. Nowadays, only in Amsterdam you have more than 4 vegan hotspots, that offers a vegan donut that will make your forget the traditional donut.
4x Vegan Donuts places in Amsterdam
Tasty donuts & Coffee Amsterdam
At Tasty Donuts & Coffee you will find an extensive assortment of vegan donuts and non-vegan donuts. This is also the right address for a delicious cup of coffee. In this store you will find more than 30 filled and unfilled donuts. The coffee menu is also very extensive.
Location: Reguliersbreestraat 19-H, 1017 Amsterdam
Dophert
This restaurant is open for lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Friday, the opening hours on these days are from 12:00 to 21:00. On Saturday they are open from 10:00 to 21:00. So on Saturday you can have breakfast early. On Sundays they are open from 11:00 to 17:00. This means that you can mainly have breakfast and lunch here. When you are here you should definitely try their sweets.
Location: Spaarndammerstraat 49, 1013 ST Amsterdam
Vegabond
At lunchroom Vegabond in Amsterdam you will walk into sweetness. So much sweetness, from vegan Oreo cupcakes to vegan donuts. In addition to the lunchroom they also have a mini vegan supermarket where you can find products for your homemade vegan donut. A nice extra fact: In 2017 they won the vegan awards.
Locatie: Leliegracht 16, 1015 DE Amsterdam
CoffeeConcepts
As if you enter the living room that you would like to have yourself:That’s how you feel when you step into CoffeeConcepts at the Jacob Obrechtstraat. They serve delicious coffee , fresh fruit juices and they also have enough sweets to enjoy.
Locations:
Reguliersdwarsstraat 4, Amsterdam
Jacob Obrechtstraat 5, Amsterdam
Vegan donut recipes
1. Simple Donut
Dry ingredients: 1 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup agave syrup, 2 tsp. baking powder, pinch of salt, cinnamon.
Wet ingredients: ¾ cup of soy milk, 1 teaspoon. apple vinegar, 1 teaspoon. vanilla extract, ¼ cup apple sauce, ¼ cup coconut oil.
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Heat the wet ingredients in a pan until it steams. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Bake the donuts in the oven for 12 minutes at 180 degrees. Let the donuts cool down and decorate them with, for example glaze, icing sugar, jam, coconut or cinnamon. You can also decorate the donut with other toppings.
2. Pumpkin spice donuts with chocolate cinnamon glaze
For the kitchen princes or princesses try these pumpkin spice donuts!
Dry ingredients: 1 ¼ cup flour, 1 teaspoon. baking powder, 1 teaspoon. cinnamon, ½ teaspoon. nutmeg, ½ teaspoon. sea salt, ¼ teas. ginger, ¼ teas. clove.
Wet ingredients: ¼ cup apple sauce + 1 teaspoon. baking powder (stirred together), 1/3 cup coconut blossom sugar, 1 tbsp. maple syrup, 1 teaspoon. vanilla extract, ½ cup pumpkin puree, ¼ cup almond milk. Ingredients glaze: 1 cup icing sugar, 3 tbsp. cocoa powder, 3 tbsp. almond milk, 1 teaspoon. cinnamon.
Mix the dry ingredients together. Then mix the applesauce and the coconut blossom sugar well in a different bowl. Add the pumpkin puree, vanilla and maple syrup until a smooth mass is formed. Then mix the almond milk and the dry ingredients through the mixture. Bake for 25 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees or in a donut iron. (the baking time can then be different). When the donuts have cooled down you can glaze them. For the glaze, mix all ingredients together until a smooth mass is created.
Pumpkin spice donuts – Source: Veganosity
3. Vegan donuts with vanilla glaze
We love those vegan donuts, because they are light, have a good bite and the vanilla glaze makes it ten times better. And do not be fooled by the addition of ground flaxseed, because they are really not healthy!
4. The healthy vegan donut
Moreover, there are even possibilities for a healthy vegan donut. This donut with pumpkin is also quite easy to make!
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. no egg powder with 4 tbsp. water, 2 tbsp. coconut flower, 1/4 cup pumpkin, 1/2 teaspoon. baking powder, 1 tbsp. cocoa powder.
Healthy Vegan Donut – Source: One Green Planet
Mix all ingredients, if you think the mixture is too thick you can add a tablespoon of almond milk. Divide the batter over the donut forms. Bake for 5 minutes in a donut iron or 8-11 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.
Providing those recipes will get you started and before you know it you will have delicious fresh and airy homemade vegan donuts! Don’t forget that the vegan donut places in Amsterdam are also nice to visit. In case you are looking for more sweets, read our blog about vegan sweets and desserts
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