Good morning luvs!
The weather here in NC is going to be a hot one! How is the weather in your area? I hope everyone is staying cool.
Today Michelle and I have another blogger inspired recipe to share. Thanks to everyone’s feed back on our last recipe blogger spotlight the raw carob crepes.
The recipe today is a first for Michelle and I. We have never really made ‘raw – unbaked’ donuts before. Typically we bake them but we were intrigued to give a raw version of donuts a try! You all know we love to experiment in the kitchen.
The blogger behind our inspiration today is A Dash Of Compassion. We saw her post when she shared her rawbits awhile back and we added them to our ‘to-make’ list. Do you have a list of recipes that you come across and know you just have to try it?
Raw Donut Holes with Chocolate Glaze (gluten-free,vegan, nut-free)
Inspired by Nicole
Ingredients:
- 10 tbsp coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup whole pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp chia seed flour
- 1/4 cup lucuma
- 1/4 cup irish moss paste
- 1 tsp vanilla bean powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Directions:
- Place all coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds, chia seed flour and lucuma into a food processor or blender (we did this in a food processor). And blend till everything turns into a flour texture.
- Next add in your spices and irish moss paste. Blend some more.
- End with adding in your maple syrup. And blend again till the batter comes together. It will be a slight sticky batter but easy to scoop into little bite-size donut holes.
Chocolate Glaze Coating:
- 1/3 cup coconut oil (we have been using this brand and loving it
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- splash of vanilla extract
Take all the chocolate glaze coating ingredients into a large bowl and stir till well combined. Than take the raw donut holes and place them into bowl of chocolate and roll till whole donut hole is coated in chocolate. Keep repeating till all donut holes are covered.
Than you may eat or place in fridge to set some.
Recipe makes about 22-23 bite-size donut holes.
Time to make: about 5 -8 minutes
Michelle and I were pleased with our first attempt at making our unbaked donut holes! They were different but in a good way. I know once you look at the ingredient list it might seem a little complex but really these were extremely easy to make. They were a perfect sweet snack we enjoyed throughout last week. We used all the different ingredients for a reason to help with the final outcome of the recipe. Now as I mentioned this was our first time making these so we really do not have a recipe to compare it to but we were satisfied with the results. The closest recipe we have is our raw cookie dough bites.
Now for some substitution ideas:
- may replace all the ‘flours’ and lucuma for a nut meal flour
- may replace chia seed flour for flax meal
- may use any spices or flavorings you like
- may use agave or honey for the maple syrup
To replace the irish moss paste is tough because it provides the light texture for these raw donut holes. But we think replacing irish moss paste with a little more flour and some nut milk or nut pulp might help with final texture. The end batter was a little sticky yet very easy to work with to form into balls.
Michelle and I enjoyed our bite-size donut holes and hope to play around with the recipe some more.
Thanks again to Nicole for the inspiration!
Off to start our busy day in the kitchen and lots of cleaning.
Till next time,
Lori
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Too, too cute!! Hope y’all had a great holiday weekend!
Yum! Not sure if I can find Irish moss past here, but I’ll keep an eye out
Looks delicious ladies!
Ooh wow those look delicious! I do love donuts. And chocolate glaze is pretty great too.
I have a HUGE list of to-make items, and it is ever-growing. Lots of the recipes on this blog are among the listed!
AWWWW My gosh these look gorgeous! I love how you dip them in coconut chocolate sauce!
I saw Nicole’s recipe, too and wondered about it–this looks phenomenal. I really must get me some irish moss, I see!
yes Ricki you do haha it is fun ingredient to play with!
I’ll have to check in to ordering some irish moss past because these look to good to not make.
It’s only supposed to be in the upper 70′s today on the central coast of CA. Stay cool!
JoLynn irish moss is fun to play with we hope to do a video here soon of how to make it and use it!
I need to try irish moss paste! These look SO freaking good!!
Thanks Katie!
Those look so YUM!! I hope I can find irish moss pate :X I’ve never seen it out here!
YES – I have a very long list of recipes to try… and now these are on it!
they sound perfect…
These are too cute for words! I love finding inspiration about the blog world! Everyone is so creative! It is so stinkin’ hot! Try to stay cool ladies!
Wow these look delicious! did you both eat them all? I couldn’t blame you if you did, it’s hard to stop when something is so good!
haha Jessica yes it is
I want one of these NOW! YUM!!
Lori these sound lovely. I’m about to start a desk job so am keen to keep gathering new snack ideas. I’m currently on cakes, but think that my brain will need a bigger fuel hit!
I’m also cow-dairy free at the moment. Infuriating! Shopping gluten free feels so easy by comparison! Even my favourite fruit loaf has whey in it
I wish it was warm here! We had sunshine yesterday, though. Those sound so yummy, and pretty easy too. I love seeing all these recipes with irish moss.
I love that you played with this idea. These are so much better than real deep-fried donuts, eh? Your photos are beautiful!
Thank you Nicole, yes so much better than the deep-fried
Wow, I’m drooling! Had some raw donut holes this weekend, but they weren’t chocolate covered!! Yum!
next time Lauren
These look so yummy!
It’s pretty hot in NY too…95 degrees might be a record for here. I love it though…no complaints (better than snow or cold rain!).
These look SO yummy girls (I esp love anything covered in chocolate)! It’s going on my “to do” list.
Lori! These look so good! I used to LOVE the donut holes the best when I was younger! I always wanted sprinkled ones!
Irish moss paste?! I always learn a new ingredient when I see recipes on here!
Have a beautiful day! How is wedding stuff going?! I know its still early planning, just excited for you!!!
Hey girl, wedding stuff, haha oh ya have not really done much yet. But almost have a date and location
Any recommendations on a good substitute for coconut flakes? Thanks!
Carol I would suggest a nut flour.
oh my gosh – WOAH!! seriously these look amazing! ive never heard of irish moss paste!
Those little gems look so yummy. Yes, I have a large file of “to try” recipes. I am working my way through them.
This will be added for sure.
I’ve had my eye on those too. Glad you enjoyed them.
Those look amazing! But wow, Irish moss paste? Where do you ladies find all of these interesting ingredients?
hi, in my country (chile, southarmerica) there’s not irish moss paste, can I replace it with something else ?
Just replace it with more nuts like cashews or almonds.
I guess I’ll just have to experiment to see what ratios work for different flours. Amazing recipes, thank you!
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