Vegan Pączki Recipe – Vegan Polish Donuts

Get ready to experience pączki like never before! This vegan pączki recipe will blow your mind (and your tastebuds!).

I am talking light-as-air dough, perfectly sweet, and filled with whatever your heart desires. Think classic jams, creamy vegan custards, or rich chocolate ganache… drool-worthy, right?

The best part? This recipe is surprisingly easy! No eggs, no dairy, no problem! You’ll be a pączki pro in no time.

So grab your ingredients, put on your baking cap, and get ready for the best vegan pączki of your life!

How To Make Vegan Pączki?

Step 1 – Make the yeast dough.

Knead all the ingredients for the dough using your hand or food processor. It’s best to do it in a big bowl because the dough will double or even triple its size.

After 5-10 minutes of kneading, cover the bowl with a clean kitchen cloth and place it in a warm place. Wait for 1 hour for the dough to double its size.

Step 2 – Start making pączki

One hour later, transfer the dough to a pastry board dusted with flour. Knead the dough briefly to remove excessive air bubbles.

Roll out the dough to about ½” (1,5 cm) thick.

Step 3 – Cut pączki shapes

Using a cookie cutter, cut out the circles from the dough. Remove scraps, reroll, and recut.

Cover pączki with a clean kitchen cloth and wait for about 30 minutes to let them grow a bit.

Step 4 – Fry vegan pączki

Pour the oil into the wok or big pot and start heating it up.

How to check whether the oil is hot enough? Throw a small piece of the dough into the oil. If it stays on the bottom, the oil is still too cold. The oil is ready to fry if the dough comes straight to the surface.

Fry pączki for about 3-5 minutes on each side.

After frying, place the pączki on a plate lined with paper towels to remove the excessive fat.

Step 5- Fill Pączki

When the vegan pączki are still warm, fill them up with jam using a big syringe (like this). You will need about 30-50ml of filling per donut.

Step 6 – Decorate pączki

Dust your vegan pączki with powdered sugar. You may also pour the sugar glaze or chocolate frosting on top.

FAQ & Tips For Making Vegan Pączki

Can I Make the Dough Ahead of Time?

Yes, the dough can be made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight. Place it in the fridge right after making.

The dough will grow in the fridge, so make sure it’s in a big bowl that is covered (otherwise the dough will dry out).

Can I Fill Pączki Before Frying?

Yes! You can use the method I show in this post.

Make sure you put just a little filling, otherwise, the pączki will be heavy and they won’t fry easily.

I think it’s better to fill pączki after frying.

How To Pronounce Pączki?

Pączki is pronounced pownch-kee is already the plural of pączek (punch-ek). So it’s one pączek or many pączki.

The Polish language is tricky. The correct name for donuts is pączki. Paczki (with “a” instead of “ą”) means packages.

Can I Bake Vegan Paczki?

Yes, but they won’t be as good for sure! Bake them for 15 minutes at 180C / 355F.

How Long Can Paczki Be Stored?

These vegan Polish pączki taste best when eaten right away. They won’t be as good the next day, however, you may keep them in the fridge for up to 5 days.

You can also freeze the vegan pączki.

Vegan Pączki Recipe