Raw, Vegan, Hawaiian ‘Doughnuts’

Lola Berry LOLA BERRY

This recipe is my healthy take on the amazing steamed and air-baked doughnuts I have enjoyed in LA. Now this raw, vegan version of my hands-down favorite flavor – ‘the Hawaiian’ – might not be quite as fluffy as the original, but it is very cute and super tasty!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (100 g) almond meal
  • 1 cup (160 g) macadamia nuts (activated if possible)
  • ½ cup (45 g) desiccated coconut
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 cup (160 g) roughly chopped pineapple chunks
  • ½ cup (125 ml) coconut oil, melted
  • Desiccated coconut, for sprinkling (optional)

PINK ICING

  • ½ cup (125 ml) coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • ½ cup (80 g) cashew nuts (activated if possible, see page 108)
  • 1 tsp beetroot juice

Method

  1. Place all of the doughnut ingredients in a food processor and blitz everything together to form a wet, sticky dough. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to firm up.
  2. Take heaped tablespoonfuls of the dough and shape them into doughnut shapes, then arrange them on a wire rack set over a baking tray lined with baking paper. Transfer to the fridge for 1 hour to chill.
  3. For the icing, pop all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and whiz together until smooth. Pour over the chilled doughnut bases (thanks to the baking tray, the icing won’t make a mess of your kitchen) and pop back in the fridge for another 30 minutes to set.
  4. Once the icing has set, you can sprinkle a little desiccated coconut over the doughnuts, if you like. Yum!

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BY LOLA BERRY

With a Bachelor of Health Science, Lola Berry knows what she’s talking about. She has got a secret: the most nutritious, healthy food is also the tastiest! Whether through her TV appearances, radio spots or her popular web series, Lola is reaching out to people all over the globe…and people are listening! Once you see Lola Berry, you’ll remember both her and her message! She has a whole heap of fresh ideas and a talent for presenting them in a way that inspires people to actually use them to better their everyday lives.