I actually never planned on making doughnuts on National Doughnut Day, but it happened and I am not complaining about it.
To be honest, I have had this idea in my head for while. It all started with the idea of making Coconut Sweetened Condensed Milk and then making a vegan iced coffee. Then, like always, the longer I waited to make the iced coffee the more my idea grew… and grew… to a sweet as ever total dessert-like coffee drink….that is half vegan.
It’s kind of like iced coffee on steroids, but in the best way possible.
When you look at this recipe you may think I am insane for giving you that much to make to go along with ONE drink, BUT you can choose to make all of the elements or simply take the short cut and buy a few of the ingredients from the store. I will say though that everything is extra easy to make and that the homemade stuff is the way to go, if you can.
Now here’s the deal. I still cannot drink coffee for the like of me. I tried again yesterday spit it all out. I really think some of it may have to do with my dad’s VERY BLACK coffee, but I am a little too lazy to try and make a light brew, so whatever.
Instead I made a dessert coffee that is honestly SO GOOD. So good that yes, it needs all those caps. And mini doughnuts people? I swear, mini doughnuts are just better than regular doughnuts. When things are cute they just taste better. It’s totally a mind thing, but it is just the way it works.
So, the iced coffee can be made vegan if you wish, but the doughnuts are so not vegan, and they are so very fried.
You can totally make some mini baked doughnuts if you want, but umm these fried chocolate glazed ones are pretty dang incredible.
Even my doughnut loving brothers thought so. That is always a compliment.
The real recipe here is the iced coffee. I know iced coffee is everywhere these days and practically all of the recipes are the same – ice, coffee, cream/milk. But mine is a little different. For one I went a little tropical with my flavors…surprise surprise right? And I made homemade coconut sweetened condensed milk. I came up with the idea after I saw his incredible post over on I am Food Blog. Stephanie had made sweetened condensed milk. The second I saw it thought, oh I want to make that, but with coconut milk. So I did and you guys. You could eat it with a spoon. It’s so good.
You can of course use regular sweetened condensed milk, but if you are a vegan or you love coconut, go with the coconut version. I am telling you, it is awesome.
After that is the vanilla extract. You have to add the vanilla. It makes all the difference. Vanilla rules.
Oh, and then the coffee ice cubes. My brother Brendan insisted I make these, he said it is going to set the iced coffee apart from all the others. He is a coffee die hard, so I went with his advice. It was a good idea.
And FYI we both loved this. Sweet like a dessert, but with a kick of strong coffee. Summer drink perfected.
Oh and last thing, Bren says spiking these with a fireball would be a great thing…Happy Friday!
