Did you have to give up gluten…but you’re still craving donuts? Us too. 😉
That’s why we created this amazing gluten-free bake maple donut recipe! Finding a good gluten free donut recipe can be a challenge…in fact, the first few times we gave this recipe a try, we failed miserably! But finally, we think we have it just right…maple donuts with a (also gluten free) banana glaze!
Anyhow…let’s dig in! And, don’t miss out at the bottom of the page…we have a printer friendly recipe!
In case you are looking for other sweet baked goods…check out our coconut chocolate chip cookies. 🙂
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Gluten Free Maple Donuts
Did you have to give up gluten…but you’re still craving donuts? Us too. 😉
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8–11 1x
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1/2 cups Pamela’s Baking & Pancake mix
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (fresh ground (optional))
- 4 tbsp melted coconut butter (oil, or butter)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1–2 tsp maple extract
Banana Glaze: (As shown in video)
½ ripened bananas, mashed
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 cups powder sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 tbsp milk (if needed)
Maple Glaze
½ C 100% Maple syrup
4 Tbl. unsalted butter, melted or coconut oil, or Melt (alternative butter)
2 C powdered sugar
Pinch of sea salt
1 tsp. organic vanilla extract
1-2 Tbl. hemp or almond milk
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Whisk together the dry ingredients
- Melt butter and add brown sugar.
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add vanilla, buttermilk, maple extract, and egg; beat well.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and combine until all ingredients are well incorporated. and set mixer on stir setting or lowest speed.
- Fill individual donuts in lightly greased donut tin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes until donuts spring back when gently touched.
- Cool donuts on a cooling rack.
- To make donut holes, roll donuts in the palm of hand the size of a golf ball.
- Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Let cool.
- Glaze or dust donuts or donuts holes when completely cooled. Except when choosing cinnamon sugar, roll or dust when the donut is warm.
Glaze
In a small pot, melt butter and syrup. Set aside until cooled. Whisk in remaining ingredients until smooth. Dip or brush glaze onto donuts. Let cool.
Simple Glaze:
2 C powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 C water
Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.
Dip hot donut into glaze. Glaze will harden as it cools or cooling rack.
Additional option: Add 1/2 C melted chocolate chips to simple glaze for a chocolaty glaze yummyness!
Notes
Dust cooled donuts with sifted powdered sugar or sprinkle or roll hot donuts in cinnamon sugar
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
It looks so delicious, I’ll try it too. Thank you for the recipe, I am sure it will taste very good.
Thank you!! We can’t wait to hear what you think xo