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    Home » Food Fun Friday » Gluten Free Donuts

    Gluten Free Donuts

    Published: Jan 11, 2013 · Modified: Apr 27, 2022 by Vicky

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    One of the tough things about being on a gluten free diet (or having a child who is, as is the case with me) is finding replacements for certain food items. My kids would always enjoy a donut after church, but since my daughter can't have the wheat donuts anymore, we bring our own gluten free donuts. I am not going to lie and tell you they taste as good as normal gluten filled donuts. That's a great endorsement right? But they are good gluten free donuts. Lets just say the glaze and sprinkles help a lot.

    Gluten Free Donuts

    You will need:

    For the donuts:

    • 1 egg
    • ⅓ cup of milk
    • ¾ cup of gluten free baking mix
    • ¼ cup of sugar
    • 1 tablespoon of butter, melted
    • Donut pan (we used a mini donut pan)

    For glaze

    ingredients for gluten free donuts
    • 1 cup of powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon of water

     This will make about 2 dozen baked mini donuts. You will want to double this recipe if you are making larger donuts.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Pour all the ingredients for the donuts into a medium sized bowl.  

    pouring milk in a bowl

    Grease the donut pan and pour 1 tablespoon of batter (if making mini donuts) into each cavity of the donut pan. You can fill these up pretty close to the top. The donuts don't rise very much. Thanks to my hubby who lent a hand.

    pouring batter in a donut pan

    Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees and then remove from pan. To make the glaze, mix a tablespoon of water with a cup of powdered sugar. You can add more water if the mixture is too thick. When the donuts are cool, pour on the glaze with a spoon and dip the donuts in sprinkles.

    Gluten Free Donuts with sprinkles

    Next time I make these I will have to try different flavor combinations. Chocolate glazed sounds pretty good as does cinnamon sugar. This gets me to thinking, what's your favorite kind of donut? Leave a comment and let me know. I have two favorites - plain glazed and sprinkled. Mmmmm...donuts.

    Gluten Free Donuts

    Just because you are following a gluten free diet doesn't mean you can't enjoy donuts. These Gluten Free Donuts are easy to make and are baked making them even better for you.
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    Course: donut
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: gluten free donuts
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 50kcal
    Author: Vicky

    Equipment

    • Mini donut pan

    Ingredients

    For the donuts

    • 1 egg
    • ⅓ cup milk
    • ¾ cup gluten free baking mix
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 1 tablespoon butter melted

    For glaze

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon water

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Pour egg, milk, gluten free baking mix, sugar and butter into a medium sized bowl and mix until a batter forms.
    • Grease the donut pan and pour 1 tablespoon of batter into each cavity of the mini donut pan. You can fill these up pretty close to the top. The donuts don't rise very much.
    • Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees and then remove from pan.
    • To make the glaze, mix a tablespoon of water with a cup of powdered sugar. You can add more water if the mixture is too thick.
    • When the donuts are cool, pour on the glaze with a spoon and dip the donuts in sprinkles.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg

    This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.

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    Comments

    1. Kim of Mo Betta

      January 15, 2013 at 2:45 pm

      It's hard when your kids have to be on a different diet than everyone else. Not so much at home, but when they are with a group of their peers. My son has food allergies and you have to be a step ahead all of the time! He has just outgrown his egg allergy, so that has made life so much easier, but he couldn't have 'regular' donuts either. Thankfully, more & more gluten free products are becoming available, but that is even harder to avoid than eggs! Good luck! (and doesn't glaze and sprinkles make pretty much everything better!)

    2. passionatelyimperfectab

      January 17, 2013 at 12:33 am

      These look yummy! We are just now embarking on a gluten free diet. I look forward to trying this recipe.

    3. Diana - FreeStyleMama

      January 17, 2013 at 4:21 am

      They are just too cute to eat!!

    4. Michelle @ yagottahaveahobby

      January 18, 2013 at 6:24 am

      Awesome! My sister just found out she has celiac, and she misses having a lot of foods. I think I'll try to make these for her! Thanks!

    5. Beth Baumgartner

      January 18, 2013 at 10:41 pm

      Oh my!! This totally caught my eye. I have a gluten allergy so I definitely know what it feels like to want a donut!! Thanks for sharing!
      Beth @ The First Year Blog

    6. ngnrdgrl

      January 19, 2013 at 2:27 am

      Thanks for the share! We discovered a week ago that my stepson has a wheat allergy. I'm starting to collect recipes for when he stays with us this summer. Currently, he is eating like nothing! So I can't wait to spoil him with all kinds of fun food that he can actually eat.

    7. Sugar Aunts

      January 22, 2013 at 3:24 am

      These look amazing! I wanted to invite you to link up in our linky party at Share It Saturday. Your ideas are great! http://www.sugaraunts.com/2013/01/share-it-saturday-1-19-13and-love-this.html
      Colleen at http://www.sugaraunts.com

    8. Sugar Aunts

      January 22, 2013 at 3:24 am

      sorry, that was an accident 🙂

    9. atnumber29

      January 22, 2013 at 10:20 am

      I have a gf friend coming to stay this weekend, thank you!!!!

    10. Cranberry Morning

      January 22, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      I'll have to try this. I'm checking blogs even as my GF chocolate chip cookies are baking! I have a great recipe for GF choc. chip cookies on my blog, if you're interested, check the search bar. Of course, like the donuts,it helps the GF CC cookies that they have loads of chocolate chips and walnuts. 🙂

    11. Sarah Tackett

      January 22, 2013 at 7:34 pm

      A cup of coffee would go great with these. I'm currently hosting a giveaway to win a $20 Starbucks gift card and would love for you to enter! http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/2013/01/love-is-in-air-giveaway.html

    12. Rebecca English

      January 26, 2013 at 8:05 am

      i didn't think it would be possible to make glutan free donuts. These look delicious.

      Thanks for linking to the Sunday Showcase

    13. Total Rejuve

      June 07, 2013 at 5:47 am

      Thank you for this!!! So excited to try it!

    14. Total Rejuve

      June 07, 2013 at 5:48 am

      Thank you for this!!! So excited to try it!

    15. Joelle Campbell

      June 12, 2013 at 2:30 pm

      I made these donuts & doubled the recipe as suggested since I have a larger donut pan. I actually had to make the recipe twice. The first time, I used Bob's Red Mill GF Baking Mix which does NOT contain Xanthan gum or baking soda which are both important ingredients in baking. I am not certain why they market it as "baking mix" when it is really a "flour blend". The donuts didn't rise and were very thick & heavy & flat. I decided immediately to try again (hello...I had promised my kids donuts!!) and used Pure Pantry GF baking mix which DID have xanthan gum & baking soda in the mix. What a difference! The donuts puffed up beautifully and were caky & delicious and held up beautifully when I dipped them in the glaze. I will be using this recipe over & over. Thank you!!

    16. Joelle Campbell

      June 12, 2013 at 2:30 pm

      I made these donuts & doubled the recipe as suggested since I have a larger donut pan. I actually had to make the recipe twice. The first time, I used Bob's Red Mill GF Baking Mix which does NOT contain Xanthan gum or baking soda which are both important ingredients in baking. I am not certain why they market it as "baking mix" when it is really a "flour blend". The donuts didn't rise and were very thick & heavy & flat. I decided immediately to try again (hello...I had promised my kids donuts!!) and used Pure Pantry GF baking mix which DID have xanthan gum & baking soda in the mix. What a difference! The donuts puffed up beautifully and were caky & delicious and held up beautifully when I dipped them in the glaze. I will be using this recipe over & over. Thank you!!

    17. Laura

      December 18, 2013 at 4:39 pm

      I just made these. I used fake butter and almond milk and egg replacer as we are also DF and EF. I added vanilla, cinnamon and a touch more milk to make the batter thinner. They did puff up for me and were fairly light! My kiddo gobbled THREE. Thank you so much for this quick and easy recipe!

    18. Jenni Hoppe

      May 15, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      I had made two doubled batches as it states for using a larger donut pan using Gluten Free Cafe all purpose baking mix and then I ran out so I then used the Bob's Red Mill flour and let me just say, man what a difference. The Bob's blend did not rise at all and they were very dense. The Gluten Free Cafe mix ones were very light and fluffy and in my opinion did not need the glaze coating because they already had a wonderful sweet flavor to them. They were very delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe. They were very easy to make.

    19. Debra

      October 10, 2015 at 8:15 pm

      What can i use if I don't have a donut pan?

    20. Vicky

      October 11, 2015 at 3:24 pm

      Hi Debra, I have never tried it without a donut pan. I use it fairly often and for $10 it was a good investment. Maybe you can try just rolling them by hand and baking them though one side would probably turn out flat.

    21. Ignatius

      April 22, 2016 at 6:18 am

      Hubby loved!! Mine didn't turn out nearly pretty as the ones in the pictures but that didn't stop us from eating them. Thanks for sharing the recipe. 

    22. Vicky

      April 23, 2016 at 1:16 pm

      So glad you all enjoyed them! Thank you!

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