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Perfectly soft, sweet, and irresistibly delicious gluten-free donuts! Choose from either a chocolate version with chocolate icing, or classic vanilla with vanilla icing. A quick, easy, and fun kid-friendly dessert recipe!

Overhead view of chocolate and vanilla gluten-free donuts with sprinkles.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • These gluten-free donuts are baked – not fried! This method makes them not only easier to make, but also healthier to eat.
  • They’re the perfect sweet treat everyone can enjoy! This gluten-free version of a classic dessert tastes identical to the real thing. No one will ever be able to guess they’re completely gluten-free.
  • They’re super fun and surprisingly easy to make! Get the kids involved in making these gluten-free vanilla and/or chocolate donuts. Two bowls and a donut pan is all you’ll need!

Chef’s Tips

  • Have fun with it! This gluten-free dessert recipe is super easy to customize. Turn them into your favorite donut flavor by either coating them in powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, or a classic glaze.
  • For a regular baked donut recipe, simply replace the gluten-free all purpose flour with regular all purpose flour. This recipe can be easily tweaked to fit all dietary needs!
  • Jazz these gluten-free donuts up for holidays! For Christmas, dunk them in red and green sprinkles. Or for halloween, cover them in a bright orange glaze with chocolate sprinkles.
  • Make sure your gluten-free all-purpose flour contains xanthan gum. Without it, the donuts won’t hold together. If yours doesn’t already have xanthan gum, you can add ½ teaspoon to the mix.
3/4 angle photo of a stack of vanilla donuts with rainbow sprinkles, with one bite taken out of one donut.

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Overhead view of a mix of chocolate and vanilla gluten-free sprinkled donuts.
Recipe By: Sam Guarnieri

Chocolate and Vanilla Gluten-Free Donuts

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 18 minutes
Gluten-free cake-style donuts with your choice of chocolate with chocolate icing, or classic vanilla with vanilla icing. A quick, easy, and fun kid-friendly dessert recipe!
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12 donuts

Equipment

  • Donut pan
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 Large bowls
  • whisks
  • Small bowl
  • Cookie scoop with release handle or large spoon or measuring cup
  • wire cooling rack

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Donuts

  • 1 ½ cups gluten-free all purpose flour see Notes
  • ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Chocolate Icing

For the Vanilla Donuts

  • 2 cups gluten-free all purpose flour see Notes
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Vanilla Icing

Instructions
 

For the Chocolate Donuts

  • Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Lightly grease donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, brown sugar, and baking powder until ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
    Overhead view of dry ingredients for chocolate gluten-free donuts.
  • In small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until ingredients are fully combined.
    Overhead view of wet ingredients for gluten-free donuts in large glass bowl with whisk.
  • Slowly pour egg mixture into flour mixture, whisking constantly until all ingredients are combined to form donut batter.
    Overhead view of chocolate gluten-free donut batter in large glass mixing bowl with metal whisk.
  • Carefully spoon donut batter into greased donut pan, making sure molds are filled equally and batter is evenly divided. Place filled donut pan in preheated oven and bake 7 to 9 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into one donut comes out clean or with very few crumbs.
    Fully baked chocolate gluten-free donuts in a donut pan on a wire cooling rack.
  • Remove donuts from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Remove baked donuts from oven and carefully transfer from donut pan to wire cooling rack. Let
    Overhead view of 6 baked chocolate gluten-free donuts on a wire cooling rack.
  • Once donuts are completely cool, prepare chocolate icing by whisking together all icing ingredients in large bowl until icing is completely smooth. Drizzle prepared icing over cooled donuts, or dip top half of donuts in icing directly. Top with sprinkles if desired and serve.
    Overhead view of chocolate icing for chocolate gluten-free donuts in a large glass mixing bowl with a spoon.

For the Vanilla Donuts

  • Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Lightly grease donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and baking powder until ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
    Overhead view of dry ingredients for vanilla gluten-free donuts.
  • In small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until ingredients are fully combined.
    Overhead view of wet ingredients for gluten-free donuts in large glass bowl with whisk.
  • Slowly pour egg mixture into flour mixture, whisking constantly until all ingredients are combined to form donut batter.
    Overhead view of vanilla gluten-free donut batter in large glass mixing bowl with metal whisk.
  • Carefully spoon donut batter into greased donut pan, making sure molds are filled equally and batter is evenly divided. Place filled donut pan in preheated oven and bake 7 to 9 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into one donut comes out clean or with very few crumbs.
    Fully baked vanilla gluten-free donuts in a donut pan on a wire cooling rack.
  • Remove donuts from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Remove baked donuts from oven and carefully transfer from donut pan to wire cooling rack. Let
    Overhead view of 6 baked chocolate gluten-free donuts on a wire cooling rack.
  • Once donuts are completely cool, prepare vanilla icing by whisking together all icing ingredients in large bowl until icing is completely smooth. Drizzle prepared icing over cooled donuts, or dip top half of donuts in icing directly. Top with sprinkles if desired and serve.
    Overhead view of pink vanilla icing for chocolate gluten-free donuts in a large glass mixing bowl with a spoon.
  • Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour: Use a gluten-free all purpose flour that contains xanthan gum. If your flour does not contain xanthan gum, add ½ teaspoon of xanthan gum into the flour mixture.
  • Make it Dairy Free: Use almond milk and non-dairy melted butter.
  • Make it Added-Sugar Free: Use powdered Swerve and Brown Swerve.

Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1vanilla donutCalories: 252calProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 132mgPotassium: 49mgTotal Carbs: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 33gNet Carbs: 48gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 120mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Sam Guarnieri

Sam is a travel, food, and fitness enthusiast from the New York metro area who loves creating new and inventive recipes. Her love of food goes all the way back to her early childhood, cooking alongside her mom and Nonna – the two best cooks she knows! She's a big believer that good-for-you food can still explode with flavor and (most importantly) be easy to make. When she's not in the kitchen, Sam can usually be found planning her next vacation, spending time outdoors, or bingeing the latest Netflix docu-series.

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