Vegan Honey Buns

This Honey Bun recipe is eggless, dairy free and completely vegan! These honey buns are insanely soft and delicious and are the perfect brunch treat.

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Honey Buns are everyones favorite gas station snack. And these honey buns hit those same notes. They are sweet, have a hit of cinnamon and are topped with crackly glaze. Make these for brunch, a snack or even dessert! They are delicious any time of day.

Ingredients

This Vegan Honey Buns recipe may have a lot os steps, but the ingredients are really simple and basic.

Non-Dairy Milk: I used oat milk but any plain non-dairy milk will work, here.

Agave or Vegan Honey: I used light agave, but if you have vegan honey on hand, use it!

Instant Yeast: To make these buns rise.

Non-Dairy Butter: I used Country Crock Plant Butter Sticks.

Flour: Regular AP flour for this recipe. I always recommend King Arthur brand.

Salt: Salt inhibits the yeast a bit and strengthens the gluten making these buns super soft and stretchy.

Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon goes into the filling.

Powdered Sugar: For the glaze.

Method

Making the dough for this Vegan Honey Bun recipe only requires a few simple steps.

First, warm the milk slightly- to about room temperature, and add the agave and yeast. Allow the yeast to bloom for 5-10 minutes.

Next, add the melted butter and stir.

Then, add flour and salt and stir with a spatula until a sticky dough is formed.

Now, allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. This will allow the flour time to soak up the liquid and make the dough more manageable.

Next, knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adding up to ½ cup more flour throughout the kneading process.

Finally, place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl to rise for 1 ½-2 hours.

How to Shape the Buns

Shaping these dairy free vegan honey buns seems intimidating, but I'll walk through it step by step.

First, roll the dough out into a rectangle. The long side of the rectangle should be parallel with the edge of the counter.

Next, spread the filling onto the dough.

Then, fold the dough in half by pulling the furthest side toward you.

Now, cut 12 strips.

Then, take one strip in your hands and twist it 3 times.

Next, take one end around your fingers and through the hole that was created to make a knot and place it onto the baking sheet.

Finally, repeat with the remaining strips of dough.

The Glaze

The glaze for these vegan honey buns is only 2 ingredients and comes together in a matter of seconds.

Whisk powdered sugar with non dairy milk until no lumps remain and thats it!

How to Glaze the Buns

To glaze these buns, place them onto a cooling rack with the empty baking sheet underneath the rack to catch the glaze as it drips down.

Then, use a spoon to pour the glaze over the buns, covering as much of the surface of each bun as possible.

The excess glaze will drip off of the buns and onto the baking sheet below.

Storage

To store these Vegan Honey Buns, place them in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to three days.

Or freeze for up to a month.

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