Easy Chocolate.. Chocolate Chip Doughnuts

HAPPY NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY!!
Why buy doughnuts when you can make them at home.

Easy Chocolate.. Chocolate Chip Doughnuts
makes 12 doughnuts

Dry Ingredients
1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1 c. cake flour (if don't have cake flour...use white flour or whole wheat pastry flour)
1/4 c. + 1 TBSP cocoa
1/2 tsp. extra fine sea salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Wet ingredients
1 1/4 c. vanilla almond milk
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
3 TBSP. pure maple syrup
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/4 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. non-dairy chocolate chips
1/3 c. shredded coconut (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 6 capacity doughnut pan with a non-stick cooking spray.

-Whisk all dry ingredients together.
-Whisk all wet ingredients together.
-Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
-Combine with spatula and add chocolate chips and coconut.
-Spoon into prepared pan.
-Bake for 15 minutes.
-Remove pan from oven. Remove doughnuts from pan and cool on a cooling rack.


Chocolate Icing:
1/2 c. non-dairy chocolate chips
1 TBSP. almond milk

-Mix together in a microwave save bowl. Heat for 30 seconds until slightly melted. Stir to combine and creamy.
-Dip your cooled doughnuts in the icing.
-Sprinkle on your favorite topping: sprinkles, nuts, coconut, etc...

Vanilla Icing:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 TBSP. almond milk
1/4 tsp. pure almond extract

-Whisk all together until smooth. Add more powdered sugar as needed
-Dip your cooled doughnuts in the icing.
-Sprinkle on your favorite topping: sprinkles, nuts, coconut, etc...

Now eat up and enjoy!