Vegan Caribbean spiced doughnuts with dark chocolate sauce
Think ditching the meat and dairy for Veganuary means boring meals and joyless snacks? Think again! This sumptuously sugary doughnut recipe was created by Collin Brown, executive chef at Caribbean-inspired restaurant chain Turtle Bay, and it's vegan through-and-through.
Perfect for sharing with friends, these tasty treats are quick to make, and you'll only need a few key ingredients.
Please note: In addition to the ingredients listed, you will need enough vegetable oil to deep-fry your doughnuts in.
Ingredients
For the doughnuts- 500 g self-raising (self-rising) flour
- 100 g cornmeal
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 20 g baking powder
- 15 g salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 150 ml water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 orange, zested
- 1 bar of vegan dark chocolate
Details
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Recipe Type: Dessert
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 30 mins
- Cooking Time: 10 mins
- Serves: 5
Step-by-step
- Mix the doughnut ingredients together and knead into a dough. Leave the dough to rest for 10 mins
- Add the dough to a piping bag. Pipe small sections (small dough balls, long churros... whatever shape you want!) into hot oil and fry for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove the doughnuts from the oil. Leave them to dry on a rack or kitchen roll for 5 minutes.
- Mix together the remaining sugar, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and orange zest in a bowl. Toss the doughnuts until they are fully coated.
- Melt a bar of vegan dark chocolate. Drizzle it over the doughnuts, along with a pinch of orange zest, to serve.
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