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Oh how I miss doughnuts! Especially warm, squishy, sugary, cream-filled donuts.
And extra especially on a Saturday morning, with a warm cup of coffee in hand.
Stupid celiac disease.
While I haven’t found a great recipe for gluten-free cream-filled donuts yet, I did stumble across a basic donut recipe that was totally confusing and didn’t turn out the four times I tried it! Which left me frustrated in the kitchen. And put a lot of expensive ingredients right down the drain.
Having celiac disease is expensive. And sometimes frustrating.
After a lot of wasted attempts, I decided to take matters into my own hands and here is what I came up with. An offshoot of the failed recipe noted above, that actually turns out. And is edible. Two very important criteria for a recipe, don’t ya think?
So let me toot my own horn here*toot toot*
These donuts are pretty amazing.
Basic Gluten Free Donut Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk (I used So Delicious unsweetened)
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp sugar-free applesauce
- ½ cup coconut oil (melted- this part is super important
- 2 cup gluten-free flour blend (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
- ½ cup corn starch
- 1 ½ cup sugar (I used Madhava organic coconut sugar, but pure cane works)
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp Himalayan sea salt
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour, starch, sugar, baking soda, tartar, salt).
- In a small bowl, whisk together coconut milk and apple cider vinegar. Let sit.
- Microwave coconut oil until melted (10-15 seconds), add applesauce and vanilla.
- Combine coconut oil mixture into bowl with coconut milk and vinegar.
- Pour combined wet ingredients into large bowl of dry ingredients. Stir well.
Scoop mixture into donut pan and bake according to pan instructions. I used small donut hole pans and baked 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Let doughnuts cool.
Garnish donuts: Place cooled donuts in large Ziploc bag with a small mixture of cinnamon and coconut sugar. Shake well. You can also fill a separate bag with some powdered sugar and shake it like you just don’t care. I also left some plain. They are really good plain!
Don’t forget to share or your waistline will expand! Makes approximately 5 dozen small donuts.
Take gentle care of yourself today. ツ