Gluten-Free Fluffy Baked Donut Recipe

Big, Fluffy Baked Donuts…Quick!
A gluten-free, dairy-free, recipe.
The best low carb baked donuts
you’ll ever make!

So delicious! They’re addictive,
even without any frosting!

If you wish to decorate, frost them
in so many different, yet healthy, ways
(See my healthy frosting recipes).

These are so versatile…One batter can make 12
plain or fancy.  Standard 2-3/4 inch Or 10 Jumbo
3-3/4″. Depending on the size of your mold pan.

Sugar or sweeteners are needed to help baked
goods rise. Using wholesome ingredients, makes
baked results taste good. Sweeteners do not
make baked results taste good. It disguises the
flavor and may make them addictive in a bad way,
causing sugar cravings.

I care very much about excess sweeteners listed
in older recipes. You need a lot less sugar to still
have delicious baked goods using my recipes.

INGREDIENTS
For the Donuts
3/4 cup full fat coconut milk, room temp.
3 tsp. lemon juice or vinegar (set aside)

1 1/4 cups oat flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 to 2/3 cup coconut sugar

4 Tbs. oil melted (olive or coconut)
4 Tbs.unsweetened applesauce or more oil
2 eggs at room temperature, beaten
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
Milk

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For the (optional) glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons milk or buttermilk

For the (optional) coconut sugar coating
4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup coconut sugar
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a standard-size
12-donut pan and set it aside.

In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, tapioca,
baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, nutmeg, and
sugar, and whisk to combine well.

Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients,
add the oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla, and mix until
just combined. Don’t overmix. Fill the prepared wells
of the donut pan until nearly full.

For perfectly shaped donuts, place the donut batter
into a piping bag fitted with a large, open tip, and
pipe the batter into the wells.

For the (optional) glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons milk or buttermilk

OR
For the (optional) coconut sugar coating
4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup coconut
sugar, granulated (or powdered in a coffee grinder)
(optional tsp.cinnamon)
Brush with oil, then shake in a bag to coat with
sugar and/or cinnamon.

OR, select any one of my healthy frosting recipes.

DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a standard-size
donut pan and set it aside.

In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, tapioca,
baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, nutmeg, and
sugar, and whisk to combine well.

Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add
the butter, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk that was set aside,
and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. Fill the prepared
wells of the donut pan until nearly full.

For perfectly shaped donuts, place the donut batter
into a piping bag fitted with a large, open tip, or
sandwich bag with a corner snipped, and pipe the
batter into the wells, or use a spoon .

I bought a non-stick silicone donut pan on Amazon
that has posts higher than the pan. It makes tall
well formed donuts.

Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake for
about 12 minutes or until the donuts are set and just
lightly browned.
Remove from the oven, and allow the donuts to cool
in the pan for 5 minutes.

If you’re planning to use the optional glaze,
transfer the donuts to a wire rack to cool completely.

In a small bowl, place the powdered sugar and
2 teaspoons of milk, and mix well. Add more
milk by the half-teaspoon until you have a smooth
but thickly pourable glaze. Working quickly, dip the top
of each cooled donut in the glaze, turn back and forth
a bit to coat well, invert the donut so the glaze is
facing upward, and place on a flat surface to set.

If you’re using the optional sugar-coating, invert the
donuts onto a wire rack while they’re still warm. Dip
each donut carefully in the melted butter and then
press into the granulated sugar before replacing on
the wire rack. The sugar coating will
harden as it cools.

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