Quick & Easy Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake Donuts
Jump to RecipeOh my gosh! These donuts (aka: doughnuts) are the BEST Gluten Free Donuts out there! They're not only scrumptious, but quick and easy to make!!! All you need is a few ingredients (most of which you will already have in your Kitchen), about 30 minutes and you will have delicious, moist doughnuts that aren't heavy, dry or gritty 🙂
A HUGE thank you to www.loveandzest.com for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Ingredients
Batter for the Donuts
- 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter Melted
- ⅓ Cup Pure Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg Beaten
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ Cup Rice Milk I use original, but Vanilla is fine; You may substitute with Unsweetened Almond or Oat Milk
- 1 Cup Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour, sifted I use King Arthur All-Purpose Measure for Measure
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp Cinnamon If you don't care for a lot of cinnamon, start with 1 Tbsp
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray a 6-count non-stick donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large microwave-proof mixing bowl (I use an 8-cup glass measuring bowl with a pour spout for easy transfer of batter to donut pan), melt the butter in the microwave.
- Using a whisk, stir the Maple Syrup and Vanilla Extract into the melted butter.
- Add the beaten egg and mix until well blended.
- Next, mix in the Rice Milk , Salt and Baking Powder until Baking Powder is completely mixed in.
- Whisk in the sifted GF Flour and mix until completely blended (I sift the flour directly into the batter).
- Spoon or pour the batter into the greased Donut pan, spreading evenly in each well.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove and let sit in pan for about 5 minutes to cool slightly.
Making the Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- While the donuts are cooling, pour the sugar and cinnamon into a large resealable plastic baggie and mix well.
- When the donuts are slightly cooled, turn the donut pan upside down onto a wire rack and thump the bottom a couple of times to remove the donuts.
- Add a donut, one-at-a-time, into the resealable baggie and gently shake in the sugar mixture until completely coated.
- Place the finished donuts on a wire rack to let them set/dry. As they cool, the donuts absorb the cinnamon, so try to refrain from pouncing on the donuts as soon as you pull each one out of the baggie...they get better and better as they cool. Enjoy!
