Dairy-Free Lime Donuts with Chocolate-Lime Glaze
 
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My kids love donuts. It's kind of ironic because we never have them around the house. These are baked donuts with a delicious cake-vibe. I love them because there is no frying involved. But to my kids, they're simply delicious chocolate-glazed donuts.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 10 donuts
Ingredients
Lime Donuts
  • 1 (6-ounce) container dairy-free vanilla yogurt (like So Delicious)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon lite coconut milk or dairy-free milk alternative
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1 cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut (optional)
  • 1¾ cups sorghum flour, all-purpose gluten-free flour, or all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup tapioca starch (can sub cornstarch)
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
Chocolate Lime Glaze
  • ½ cup light canned coconut milk (see Coconut Milk Note below)
  • 1 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon lime zest, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Lime Donuts
  1. Preheat your oven to 375ºF and generously grease a 12 well donut pan (I only use 10 of the wells).
  2. In a mixing bowl, mix the yogurt alternative, sugar, eggs, lime juice, coconut milk or milk alternative, and lime zest until frothy. Stir in the coconut.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, starch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
  4. Fill the cavities in the donut pan with ¼ cup of the batter.
  5. Bake the donuts for 15 minutes.
  6. Run a knife around the edges of the donuts and remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Lime Glaze
  1. Pour the coconut milk into a saucepan and warm it until just shy of a simmer. Turn off the heat. Add the chocolate chips and lime juice and whisk until smooth.
  2. Either dip the top of the donut in the chocolate glaze or use a spoon to cover the top of the donut. If desired, you can double dip the donuts in the glaze. Place them glaze side up back on the wire rack.
  3. Sprinkle the glazed donuts with lime zest (if using).
  4. Let the glaze set. To speed setting you can place the donuts in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
Notes
Coconut Milk Note: Because coconut goes so well with lime and chocolate, Kim uses coconut milk yogurt, lite canned coconut milk in the donut and glaze, and even adds shredded coconut. If you don't want a coconut vibe, you can use a different dairy-free yogurt, milk alternative, and omit the coconut. If you are using milk alternative in the glaze, start with just ⅓ cup. Whisk in more (but warm it slightly before adding), as needed, if the glaze is too thick. If you only have full-fat canned coconut milk, go ahead and use it instead. Shake the can well, don't simply use the cream. If the glaze is too thick, you can thin it with a splash of warm water.

Chocolate-Free Option: If you want just dairy-free lime donuts or coconut lime donuts, substitute 2 cups powdered confectioners' sugar for the coconut milk and chocolate. Add up to 1 teaspoon of additional lime juice if the icing is too thick.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 glazed donut Calories: 266 Fat: 7.7g Saturated fat: 4.6g Carbohydrates: 48.7g Sugar: 26.7g Sodium: 207mg Fiber: 1.8g Protein: 4.1g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-lime-donuts-chocolate