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Cookies and Cream Donuts

May 31, 2022 By Gretchen 5 Comments

Oreo Cookies and Cream Donuts don’t really need an introduction

In the style of Krispy Kreme

These Oreo Cookies and Cream Donuts are filled to the brim with luscious Oreo buttercream.

Cookies and Cream Donuts

For those who are not familiar with Krispy Kreme Donuts

There is a sort of “donut culture” that you will have to get yourself up to speed about

You are either team Krispy Kreme or team Dunkin’ Donuts

Cookies and Cream Donuts

The great thing about this recipe though is you will never have to buy another donut from either of those places

Number one they are not vegan and number two:

Homemade donuts are amazing!

There is nothing quite like a freshly fried donut!

Cookies and Cream Donuts

Of course the process of making donuts is not really beginner baking

Getting that oil to almost 400°F can be dangerous business.

However with some patience and at least a few hours you will be in donut heaven in no time

This is a building on recipes project since the donut dough is one recipe and the cream filling is another one.

But while the donut dough is rising you can get that buttercream prepared

There is much debate and decision making as to whether you want to accept Oreos as being vegan

Since here in the USA the sugar that Nabisco uses to make these cookies is processed through animal bone char.

But if you want to be sure you are 100% ethically vegan here

You can make your own Oreo Cookies using my recipe for Copy Cat Vegan Oreos!

Homemade Vegan Oreo Cookies

Updated as of 2021~ since the origination of this yeast donut recipe way back in 2017

I have since stepped up my donut dough making game with a method called Tangzhong

If you have not yet seen the Tangzhong method for yeast dough, you may want to stop right here

Go check out that recipe/video for How to Make Tangzhong Donuts

Then implement that recipe here for this Oreo Cookies and Cream Stuffed Donut!

Cookies and Cream Donuts

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE OREO STUFFED DONUTS

Cookies and Cream Donuts

For more awesome donut recipes click the links below!
Maple Donuts with crispy facon

Cream Filled Powdered Donuts

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

Maple Donuts with crispy facon
Maple Bacon Donut
Cream Filled Powdered Donuts
Creme Filled Donuts
Vegan Apple Cider Donuts
Apple Cider Donuts

 

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Vegan Oreo Cream Donuts
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Bake time
10 mins
Total time
2 hours 10 mins
 
Serves: 8-10 Donuts
Ingredients
  • Soy Milk ¾ cup (180ml) warmed to 65°F
  • Dry Yeast 1 Tablespoon (6g)
  • Flax Meal 1 tablespoon (8g)
  • Hot Water 3 Tablespoons (45ml)
  • Vegan Granulated Sugar 1 Tablespoon (14g)
  • Bread Flour 1½ cup (190g)
  • All Purpose Flour 1 cup (125g)
  • Baking Powder ½ teaspoon (3g)
  • Salt ¼ teaspoon
  • Nutmeg Ground ⅛ teaspoon *optional
  • Earth Balance Butter 4 tablespoons (56g)
  • Canola, peanut or your favorite Vegetable frying oil approx 3cups
  • Confectioner's Sugar for the icing 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons almond milk or soy milk
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle the dry yeast over the warm milk and allow to proof for about 5 minutes until slightly frothy
  2. Melt the earth balance and then get the flax meal combined with the hot water and let it stand to thicken for 5 - 10 minutes
  3. In a mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment combine all the ingredients including the frothed yeast/milk mixture EXCEPT FOR OIL~ the oil is for frying the donuts!
  4. Mix on low speed until everything is incorporated for about 30 seconds
  5. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to help it along and mix on low to medium for 8 more minutes on medium speed.
  6. Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and set in a warm spot, covered for 30 minutes
  7. After 30 minutes, fold the dough over onto itself and continue the rest for another 30 minutes.
  8. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it to ¼" - ½" thick
  9. Cut dough with a 3" round cutter for filled donuts and for ring style donuts you will take a smaller cutter (¾" diameter) and cut holes into the centers - save the holes to fry and make donut holes coated with sugar!
  10. It is not great to re-roll this dough so I like to take the scraps and twist them up to make crullers.
  11. Transfer the donuts to a parchment lined sheet pan and allow them to rest for 15 - 30 minutes while you heat the frying oil.
  12. In a large, deep heavy bottom sauce pot heat 3 cups of frying oil to approximately 375°F (190°c)
  13. Fry the donuts for approximately 1 minute on each side using a metal or wooden utensil to do the flipping.
  14. Be very careful working with hot oil,it is very dangerous if it spills or splatters on your skin.
  15. Remove the donuts to a cooling rack or a sheet pan lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
  16. Glaze cooled donuts in confectioner's sugar glaze and then dip in crushed Oreos
Notes
Donuts are best eaten warm or at room temperature and on the day they are made


They go stale quickly as all yeast products do.


You can freeze fried un-decorated and unfilled donuts in an airtight container from up to 1 month, thaw out and warm in the microwave or conventional oven, then decorate as you wish
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Comments

  1. Sophie

    August 9, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    Finally vegan fried donuts!!!! Whoop whoop!! Quick question. So I don’t have a dough hook. Could I use the paddle rather than my bare hands. I’ve kneaded donuts by hand before!! Phew! Hard work!!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      August 10, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      THANKS! YES YOU CAN DO IT THAT WAY TO START THEN KNEAD IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO FINISH

      Reply
      • Sophie

        August 11, 2017 at 10:55 am

        Brilliant!! Will let you know how it all turned out! My digital scale just decided to die, so I’m having to measure everything using measuring cups and measuring spoons!! I’ve never done one of your recipes this way!!! Aaaahhh!

        Reply
        • Sophie

          August 11, 2017 at 9:40 pm

          Brilliant!!! My friends were shocked when I said that they were vegan! Success!!!! You are amazing!!!!!!

          Reply
  2. Collin

    March 4, 2022 at 7:02 am

    Hi Gretchen, you write that we can freeze them undecorated and unfilled; I was just wondering what was the reason? Do they get ruined somehow if you freeze them after filling and decorating?
    I cannot wait to try this amazing recipe!

    Reply

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