Healthy Baked Donuts

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These Healthy Baked Donuts are gluten and dairy free, refined sugar free, and paleo compliant. This one bowl recipe is incredibly quick, easy to make, and is 100% kid approved. These donuts are perfect for a fun weekend brunch or quick weekday treat!

A stack of donuts half glazed and half chocolate on a wire cooling rack.

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How To Make This Recipe
Additional Donut Toppings
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

One-Bowl Recipe - This recipe is so simple and only uses one bowl, limiting dishes and getting the donuts into the oven quickly! If you want more quick and easy paleo baked goods try this double chocolate banana bread and these paleo magic cookie bars.
Gluten Free + Dairy Free - These donuts use healthier swaps to make them gluten and grain free, dairy free, as well as refined sugar free.
Kid Approved - This recipe might be our most kid friendly recipe! With all the options for toppings, they are so fun to make with the kids and even more delicious to eat! These paleo graham crackers are another kid friendly favorite!
Delicious! - From a healthy original glazed donut to chocolate glazed donuts or cinnamon sugar donuts, there is something delicious in this recipe for everyone!

Ingredients Needed

Ingredient Notes

Almond Flour - Make sure it’s almond flour and not almond meal!
Tapioca Flour - You may also find this labeled as tapioca starch.
Maple Syrup - This can be substituted for honey as well.
Dairy Free Milk - Coconut milk and almond milk are both great options.
Organic Powdered Sugar - To keep this recipe 100% paleo compatible, make your own powdered coconut sugar by combining 1 cup coconut sugar with 1 tbsp tapioca flour in a food processor and processing until it is powdered. Otherwise, using a powdered sugar that contains tapioca starch will keep this recipe grain free.

How To Make This Recipe

Whisk together eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla in a large bowl.
Add almond flour, tapioca flour, and baking powder and combine well.

Side by side process shots including wet ingredients mixed in a bowl and dry ingredients added.

Pipe or spoon batter into well greased donut pans, filling ⅔ of the way full, being very careful not to overfill.
Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes.

Side by side process shots including donut batter in a bowl and donut batter piped into a donut pan.

While donuts are baking, mix powdered sugar, dairy free milk, and vanilla in a small bowl and mix well.

Side by side process shots including ingredients for a classic glaze before and after being mixed.

Remove donuts from oven and allow to cool completely before gently patting the back of the donut pan to release them.
Dip the donuts in the glaze and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet to set. Enjoy!

Side by side process shots including a donut being dipped into glaze.

Additional Donut Toppings

Chocolate Glazed Donuts - Combine 1 cup of paleo chocolate chips in a bowl with 1 tsp of coconut oil. Heat in the microwave in 3 second increments, stirring well in between, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Let cool slightly and dip donuts or drizzle over the top of the donuts.
Cinnamon Sugar Donuts - Mix cinnamon and sugar in a 1:4 ratio in a small bowl. (This works well with cane sugar, coconut sugar, date sugar, or maple sugar.) Brush the tops of the donuts with melted ghee or coconut oil and dip into the sugar mixture.
Sprinkles - After dipping the donuts into the glaze or chocolate, decorate with your favorite sprinkles!
Maple Glaze - Mix 2 tablespoons of maple syrup with 1 cup powder sugar (or powdered coconut sugar). Then add 1 to 2 tablespoons of dairy free milk to thin as desired. You can also make the classic glaze as directed in the recipe and add ¼ tsp of maple extract before dipping the donuts.

An overview shot of donuts including glaed donuts and a chocolte glaze donut with sea salt.

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Recipe FAQ's

What’s the best way to store these donuts?

These donuts store great in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Glazed donuts can also be frozen for up to 2 to 3 months and defrosted in the refrigerator.

Can I substitute the almond flour for another gluten free flour?

No, unfortunately gluten free flours like almond flour cannot be substituted one to one for another gluten free (or gluten containing) flour like oat flour or whole wheat flour. I never recommend substituting flours in a recipe that doesn’t specifically state it has been tested.

Is special equipment needed for this recipe?

You will need a donut pan for this recipe. If you don’t already have one, this donut pan is one of my favorites. You’ll be surprised at how often you use them once you have one!
To make your own powdered sugar you will also need a food processor. I love using this mini food processor for jobs such as this because it’s so easy to get out and clean up.

A glazed donut with a bite taken out on a wire cooling rack.

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