Baked Nanaimo Bar Donuts
Without losing the flavours of the classic, our baked Nanaimo Bar Donuts are melt in your mouth, with a chocolate, coconut and nut combination and a hint of vanilla.
Servings: 6 donuts
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup whole wheat cake flour
- ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup light coconut milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon butter melted + additional for greasing the pan
- 2 tablespoon light coconut milk
- 3 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1 vanilla pod seeds only
Instructions
- No. 1 | Preheat oven to 350°. Grease the donut pan with butter.
- No. 2 | In a medium bowl, mix together flour, graham cracker crumbs, coconut, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl whisk the sugar, coconut milk, egg, vanilla extract and melted butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and stir together until combined.
- No. 3 | Portion the batter evenly in each ring of the donut pan. Bake for 10 minutes and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- No. 4 | While the donuts are cooling. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoon coconut milk, 3 tablespoon melted butter, icing sugar, and the vanilla seeds.
- No. 5 | Once the donuts are cool, dip the top half of each in the glaze and allow to set on a wire rack.
- No. 6 | Top with a sprinkle of cocoa powder or chocolate shavings.