Gluten-Free Donuts that also happen to be egg-free donuts as well!
Delicious chocolate flavor, healthy ingredients, plus a wonderfully easy dairy-free ganache icing. Yum! Soon to become your favorite vegan gluten-free donuts!
Are Donuts Vegan?
- Most donuts contain animal products (milk and eggs), but you can easily find vegan donuts that taste amazing and this recipe is the proof!
What You’ll Love About These Donuts:
- Moist and intense rich chocolate flavor.
- Cake-like texture
- Super easy
- Kid-friendly ( I receive many dm’s on Instagram from parents showing their kids enjoying these donuts!)
- Healthier than traditional donuts
- Use pumpkin puree as an ingredient, but don’t taste like pumpkin.
- Are allergy-friendly (egg-free, nut-free, grain-free, gluten-free, Paleo, dairy-free, and vegan!!)
Ingredients For Paleo Donuts:
- Coconut Flour
- Cacao Powder
- Pumpkin Puree
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut Sugar
- Flax Eggs
- Vanilla
- Baking Soda
- Sea Salt
- Water
How to Make This Chocolate Glazed Donut Recipe:
- Gather and measure the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a donut pan.
- Use the recipe below (further down the post) to make the flax eggs.
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well to combine.
- Pour the batter evenly to make five donuts.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes until donuts are set in pan, toothpick comes out clean.
- Let completely cool before removing it from the donut pan.
- Place on drying/cooling rack and use chocolate glaze recipe spread icing on the donuts.
Where to Buy Coconut Flour:
- Most local grocery stores have it.
- I have used many brands and have had success.
- You can buy it online —–>> Organic Coconut Flour
Ingredients For Chocolate Donut Glaze Recipe:
- Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips
- Or try this recipe ——>> Dairy-Free Ganache
How To Make Vegan Chocolate Glaze:
- Melt 1/3 cup dairy-free chocolate chips (in a small saucepan, or you can microwave).
- Once you get the consistency of the glaze, use a spoon to spread the glaze over the donuts.
- Let donuts sit for a few minutes and the glaze will harden.
How To Make A Flax Egg:
- Place one tablespoon freshly ground organic flaxseed in a small bowl.
- Add three tablespoons of room temperature water.
- Stir to mix and then let sit for about ten minutes.
- The mixture should resemble the consistency of an egg.
- Note: this also works with organic chia seed to create a chia egg. Flax or chia eggs work well in some recipes to replace chicken eggs.
Tips When Making Vegan Coconut Flour Donuts:
- While the donuts are baking, make the glaze (either the glaze in the recipe card or the one linked to in this post).
- Use freshly ground flaxseed to make the flax eggs.
- This recipe will work with regular eggs (chicken eggs) if you choose.
- Let the donuts completely cool before adding icing.
- Store vegan donuts in the refrigerator for up to a few days.
Vegan Coconut Flour Recipes:
Coconut Flour Recipes:
- Coconut Flour Banana Bread
- Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Meyer Lemon Pudding Cake
- Coconut Flour Muffins
- Coconut Flour Pancakes
For more Vegan recipes —–> Vegan Recipes
For more chocolate Paleo recipes ——> Paleo Dessert Recipes.
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Gluten-Free Donuts that also happen to be egg-free donuts as well!
Delicious chocolate flavor, healthy ingredients, plus a wonderfully easy dairy-free ganache icing. Yum! Soon to become your favorite vegan gluten-free donuts!
- 1/4 cup organic coconut flour
- 1/4 cup organic raw cacao powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 flax eggs (for non-vegan: eggs do work in this recipe)
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 1/8 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup organic pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water
- Glaze:
- 1/3 cup dairy-free, gluten-free chocolate chips (optional: delicious without glaze also)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Grease a donut baking pan by spraying with oil (I like coconut oil). Makes 5 donuts.
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Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk to remove all lumps and to combine.
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To the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients, and mix well to form a batter.
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Add the batter to your donut pan to make 5 donuts and spread to smooth.
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Bake for approximately 30 minutes until donuts are set and pull away slightly from the side of the pan.
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Let cool completely before icing.
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For the glaze: melt 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and spread over the donuts.
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Should last a few days in an airtight container. For best results, store in the refrigerator.
Natalie
These aRe amazing. I don’t normally write reviews but these are worth it. My son and I are an entire batch today. I got more ingredients so I can make another batch tomorrow. I used eggs and didn’t put a frosting on and they were perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Christine
Hi Natalie! So glad to hear you love these donuts! And thank you for taking the time to write a wonderful review!
Laura
Hi Christine! Just finished a streak of gluten-free/vegan chocolate donut exploration for my little guy with allergies, and our search ended right here! He loved them as much as I did! The texture and “crumb” of these isn’t weird like most gluten-free/vegan baked goods. In fact, you can’t tell the difference!
I tagged you in an Instagram post on my page @goodiegarden if you want to check it out! Well done and thanks so much!
Christine
Hi Laura,
Thank you so much for trying this recipe and I’m glad you love it!
The photos on Instagram are adorable. 🙂
Cynthia
The look amazing!! I would love to try them but unfortunately I cannot have coconut flour. Could you recommend any other gluten free flour (besides almond) that I could substitute the coconut flour for?
Thank you!!! :))
Christine
Thanks Cynthia! I wish I had a good recommendation, but I have not made these donuts with anything besides coconut flour. Other gluten-free flours react differently and I am not sure what would work.
Cynthia
I may try an all purpose gf flour or oat flour. If I do that I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks again!! 🙂
Konna
These are GREAT! Have been looking for a donut recipe for my hubby and he thought they were yummy! And so easy! Thanks! I used regular eggs and had a mini donut pan. It made 18 minis. I added a touch of coconut oil to the chocolate chips for a bit more healthy fat.
Christine
Hi Konna! – Awesome – so glad you like them!
Pauline
THANK YOU!! Almost impossible to find egg free. Along with DF GF n nut free. Most coconut flour recipes call for many eggs bc it’s so dry.
Christine
Hi Pauline – So glad you liked these donuts!