Peaches and Cream Dairy Free Donuts – tender cake donuts made with easy to digest spelt flour and fresh diced peaches baked into every bite. An easy, sweet glaze takes these vegan donuts over the top!
Crazy Delicious
I can not stop eating these Peaches and Cream Dairy Free Donuts!! This might be going down as one of my top 5 recipes from the blog. They are so good! I’ve never been a huge donut lover – I find them either too dry, too sweet, or too oily. These peaches and cream donuts are everything I’ve ever wanted in a donut – light and fluffy, just sweet enough, and absolutely no oil, butter or eggs. You’ve got to try these!
Easier to Digest Spelt Flour
I love spelt flour for baking because it’s much lighter than whole wheat and more easily digestible. Some people who are sensitive to gluten, will find spelt flour easier to tolerate, however, it is NOT gluten free and therefore not suitable for those with Celiac disease. It does make these dairy free donuts nice and tender while still allowing them to hold together perfectly!
Aquafaba Magic
You all know by know that I’m obsessed with aquafaba (a.k.a chickpea brine) when it comes to baking. I’ve used it in my Cinnamon Squash Bread, Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes, and Clementine Loaf Cakes. Aquafaba is used in place of eggs to create a perfect soft, fluffy rise in baked goods. It works like a charm in these donuts as well!
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is a magical ingredient in its own right. It provides healthy fat which allows for a tender cake texture without using butter or oils. What we have is soft, tender, moist, fluffy, yummy, baked dairy free donuts.
Eat Them All Day Long
They are perfect for breakfast, snack or even dessert. We have been eating them all day long. The first time I made them, I made a second batch about an hour after the first because we just couldn’t stop! You might want to do yourself a a favor and just start with a double batch!
Peaches and Cream Dairy Free Donuts
I can not wait for you guys to try these delicious dairy free donuts! Please come back and leave me feedback and star rating after trying them! I love seeing your pics too, so if you make this, be sure tag me on social media #veggieinspired and @veggie_inspired so I don’t miss it!
Enjoy!
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
- 3 tbsp aquafaba (chickpea brine, which is the liquid from a can of chickpeas)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 peach (diced)
- 1/2 cup organic powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp coconut milk
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lightly spray a 6-cavity donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In another mixing bowl, whisk together the coconut, aquafaba, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined, but do not over mix.
- Add the diced peaches and stir to distribute evenly throughout.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan. Fill each cavity to the top and smooth out the top with the back of the spoon or your fingers.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, until the edges pull away from the pan easily. (12 minutes was perfect in my oven each time).
- Let cool in the pan on a wire cooling rack for 5-10 minutes. Turn the donuts out onto the cooling rack and continue to cool completely.
- Once the donuts are completely cool, whisk together the powdered sugar and coconut milk for the glaze, if using. Gently dip the tops of each donut into the glaze and return to the cooling rack to dry. Alternately, drizzle the glaze over the top of each donut and allow to dry on the cooling rack.
Leftovers can be stored loosely covered on the counter for one night. After that, I would suggest, storing them in the fridge, but the texture might not be the same. Ours never last past that second morning, so I'm not much help there. 🙂
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Sue says
I made these the other day without the peaches and added a cinnamom/date sugar topping to half of them, and dipped the other half in melted dark chocolate. Oh my heavens! So good!
I want to make them for my mom for her birthday tomorrow but was just making my grocery list and remembered she doesn’t like coconut. I haven’t experimented much with milks other than almond or rice. Any suggestions to replace the coconut milk? Maybe cashew? BTW, I used light coconut milk in my other batch with date sugar and we loved them. Thanks for this recipe!
Jenn S. says
Oh, that’s so great. Thanks, Sue! Good to know that lite coconut milk worked! I think maybe cashew milk or soy milk milk work. They need a little fat content to help keep them soft and moist, so I don’t think rice milk would be a good choice. Let me know what you use and how they turn out!
Sophia | Veggies Don't Bite says
Why do I have that old school song in my head while reading you post?
“Peaches and cream
I need it cause you know that I’m a fiend
Gettin’ freaky in my Bentley limousine
It’s even better when it’s with ice cream
Know what I mean”
HAHAHAHA!!! I’d gladly eat these and dance!! YUM YUM!
Jenn S. says
LOL!! I have no idea what that song is, but I like it! 🙂 Dance away, girl!! No judgement zone right here! 🙂
Vegan Heaven says
These look so delicious, Jenn! What a great and creative combo! 🙂
Jenn S. says
Thanks, Sina!
The Vegan 8 says
Yummmm! Love donuts so much and these look so much healthier than traditional. Love using spelt flour too, it is amazing and gives the softest results! These are just perfect Jenn!
Jenn S. says
Yes, super soft! I love it in baked goods Thanks, Brandi!
Rohie says
These look amazing! Can you sub the peaches to make other flavours? Like chocolate or something like that?
Jenn S. says
Thanks, Rohie. I haven’t tried any other flavors yet, but I would assume so. I plan on toying around with other flavors soon. 🙂
Linda says
Those would be a problem for me too, but as far as doughnuts go, these are pretty healthy. YUM! Aquafaba is truly a miracle for vegans.
Jenn S. says
Yes, definitely a healthier version for sure! But I still wouldn’t recommend eating the whole batch yourself. 🙂 LOVE aquafaba! Thanks, Linda!
Gin says
I would DEFINITELY start with a double batch! Forget all day, these wouldn’t last a morning with me!
Jenn S. says
LOL, thanks, Gin! I’m embarrassed to admit how many I’ve eaten in the last few weeks. I probably fulfilled my donut quota for the year….but it was soooo worth it! 🙂
Aimee | Wallflower Kitchen says
Oh my goodness! These sound DELICIOUS. I’m obsessed with peaches at the moment and the thought of them in donut form is just too perfect.
Jenn S. says
Thank you, Aimee! They are seriously so addictively good!! I’m going to try them in muffin form next. Total drool!
Hauke Fox says
Never tried spelt flour. it’s great to see all those new baking variations coming up though. A couple of years back I thought you can only bake with wheat flour and that’s it. Glad you have other tasty AF looking options up your sleeve 😀
Jenn S. says
Spelt flour is great, Hauke. You would love it. You use it just like whole wheat flour, but it’s lighter with no after taste. Thanks!!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
Looks like I need to invest in a donut pan!
Jenn S. says
Yes! I’m so excited to experiment with other flavor combos now too! 🙂 Thanks, Amy!
Becky Striepe says
Oh my gosh, those look sooo good!
Jenn S. says
🙂 Thanks, Becky! Enjoy!
Emily says
These look so comforting and delicious! Peaches will be in season very soon here in Upstate NY, I can’t wait to give these a try!
Jenn S. says
I have just started seeing them here and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them! Thanks, Emily!
Taylor Kiser says
Mmm, a dozen of these would be fantastic! I better get to work! lol
Jenn S. says
I won’t even tell you how many I ate. Not a pretty sight, but oh so good!! 🙂
Jessica- Nutritioulicious says
Peaches and cream is so perfect for summer! These look so delicious!
Jenn S. says
Thanks, Jessica! I love all things peach!
Lindsay Cotter says
These look so delicious! Love that drizzle of icing!
Jenn S. says
I mean, who could say no to sweet icing? 🙂 Thanks, Lindsay!
Sonali- The Foodie Physician says
These look and amazing! I’ve totally jumped on board the aquafaba bandwagon recently and I’m loving it too! And that coconut milk glaze…delish!
Jenn S. says
Yay for aquafaba! I don’t even try other egg subtitutes anymore – aquafaba is my go to and it works perfectly every time. Thanks, Sonali!
Alisa Fleming says
I SO need these in my life. And I even have a much ignored donut pan beckoning me … and some overripe nectarines that could swap in I think!
Jenn S. says
So funny you say that because those are the exact reasons this recipe happened. I am now super excited to start using my donut pan more though – it was so easy! I hope you love them!
Strength and Sunshine says
Just peachy 😉 Loving all the summer peaches! Although I think I like nectarines more….and white peaches! Those are so sweet! Have you even had doughnut peaches? They are so fat and cute 😛
Jenn S. says
I haven’t had doughnut peaches before, but I’ve seen tons of recipes using them lately. I’ll have to be on the lookout for them. I LOVE the Trader Joe’s peaches that come in a box. They are different than the ones that they have loose in the bins. The box ones are soooo good! But they only have them for a short amount of time each summer. I do love nectarines too!