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Gluten Free Donuts

by: claire cary

These baked chocolate glazed gluten free donuts come together in under 30 minutes, are soft, fluffy and smothered in a simple chocolate glaze. These baked donuts are perfect every time!
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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
6

Ingredients

Donuts:

  • cup + 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • cup milk dairy free or regular
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup oil I used safflower, any neutral oil is fine
  • 1 cup gluten free all purpose baking flour I used Bob's Red Mill 1:1
  • 1 ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • teaspoon nutmeg gives a more classic donut flavor!
  • teaspoon salt

Chocolate Frosting:

  • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil or dairy free butter
  • 3 teaspoon light corn syrup gives them that classic shiny appearance!

Vanilla glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Grease your donut pan and set aside. Even if your pan says it's non-stick, still grease it. Mine is non-stick, but alas, the donuts stick if I don't grease it!
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients. (First 5 listed)
  • Whisk in the dry ingredients, making sure to spoon and level the flour, don't pack it in.
  • Use a spoon to add the batter to the prepared donut pan or transfer the batter to a ziplock bag, cut off the tip and pipe the bater into the pan.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes, 10 is perfect in my oven, but all ovens are different. Check with a toothpick, it should come out clean with a few moist crumbs.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for about 20 minutes.
  • Add all ingredients for the frosting to a bowl (start with 1 tablespoon of oil and add a second as needed to thin) and melt in the microwave using 20 second increments, stirring between each until fully melted.
  • If using vanilla, simply whisk all ingredients together until smooth, adding a few drops of food coloring if desired.
  • Dip the top of the donut (I use the part that was touching the pan as the top, but either end can be considered the top!) in the frosting.
  • Add sprinkles on top if desired & enjoy!

Notes

If you don't want to use corn syrup for the chocolate frosting, you can sub for honey, but corn syrup is what gives the donut the classic shiny appearance!
You can use another gluten free all purpose flour, just make sure it has xanthan gum in the mix.
Serving: 1donut / Calories: 282kcal / Carbohydrates: 43g / Protein: 4g / Fat: 12g / Fiber: 3g / Sugar: 27g

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