These Chocolate Gluten Free Donuts are baked in the oven, but as delicious as the classic fried donut. They're paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Sweets
Method: Baking
Servings: 8
Author: Lexi
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
3/4cupblanched almond flour
1 1/2tablespoonunsweetened cocoa powder
1/4teaspoonbaking soda
1/4cupmini chocolate chips
Pinchof salt
Wet Ingredients:
1/4cupunsweetened pure organic applesauce
3eggs
1tablespooncoconut oil
3tablespoonshoney
1/4teaspoonvanilla extract
Chocolate Glaze:
1/2cupdark chocolate
1teaspooncoconut oilmelted
Optional: Sprinkle with unsweetened dried coconut
Strawberry Glaze:
1/2cuporganic powdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoondried strawberry powder
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees °F. Grease a donut pan and set aside.
In a large bowl combine dry ingredients. Add in wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
Pour batter into greased donut pan and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.When donuts are done, let cool on a baking rack.
In two small mixing bowls, mix the chocolate and strawberry glaze ingredients separately and set aside until the donuts have cooled.
Once cooled, drizzle glaze over donuts and devour!
Notes
This recipe was updated on January 26th, 2017.
You can place the donuts in the refrigerator to help cool faster while you make the chocolate and/or strawberry glaze.