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These Vegan Peppermint Mocha Donuts are loaded with chocolate, coffee and peppermint flavour for a holiday donut recipe with ALL the festive feels! They’re vegan and make the perfect treat everyone will enjoy!

Mocha donuts with chocolate glaze and crushed candy canes on them

Vegan donuts for the holidays

Peppermint peppermint pepperminttt!!

Seriously, my peppermint obsession this month is getting a little out of control. I have a big box of candy canes and I’m not afraid to use em! I’m just in the mood to crush them up and throw them on just about anything. Peppermint Hot Chocolate? Yes. Marbled Peppermint Bark? Heck yes! Donuts? YOU GOT IT!

If there’s one festive Christmas treat I can think of, it’s candy canes. Red and white striped peppermint candy canes to be exact. And let me tell you if you think candy canes are good on their own, then omg just wait until you try them crushed up on top of DONUTS. *Drops mic.*

Rather than just making these as regular chocolate donuts, we’re doing a twist off of the classic Starbucks Christmas drink: a peppermint mocha. These donuts have chocolate and coffee in them and are topped off with a chocolate glaze and crushed candy canes. Basically, these donuts are heaven. 

A peppermint mocha donut topped with crushed candy canes with a bite taken out of it

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • Baked not fried.These Vegan Peppermint Mocha Donuts are baked rather than fried, so they’re healthier than a typical donut. This also makes them much easier to make and much easier to clean up after. The donuts are made using a donut pan like this one.
  • Glossy chocolate topping. Who doesn’t love a glazed donut? This donut glaze is made from melted chocolate which creates a super chocolatey topping that goes perfectly with the mocha chocolatey donuts!
  • Fun holiday activitiy. Peppermint mocha donuts (also, any donuts) are fun to make as an activity for the holidays!

Ingredients you’ll need

  • Flour
  • Dutch cocoa powder
  • Instant coffee
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Almond milk
  • Coconut oil
  • Vanilla extract
  • Peppermint extract
  • Vegan chocolate chips
  • Candy Canes

Equipment you’ll need

vegan peppermint mocha donuts on a marble board topped with crushed candy canes

Tips for making these donuts perfectly

  • Make sure to use INSTANT coffee in the recipe. (Don’t add in ground coffee beans) If you don’t have instant coffee on hand, you can make a shot of espresso, and replace a couple of tablespoons of the milk with espresso.
  • I use this donut pan to make these donuts.
  • To pipe the donuts into the donut pan, you can either use a piping bag, or you can use a large ziplock bag with a hole cut out in the end. You’ll want to cut the hole big enough so the batter can squeeze out evenly into the pan. 
  • For the icing, you can melt the chocolate either using a double boiler method or in the microwave. If you’re using a microwave, just make sure not to burn the chocolate! 
a bunch of vegan peppermint mocha donuts next to each other

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vegan peppermint mocha donuts

Vegan Peppermint Mocha Donuts

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  • Author: Jess
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 donuts 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Description

The perfect holiday donuts made with chocolate, coffee and peppermint!


Ingredients

Scale

Frosting: 


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a donut pan with cooking spray.
  2. To prepare the donuts, mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  3. Then mix the wet ingredients together in a bowl.
  4. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
  5. Use a piping bag or a ziplock bag with the corner cut to pipe the donuts into the donut pan.
  6. Bake for 10-11 minutes then remove from the oven and let cool.
  7. To make the icing, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave or on a double boiler.
  8. Dip the donuts into the chocolate icing and let sit to harden for 10 minutes before sprinkling with the crushed candy canes.

Notes

Make sure to instant coffee in this recipe and not ground coffee beans. 

I use this donut pan to make these donuts. 

You can use a piping bag or a large ziplock bag with a hole cut out in the end to pipe your donuts into the pan. Don’t fill up the donut molds to full otherwise the donuts will overflow. 


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 donut
  • Calories: 288
  • Sugar: 16g
  • Fat: 16g
  • Saturated Fat: 12g
  • Carbohydrates: 35g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 4g

Hi, I'm Jess!

Choosing Chia is a blog all about healthy vegetarian recipes that are easy to follow, taste delicious and focus on wholesome ingredients. I started the blog after a spontaneous trip to India where I studied the practice of yoga and wellness.

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29 Comments

  1. Carolyn says:

    Hi! Making these for my egg allergic daughter and wondered if I could just omit the instant coffee or if I need to replace it with an alternative?  Thanks in advance!
    Carolyn 

    1. Jessica Hoffman says:

      Hi Carolyn, you can just ommit the coffee!

  2. Janet says:

    Just made them !!!  So far so good – but How long does it take for the frosting to harden ?  And how do you recommend storing ?    Thank you for the fantastic recipe !  

  3. Mariel says:

    I’m not vegan so I did switch everything vegan in the recipe to whatever I had in my fridge (I just needed a donut recipe), and these were delicious! I guess it defeats the purpose of this vegan recipe, oops.. but these were good. I had my boyfriend be the taste tester and he hates chocolate, and he went back for seconds and thirds! Definitely recommend. Maybe next time around I’ll actually follow the recipe to a T, hahah. 

    1. Jessica Hoffman says:

      Happy you enjoyed the recipe either way Mariel!

  4. Rebecca says:

    Can’t use sugar. Maple syrup ok?

    1. Jessica Hoffman says:

      Hi Rebecca, yes I think maple syrup will work fine!