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Gluten-Free Donuts with Cinnamon and Sugar

Enjoy these perfectly baked Gluten-Free Donuts with a Cinnamon-Sugar topping. They will have your home smelling like a bakery! Easy to make and warm out of the oven in 30 minutes total.

Prep: 10 minsCook: 18-22 minsTotal: 0 hours
Servings: 6 donuts 1x

Ingredients

For the Donuts:

  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup avocado oil
  • ⅓ cup cane sugar (67 g)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
  • ⅔ cup gluten-free flour blend or all-purpose flour (90 g)*
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda

For the Cinnamon-Sugar Topping:

  • 3 tablespoons cane sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter**

Instructions

For the Donuts:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla.
  3. Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; stir well.
  4. Fill a sprayed 6-count donut pan (see our pan recommendations below) ¾ full to almost full with donut batter.
  5. Bake for 16-22 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Time will depend on the pan used.
  6. Remove from the oven, allow to cool in the donut pan before removing.
  7. To take out donuts, carefully peel back the silicone holder and ‘pop’ donuts out or if using a regular pan, carefully remove with a spoon. 

For the Cinnamon Sugar:

  1. Add the sugar and cinnamon to a bowl, stir together.
  2. Using a pastry brush, sweep a thin layer of melted butter onto a cooled donut, immediately after, place the donut (butter side down) into the bowl of cinnamon-sugar mixture. Swirl to evenly coat one side of the donut.

Notes

*We like Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Baking Flour or King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten-Free Flour. If you don’t need donuts that are gluten-free, you can use the same amount of all-purpose flour.

**For dairy-free donuts, use melted coconut oil or avocado oil for brushing on the donuts.

Store cooled donuts in a covered container for up to 3 days for optimal freshness.

For donuts pans, we prefer a silicon option like this one, or a nonstick metal pan like this one

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 1 donut
  • Calories: 250
  • Fat: 14 g
  • (Sat Fat: 3 g)
  • Sodium: 95 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 26 g
  • (Fiber: 1 g
  • Sugar: 15 g)
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 51 mg

Dietary

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