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gluten free vegan cinnamon sugar donut holes

September 8, 2015 by Sarah 27 Comments

Gluten Free Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes. Holy yum! Allergen free and delicious. Recipe found at Sarah Bakes Gluten Free.Donuts! Well, donut holes at least. The fried kind. Not the baked donuts (which I do adore). I have been craving a fried donut for months. It’s not easy finding one that is gluten, dairy and egg free. I knew I would have to make them myself. As much as I hate deep frying anything, it was time to give into my donut desires

I give you my first ever, quite successful, gluten free vegan donut holes! Crispy on the outside, soft and light on the inside. Showered with cinnamon and sugar. I may have done a little happy dance in the kitchen after the first bite. Donuts are totally dance worthy.

Some of you may be thinking, “but they are fried!” Yep. They are. They are also a treat and something that should be eaten in moderation. Meaning, they should be shared with a friend or two. Your kids will also love them! My son thought it was pretty cool to shake the donut holes in the bag of cinnamon and sugar. If you’re gonna cheat, cheat with these donut holes and while you’re at it, do a little cinnamon sugar shimmy shake!

Gluten Free Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes. Holy yum! Allergen free and delicious. Recipe found at Sarah Bakes Gluten Free.

5.0 from 3 reviews
gluten free vegan cinnamon sugar donut holes
 
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AUTHOR: Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
RECIPE TYPE: breakfast
SERVES: 14 donut hole
INGREDIENTS
donut holes
  • 1 cup Sarah's gluten free flour blend
  • 3 tablespoons cane sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup So Delicious unsweetened coconut or almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons organic non hydrogenated shortening, melted
  • oil for frying*
cinnamon sugar coating
  • 1/4 cup cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. In heavy pot or saucepan, heat 2 inches of oil over medium-high heat until oil reaches 350 degrees.
  2. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in brown paper lunch bag. Set aside.
  3. While oil is heating, prepare donut dough by sifting together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. Add coconut milk and melted shortening. Stir just until dough comes together.
  4. Using small cookie scoop, make balls of dough and gently drop 4-5 into heated oil. Cook on each side 1-2 minutes, until golden brown.
  5. Remove donut holes from oil using tongs and allow to drain on paper towel lined plate.
  6. Immediately place donut holes into brown paper bag with cinnamon sugar mixture. Fold over top to secure and shake to coat.
  7. Repeat with remaining dough until donut holes are complete. Best served warm.
NOTES
*I used coconut oil for frying, but canola oil or any light flavored oil would work as well.
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Filed Under: breakfast Tagged With: breakfast, dairy free, donuts, egg free, gluten free, vegan

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Comments

  1. Strength and Sunshine says

    February 17, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    What a fun treat! Love cinnamon sugar <3 These are totally my childhood!

    Reply
  2. LifeAfterWheat says

    February 17, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    Beautiful picture Sarah, I need some of these right now!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 18, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  3. Kait says

    February 17, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    Beyond excited to see this recipe! The baked donuts just don’t cut it when you want an old school classic donut! It’s one of the treats I miss most since going GF, thanks Sarah!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 18, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      you are most welcome! I agree, baked donuts are tasty, but fried is even better!

      Reply
  4. Sylvie Shirazi (@gourmandeinthek) says

    February 17, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    Fantastic, love that they are vegan too!

    Reply
  5. Megan says

    February 18, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    I love donut holes, because then I don’t feel bad eating a few 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 18, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      me too!

      Reply
  6. Petiteetoile Maman Lestage says

    February 22, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    My son has a soy, coconut, and almond/tree nut allergy. Can I use ricemilk for this recipe instead?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      March 1, 2016 at 9:04 am

      Yes, rice milk would work great!

      Reply
  7. Cody says

    March 22, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    These donuts are AMAZING!! I made a batch this weekend and they came out fantastic! I always worry when I try recipes that are both vegan and gluten free because they normally don’t taste as good as I’d like them to, but that was not the case with these. The only thing I changed in the recipe was that I used a gluten free free baking flour mix that I bought instead of mixing the different flours myself. They taste good without putting sugar on them at the end too. Going to make another batch tonight! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      March 23, 2016 at 10:47 pm

      Thank you! I’m glad to hear another mix worked well for you. Now I want to make a batch, it’s been awhile!

      Reply
  8. Donna Whitesel says

    April 7, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    These are the best GF, DF & EF doughnut holes! I surprised my grandson with these one day and he absolutely LOVED them! It’s because they are fried and not baked, just like my grandma made. He is now asking me to make him chocolate ones with a chocolate glaze. I am new to cooking and baking for my grandson and daughter who are gluten, dairy and egg free. I’ve learned a lot but need some help with this one. Can you help me with! I assume you would add unsweetened cocoa powder to the mix instead of the spices and would I need to increase the sugar? The glaze I’m thinking I would add cocoa powder with powdered sugar and almond or coconut milk? I just need proportions on all these….. Thank you, we love your site!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 12, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      Aren’t they tasty? My family loves them too! You can try replacing about 1/4 cup of the flour with 1/4 cup good quality cocoa powder in the dough. Then for the glaze, I would keep it a vanilla glaze. You can add a bit of cocoa powder to it if you’d like, or simply use melted chocolate for more of a chocolate coating.

      Reply
  9. MRussell says

    April 30, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    Any substitutions for the shortening?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      May 6, 2016 at 11:41 am

      you could use coconut oil. enjoy!

      Reply
  10. Sara says

    August 26, 2016 at 6:30 am

    My GF flour mix blend does not have xanthan gum in it. Is it ok to not include that or does it mess up the whole recipe? Looking forward to making these.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      August 30, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      You will need to add the xanthan gum. You need 1/2 teaspoon per cup of flour blend.

      Reply
  11. Shannon says

    December 24, 2016 at 11:17 am

    These were the most amazing donuts I have ever had. I have had an allergy free (no gluten eggs or dairy) kitchen for over ten years and I have tried about a million recipes! This was a perfect Christmas Eve treat for my family. The dough was easy to handle and cooked up just beautifully. God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing this recipe from your kitchen and you heart. 🙂 Shannon

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      December 26, 2016 at 10:58 am

      Yay! So glad you enjoyed them as much as we do!

      Reply
  12. Daria says

    December 26, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    can you use a different GF flour mix?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      January 27, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      Yes, as long as it has xanthan gum added.

      Reply
  13. Karen says

    January 11, 2017 at 1:40 am

    Hmm how could I make these paleo??

    Reply
  14. Mary says

    January 22, 2017 at 7:13 am

    I made these this morning. Loved them. My son has multiple allergies and the look his face when he took a bite was priceless!

    Reply
  15. Belinda P. says

    January 15, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    These donuts were amazing! Very light on the inside and crunchy on the outside. I fried mine in coconut oil. I also made small donuts and those came out great too. I used a blend of gf flour plus about a quarter cup of almond flour for a drier dough (which made it easier to shape into mini donuts.) Thank you.

    Reply
  16. MELISSA says

    July 12, 2020 at 7:17 am

    These are excellent! We have loved everything we’ve tried from your site. Thanks for sharing these amazing recipes!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      August 25, 2020 at 11:15 am

      you are most welcome!

      Reply

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