If you miss ordering soft plain donuts slathered with chocolate frosting, you’ll love these gluten-free chocolate frosted donuts! They’re soft like a donut should be, without the hassle of frying! This easy gluten-free chocolate frosted doughnut recipe makes just 6 donuts, so you and your family can enjoy them all right away quickly! This recipe is sponsored by Enjoy Life as part of my ongoing partnership with them. Growing up, my family went to get donuts often. While I often went for the maple bars and glazed twists, the plain ones with chocolate frosting always caught my eye too and I picked them. My favorite donut shop had a whole shelf full of chocolate donuts. Some were covered with sprinkles, some with chopped peanuts, and some with chocolate chips. I decided to copy that mini chocolate chip idea for these homemade donuts! I’ve adapted this recipe from my popular gluten-free maple donut recipe. Those were so good and were already dairy-free too, that I decided they’d make the perfect base for these chocolate frosted donuts. What’s unique about these donuts is that they’re soft like a yeast donut but they’re actually baked. These aren’t anything like other baked donuts I’ve tried – they aren’t cakey at all. Now my gluten-free cinnamon sugar donuts are definitely a cake donut, and delicious, but that’s definitely a different texture than these. If you don’t normally like baked donuts, give these a try anyway. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised! These chocolate frosted donuts were so good plain. But my kids were most excited about eating the ones that I topped with additional Enjoy Life semi-sweet mini chips! So I definitely recommend doing that for the kiddos! And for you, because who doesn’t need more chocolate in their life? 🙂 These would also be fun with colored sprinkles on top! What flavor of donuts do you miss? Let me know and I’ll try to work on it for you next! This donut recipe adapted from one I found years ago on Cooking with a Kid, a website that is no longer online. Frosting recipe is slightly adapted from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book tenth edition. This easy gluten-free chocolate frosted donut recipe makes just 6 donuts, so you and your family can enjoy them all right away quickly! They're soft like a donut should be, without the hassle of frying! Donuts: Frosting: These are best eaten the same day they are made, which should be easy since recipe makes 6! *A good quality all-purpose gluten-free flour blend does not contain bean flours. This recipe has been successfully made with gfJules all-purpose flour with great results. **If your gluten-free flour blend contains xanthan or guar gum already, then omit the additional xanthan gum called for in this recipe. I've tested this with an almond milk based non-dairy yogurt alternative and a soy based one. Use 5.0 to 5.3 ounces of your favorite non-dairy yogurt alternative that works with your allergens/intolerances. For the non-dairy butter alternative in the frosting, I've tried it with Melt Buttery Sticks, coconut oil, and vegetable shortening. All of those have worked fine. This sponsored post was created through my partnership with Enjoy Life Foods. As always, all opinions are my own. Collaborating with brands I love allows me to keep bringing you new and varied recipes! Thanks for your support! Pin this to your gluten-free donuts board! If you make these gluten-free donuts with chocolate icing and love them, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made.Notes on ingredients for gluten-free chocolate frosted donuts:
Recipe for Gluten-free Chocolate Frosted Donuts:
Gluten-free Chocolate Frosted Donuts (dairy-free)
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Yield: 6 donuts
Mandy Rooke
Friday 24th of April 2020
Amazing ? Too bad we can’t post a picture of how they turned out! The family loved them!!
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Kristy
Monday 11th of November 2019
What flour did you use ?
Dee Yoder
Sunday 3rd of February 2019
I can't have maple syrup, so would Lyle's Golden Syrup be a proper substitute? Thank you--donuts are my number one craving since being diagnosed with several food allergies, including eggs, wheat, and nuts. I can't wait to try these!
Michele
Thursday 17th of January 2019
Wondering if these can be made egg free and if so what you would recommend using to replace. Flax meal, store bought egg replacer or homemade replacer (usually oil and baking powder) My 10 year old gluten free son would SO appreciate these! Thank you!
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Saturday 19th of January 2019
I would try a flax egg! Give it a try and let me know!