Kid-friendly VEGAN Red Velvet Doughnut Holes Recipe - Sticky Fingers Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour **(for GLUTEN ALLERGY sub gluten-free/nut-free all-purpose flour)**
• 2 T pure unsweetened cocoa powder **(for DAIRY ALLERGY check label for small amounts of dairy; for CHOCOLATE ALLERGY sub carob powder)**
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 T chocolate chips **(for CHOCOLATE ALLERGY sub carob chips; for DAIRY/NUT/SOY ALLERGY use Enjoy Life brand chocolate chips)**
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 C granulated sugar
• 1 C dairy-free/nut-free milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract **(for GLUTEN ALLERGY use certified gluten-free pure vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla flavor—check label)**
• 2 T white vinegar (reacts to the baking powder + baking soda for a light + fluffy doughnut)
• 2 T or 1/4 stick dairy-free/nut-free butter, softened
• 1 C cooked or canned beets (no pickled beets!)
• vegetable oil ** to grease pan