Make your summer a little sweeter with these easy vegan pineapple chocolate donuts topped with tajin, cashews and fleur de sel.
Okay, I don’t want to get cocky, but I think I’ve struck gold with this dessert. Picture a chocolate covered donut, but when you go in to take a bite, you get hit with the perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. You’re getting a sneak peak into what my vegan pineapple chocolate donuts taste like. The greatest thing about this dessert is that it literally takes minutes to prepare and before you know it, you’re sitting in the backyard with your feet kicked up eating one of these pineapple donuts. I bet you want to know how to make these now, eh? Let’s get into it!
How to Make Vegan Pineapple Chocolate Donuts
We’re not messing around when it comes to dessert. It’s summer time, and in Canada that means it’s short and sweet so to take advantage the last place you want to be is stuck in the kitchen. To make these vegan pineapple chocolate donuts, start by melting your chocolate in the microwave with some coconut oil. While that’s melting, get your station ready. Have your sliced pineapple nearby, your bowl of melted chocolate, your tajin, fleur de sel and crushed toasted cashews.
Here are the steps:
Use a fork to dip the pineapple slice into melted chocolate.
Lay it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Sprinkle the pineapple slice with Tajin, crushed cashews and fleur de sel.
Repeat with the remaining pineapple slices.
Place the baking sheet in the freezer for five to ten minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Get in there!
Why Your Pineapple Donuts NEED Tajin
Once I discovered that people were putting Tajin spice on so many fruits, I had to get on board and even used it on my popular watermelon fries. So I didn’t pull any punches with these pineapple chocolate donuts, so I’m sprinkling a generous amount on top to add a nice little kick.
How to Make this Summer Treat EVEN FASTER
Need a shortcut to this already simple recipe? Instead of buying a whole pineapple at the store, look for a pineapple that has already been cored and peeled. You’ll pay a bit more for that, but in the name of getting dessert in your mouth ASAP, you might not care!
Would you make these pineapple chocolate donuts?
Have you tried adding Tajin to your favourite fruits?
Let me know by leaving me a comment below!
Vegan Pineapple Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 pineapple cored and sliced into 1/4" slices
- 300 grams dairy free dark chocolate
- 4 tsp coconut oil
- Tajin seasoning
- 3 tbsp crushed toasted cashews
- Fleur de sel
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, add dark chocolate and coconut oil. Melt in the microwave and mix with a spoon every thirty seconds until fully melted.
- Using a fork, dip a pineapple slice in the bowl of melted chocolate. When fully covered in chocolate lay the pineapple slice on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Moving quickly, sprinkle pineapple slice with tajin, crushed cashews and fleur de sel. Repeat with the remaining pineapple slices.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer for five to ten minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Nutrition
Updated on July 21st, 2020
Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Leslie says
What a fun little twist on a traditional, unhealthy donut! Love your creativity with this recipe!
Abbey Sharp says
Thanks love!
Bethany Rutledge says
Oh my goodness. This combo would never have occurred to me, but I bet it totally works.
Abbey Sharp says
it really does
Deborah Brooks says
Pineapple and chocolate is always a yummy combo! Love the addition of the cashews as well
Abbey Sharp says
soooo good