Trip to Dun-Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn, NY.

Vegan Chocolate Coconut Explosion and Cherry Pie Doughnut from Dun-Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn, NY.

After checking out the Vegan Shop-Up, I decided to stop by Dun-Well Doughnuts (an all vegan shop that has not only doughnuts but ice cream and coffee as well!) because I've heard so many great things about them. First and foremost the decor is amazing! It has an industrial, old time feel to it which is even better with the quirky beat music accompanying it. They have all these cool gadgets all over the walls and the shelves from huge acorns to vintages whisks and chocolate board signs displaying different styles of typography. It's an eclectic mix of new and old and I love the old jukebox near the counter!

They had tons of different flavors like margarita, peanut butter and jelly, pink lemonade and so on but we decided to try out the cherry pie and chocolate coconut explosion! The cherry pie is a basic chocolate covered doughnut with a cherry pie filling center that was delectable but didn't really scream cherry pie to me. While the doughnut was delicious and I would buy it again, I wouldn't call it a cherry pie doughnut. The chocolate coconut explosion on the other hand was just that, a chocolate coconut indulgence to epic proportions! I would buy it again and again and again! Ugh, just thinking about it makes me want it again!

That's pure unadulterated love right there guys! haha (can't believe I'm posting that btw!)

All in all, Dun-Well Doughnuts is definitely worth a trip if you live in NYC or are just visiting, you have to check them out! I cant wait to go again so I can try their other flavors including their ice cream! Not going to lie, their Doughnut Sundae sounds ridiculous but it must be delicious!

Check out their website here!

Day Twelve of the Vegan Valentine’s Day Challenge is Baked Vanilla and Chocolate Mini Doughnuts!

These were so easy to make and so much fun to decorate! I didn't have sprinkles on hand so that’s why there were none but if you have some valentine’s themed ones they would work so well on these! The recipe is the same as my other baked doughnut one minus the added spices. For the chocolate doughnuts you just add some cocoa powder and I might try some melted chocolate next time when I have more around.  I hope you try these out and have fun decorating them!

Today would have been my mom’s 53^rd birthday if she hadn't passed away three years ago so I just wanted to take some time out to wish her a happy birthday wherever she is in the world! I’m sure she would have loved this blog and the many sweets I have been making!

As always, click read more for the recipe! :)

- Alexis ♥

Baked Vanilla and Chocolate Mini Doughnuts

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• ½ cup cinnamon applesauce
• ¼ cup butter
•  ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar

For the Chocolate Doughnuts:

• 2-3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder

For the toppings:

• ½ Cup Melted Vegan Chocolate Chips + 1 teaspoon Vegetable Shortening
• ½ cup powdered sugar (for the powdered doughnuts)
• 1 Tablespoon of Shredded Coconut

Optional

• Sprinkles
• Cinnamon Sugar

For the colored icing:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons Non-Dairy Milk
• 2 teaspoons Corn Syrup
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Vegan Food Dye (the gel or paste kind)

*I split this into three bowls and left one white for the glazed doughnuts and used vegan food dye to make the pink and the red colors.

*If you use a non-gel or pasta food dye the consistency might change but you can just add more powdered sugar if it’s too thin or more milk if it’s too thick. Totally up to you!

Directions

Preheat your oven to 325° F

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.

Beat together the butter, applesauce, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract and oil and then slowly add the dry ingredients, a cup at a time, until fully incorporated.

Split the batter evenly in two and add your cocoa powder to one of the batters. If you want you can color the white batter to make it a little more valentine’s day themed.

Butter or oil the pan you plan on using and pipe in the batter to fill the circle shape. (You can just use a zip lock bag with the corner cut off. Try not to overfill the pan.

Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the doughnuts start to spring back.

It’s important you don’t cook these too long or they will become dense and will be cooked unevenly.

Cool completely before covering in toppings and/or decorations.

Enjoy!

Vegan Baked Jelly Doughnut Muffins rolled in Cinnamon Sugar!

These little muffin shaped doughnuts are delicious and remind me of Thanksgiving haha. They’re definitely not low in calorie or fat but you always need to indulge sometimes! I actually decided to make them muffins because I don’t own a doughnut pan but they taste just as good in the different shape. By the way, don’t try to use a preserve for  the filling because if it has any thick chunks of fruit in it, it will be hard to pipe into the muffins. I hope you enjoy them!

Yesterday was one of the craziest things I’ve ever done and mostly just because it was so excruciatingly cold outside! When my boyfriend and I set out to walk from Queens to Brooklyn we were not prepared for the long journey ahead! The walking itself wasn’t the hard but the freezing, blistering cold made everything ten times harder and I could barely feel my legs the last leg of the walk. As soon as I got home yesterday I went straight to bed! Haha

It was amazing and it was great to end the day successful and accomplished! When we got to the end of the Marine Parkway Bridge and stepped into Brooklyn a great sense of accomplishment swept over us and pushed us to keep walking further. It really felt like a crazy journey because we walked through rocks, sand, over three bridges and constantly went uphill and downhill. I would do it again but definitely on a nice summer day!

- Alexis ♥

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• ½ cup cinnamon applesauce
• ¼ cup butter (plus 5 tablespoons melted butter to coat the muffins in)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For the filling:

• 1 cup strawberry jam

For the topping:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350° F

Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt and set aside.

Beat together the butter, applesauce, apple cider vinegar and oil and then slowly add the dry ingredients, a cup at a time, until fully incorporated.

Butter or oil the pan you plan on using (I used little ramekins) and fill it up ½ - ¾ of the way, make sure not to overfill.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool completely before filling with the strawberry jam and rolling in cinnamon sugar.

 I filled the muffins by using a chopstick and creating a hole in the bottom of the muffin and then using a  a zip lock bag to pipe the jelly until I felt it pushing back.  

*Make sure you make a big enough hole to pipe in the filling.

*Do not overfill the muffins because they will burst from the pressure.

Coat the muffins in the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon sugar, shake off the excess.

Enjoy!