2016-06-09T14:10:02Z

"Galaxy doughnuts" — which have a galaxy-inspired design — are taking over Instagram. 

These mesmerizing doughnuts are redefining food art, and people are going crazy over them.

💫💫 Vegan Galaxy Donuts ✨✨This is as far as my procrastination took me today - making galactic treats for my sick boyfriend 😷) Simple Donut Recipe: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup raw cane sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg pinch of cinnamon 1/2 cup soy milk 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract with seeds 1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsp water 1/4 cup vegan margarine (Nuttelex or Earthbalance) 1. Preheat the oven to 180 and grease a donut tray. 2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. 3. Mix together the soy milk and apple cider vinegar and let it sit for a few minutes until it thickens. 4. In a small saucepan, melt the soy milk, vanilla, flaxseed (the egg replacer) and margarine over a low heat until the butter has just melted (Do not let it boil/simmer) 5. Combine both wet and dry ingredients until a soft dough forms. 6. Using a teaspoon, spoon the mixture evenly into the donut holes, flattening out with your finger for best results. 7. Bake for 12 minutes. They are done once they have firmed up and a toothpick comes out clean (they don't need to 'brown') 8. Pop them out of the moulds and then allow to cool completely before icing. GALAXY ICING: 2-3 tbsp melted coconut oil 2-3 tbsp soy milk 1 2/3 - 2 cups powdered sugar Vegan natural food dye (Red and Blue) 1. Whisk together the melted coconut oil and soy milk and slowly begin to whisk in the powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Adjust liquids if you need to. 2. To achieve the 'galaxy' effect: (This is quite hard to explain, but if you've ever done marbling as a kid using coloured dye it is essentially the same thing) 3. Using small separate bowls I worked with a little bit of icing at a time and I simply dispersed drops of vegan friendly food dye around the white icing, swirling with a spoon. Adjust the colours/saturation as you'd like. 4. Simply dip and twirl a donut halfway into the icing and gently slide it out and you'll get that 'galaxy effect' ;) 5. Dusted with vegan edible food glitter. Inspired by @h.rebel ✨

A photo posted by SAM ☾ MELBOURNE (@sobeautifullyraw) on May 30, 2016 at 1:28am PDTMay 30, 2016 at 1:28am PDT

To make the galaxy design, bakers put drops of food dye in the white icing, swirl it with a spoon, and then dip the doughnuts halfway into the icing and let the colors slide off the doughnut until the galaxy effect is reached. 

Showing my love and fascination for galaxy with these galactic donuts! Aren't the colors just mesmerizing and magical?! 😍

A photo posted by Hedi Gh (@h.rebel) on May 8, 2016 at 12:22am PDTMay 8, 2016 at 12:22am PDT

There's the classic galaxy sprinkled with a bit of edible food glitter (it exists).

Galaxy donuts 🌙💫✨🌘🌗🌚☄🌌 I had so much fun making these yesterday! You can see the process on snapchat if you like, I got a little carried away for #nationaldonutday 🍩 these aren't gluten or sugar free 😅 but they are delicious. Got this idea from one of the most talented ladies here, the vegan creative Queen that is @sobeautifullyraw, full recipe and instructions on her page. I hope you guys have a good weekend, do you have plans? I'm currently in a fair bit of pain thanks to a really bad trapped nerve in my chest/shoulder. So annoyed I can't work out today 😭😭 but it's important to listen to my body and if it means I can't be GI Jane doing my usual HIIT and push-ups this morning then so be it! Cuddles with my little Dave (my cat of course 😽)and a big cup of matcha tea is needed 🙏🏻 possibly followed by a donut. 😜

A photo posted by Bo ✨ (@bos.kitchen) on Jun 4, 2016 at 12:49am PDTJun 4, 2016 at 12:49am PDT

 A pastel galaxy uses lighter food dye.

Well, apparently it's National Donut Day today (in Aus) - so, go nuts for donuts! Vegan of course ;) Thanks to everyone who's shared your pictures of your super galactic donuts so far. You're the best! 😋😋

A photo posted by SAM ☾ MELBOURNE (@sobeautifullyraw) on Jun 2, 2016 at 3:27pm PDTJun 2, 2016 at 3:27pm PDT

 

 You can even match your leggings to your galaxy doughnut.

Day 13: food glorious food! With the whole craze from that pink and blue "Galaxy donut" I decided to try my own and make a tutorial about it on YouTube! The end results were out of this world. 🌌 #bmpicadaymay #blackmilkclothing #blackmilkandbakedgoods #galaxyblacklegs #galaxydonut

A photo posted by @_sfletes on May 13, 2015 at 12:56am PDTMay 13, 2015 at 12:56am PDT

 

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