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Valentine’s Day Vanilla Donuts

February 8, 2016

I’ve never made a big deal about Valentine’s day,  and it has never seemed like that important of a holiday to me.  However, the concept of celebrating love is actually beautiful.  My granny has always said, “Find the extra in the ordinary.” While these holidays can be seen as Hallmark created holidays, I find they provide us with the opportunity to make something more of the day and celebrate the special people in our lives. Some Valentine’s days I’ve been in relationships, and others I’ve been very single. I recently began to view the holiday as a day to acknowledge all the love in our lives, and not just the romantic kind. Whether sending friends a little note, baking a sweet treat, or giving a loved one an extra shoulder massage, there are so many ways to celebrate the day.

Valentines Day Donuts

Since I am always looking for an excuse to bake, Valentine’s Day presented the perfect opportunity to make something sweet. I debated long and hard about what my Valentine’s Day 2016 recipe would be, and finally settled on these vanilla donuts. I thought about recreating the heart-shaped rice crispy treats I made last year, but when I realized the circular shape of donuts reminded me of x’s and o’s, it seemed like a very appropriate choice.

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I made these donuts for the first time a couple of years ago for a large family holiday dinner. People in general, myself included, seem to love everything mini, the size itself makes it instantly more appealing. I also like that it isn’t the same commitment as eating a full-sized version. When I read the original recipe for the first time, I remember being surprised at the amount of vanilla extract called for… I promise, it’s worth it. The smell of the donuts and rich vanilla taste is a treat in itself. It looks like a lot of ingredients but everything goes into one bowl, making for less clean-up than expected. My cousin gifted me donut trays for my birthday a couple of years ago, and they have proved themselves to be something very useful, and worth investing in for fun baking. I don’t expect to make donuts on a weekly basis, but they are perfect for special occasions. The original recipe makes full size donuts, so you will end up with a lot of mini’s! I frosted half of mine, and froze the other half to be frosted on another occasion.

I decorated the donuts with a simple chocolate glaze, mini chocolate chips, and some of the little white balls I had leftover from my birthday cake.  I used sprinkles in the past, but these would also look great with a simple coating of powdered sugar, or just the plain chocolate. I honestly loved these donuts without the chocolate as well, but they looked a little naked for presentation.

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So, have a very happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you have a special day with those all those you love.

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Valentine's Day Vanilla Donuts
Author: Allthingsloveli.com
 
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup refined coconut oil, plus more for brushing the trays
  • ¾ cup organic cane sugar
  • ¾ cup white or brown rice flour
  • ⅓ cup garbanzo and fava bean flour (or use all brown rice flour)
  • ½ cup potato starch
  • ¼ cup arrowroot
  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon psyllium husk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • ¼ cup vanilla extract
  • ½ cup hot water
  • Chocolate Glaze:
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon refined coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325'F and brush 2 donut trays with coconut oil.In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, flours, potato starch, arrowroot, baking powder, psyllium husk, salt, and baking soda. Add the coconut oil, applesauce, vanilla, and hot water and continue to mix with a rubber spatula just to combine. Using a tablespoon, drop batter into each donut mold. Use a toothpick to spread the batter evenly around each of the molds.
  2. Bake for 5 minutes, rotate, and continue baking until the doughnuts are golden brown, about 8 minutes more. Let cool in the molds for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the donuts in the mold and lift them out and place on a baking sheet. Wash out mold and fill with remaining batter.
  3. While the donuts are cooling, prepare the chocolate glaze. Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a double broiler, constantly stirring. To glaze the donuts, simply dip each donut in the chocolate, and use a toothpick to remove any chocolate that remains in the hole.
  4. Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit.com, by Erin McKenna’s BabyCakes Covers the Classics
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  1. Amy | Lemon and Coconut says

    February 9, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Those donuts look just beautiful. And I love that they’re baked too. That’s such a sweet-hearted way to look at Valentines Day I love it 🙂

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 9, 2016 at 9:53 am

      Thanks Amy, you’re too sweet!

      Reply
  2. Kathryn @ The Scratch Artist says

    February 9, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    How great are these! That first photo is so enticing. And I agree about the mini sizes. I probably end up eating twice as many though…oh well. I’m all in for any day that encourages us to express our love, especially in baked good form. Happy Valentines Day!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 9, 2016 at 6:22 pm

      Oh, I totally justify eating more since they’re mini! Happy Valentine’s Day, Kathryn!

      Reply
  3. Liz says

    February 9, 2016 at 8:26 pm

    These are too cute!! Love the combination of flours you used in these— I’ve been wanting to try garbanzo and fava bean flour. Now if only someone would bake these for me on Valentine’s Day…. 😉

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 10, 2016 at 8:08 am

      Thanks, Liz!! I ended up with so many mini donuts I would have been happy to share 🙂

      Reply
  4. karrie @ Tasty Ever After says

    February 11, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    These donuts are so cute!! Healthy to boot too…which means I can eat the whole batch in one day 🙂

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 11, 2016 at 9:00 pm

      Your comments always make me smile! It’s fine to eat a lot because they’re mini… right!?

      Reply
  5. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says

    February 12, 2016 at 9:18 am

    I LOVE your granny’s saying! I’m going to totally use that! 😉 And I love these donuts!! Anything mini just makes me swoon… plus since they are small I can eat more of them! Yay! I could go for a dozen of these beauties right about now! Cheers, dear and happy (early) Valentine’s Day!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:26 am

      Happy Valentine’s Day weekend to you!

      Reply
  6. Kelly says

    February 13, 2016 at 9:43 am

    These donuts are SO pretty and totally adorable! Anything mini always gets my vote! Love that they are healthier too!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm

      Thanks, Kelly! I also love all things mini 🙂

      Reply
  7. Emily says

    February 13, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    THESE look SO GOOD! I can’t wait to share them on my Valentine’s Day round-up and with my gluten free friends!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 14, 2016 at 10:07 am

      Thanks, Emily, and thanks for including my donuts in your round-up!

      Reply
  8. Mary Frances says

    February 17, 2016 at 10:36 am

    That’s a beautiful message 🙂 Love the donuts! Hope you had a great Valentine’s day!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 17, 2016 at 1:49 pm

      Thank you so much, Mary! I did, I hope yours was wonderful as well.

      Reply
  9. kristen says

    February 17, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Love the view on love and V-day! I very much share the sentiments and now totally embrace the opportunity to show my loved ones how awesome they are! Go Liora go!

    Reply
    • lioramann@gmail.com says

      February 18, 2016 at 4:16 pm

      Thank you, thank you! Happy belated Valentines Day!

      Reply

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