I really enjoy healthier donuts, like my Vegan Apple Cider Donuts, Lemon Donuts, Protein Donuts, or Baked Vegan Blueberry Donuts, but I love them even more if they are easy, like my 2-ingredient banana donut holes. Here, I created a very similar recipe, but instead of using mashed banana, I used Vanilla yogurt to create a fluffy vanilla-flavored donut. They have a sweet taste, the classic delicate texture of fried donuts, and the same crispy outside as my Air Fryer Churros or Vegan Beignets.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Self-Rising Flour – This mix of all-purpose flour and baking powder is very convenient for creating quick-baking recipes that rise without having to measure baking powder. But if you don’t have this ingredient available where you live, you can make your own. Stir 2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of all-purpose flour to make a batch of homemade self-rising flour. I didn’t try all-purpose gluten-free flour for this recipe. Vanilla Yogurt – I use dairy-free yogurt in all my recipes. For these 2-ingredient donuts I use vanilla bean cashew yogurt, but coconut Greek Yogurt also works. Feel free to use any of your favorite yogurts. I highly recommend vanilla yogurt to add flavor to the dough.
To roll the donuts, you will need a few extra ingredients. You can cover the donuts with sugar or ice with my vegan royal icing recipe. I did use cinnamon sugar for this recipe using the following ingredients.
Plant-Based Butter – melt and cool the butter. I recommend coconut oil or avocado oil as a swap. Granulated Sweetener – You can use sugar, sugar-free Monk fruit blend, or coconut sugar. Cinnamon – for flavor
How To Make 2-Ingredient Donuts
Storage
You can store the donuts in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze them in zip-lock bags for up to 1 month. Thaw the day before at room temperature.
Expert Tips for Perfect 2-Ingredients Donuts
Oil your hands generously. The 2-ingredient donut dough is not smooth. It looks rough on the sides and it needs to be kneaded with oiled hands to get elastic, smooth, and taste like a classic donut recipe. Brush the baked donuts with melted butter. These donuts are not fried and what makes donuts taste like donuts is the oily outer edges of the baked dough, otherwise they would simply taste like bagels. Brush nicely and sprinkle some powdered sugar or roll them into cinnamon sugar.
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