Gluten-Free Baked Chocolate Doughnuts Recipe

Updated September 13, 2020

If you don't own a doughnut pan, make this recipe in a muffin pan. To make: fill greased cavities of the pan about quarter full. This ensures the muffins rise about as high as a doughnut.

For the glaze, lemon extract adds a light lemon flavor and balances the sweetness of the glaze. Feel free to omit it if you don't like a mild lemon flavor in your glaze.

Recipe adapted from "Buns in my Oven."

Recipe Details

Gluten-Free Baked Chocolate Doughnuts Recipe

Active 15 mins

Total 45 mins

Serves 12 doughnuts

Ingredients

3/4 cup (2 1/2 ounces) gluten-free oat flour
1/2 cup (4 ounces) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (1 1/4 ounces) potato starch or tapioca starch
1/4 cup (3/4 ounce) cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
6 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Nonstick cooking spray

For the Glaze:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Whisk together oat flour, granulated sugar, potato starch, cocoa powder, baking soda, and xanthan gum in a medium bowl. Add egg, sour cream, milk, and vegetable oil. Whisk until batter is smooth. Allow batter to stand for five minutes. Lightly coat pan with nonstick cooking spray. Fill cavities about halfway with batter.
Bake until doughnuts spring back to the touch, about ten minutes. Turn doughnuts out onto a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter. Allow doughnuts to cool completely. Place a wire rack into a parchment-lined baking pan. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and lemon extract in small bowl. Dip doughnuts, one at a time, into glaze. Shake off excess glaze. Place dipped doughnuts onto wire rack. Store doughnuts covered at room temperature for up to three days.

Special Equipment

Doughnut pan

This Recipe Appears In

Gluten-Free Tuesday: Baked Chocolate Doughnuts

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
200	Calories
7g	Fat
32g	Carbs
2g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories	200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g	9%
Saturated Fat 1g	7%
Cholesterol 21mg	7%
Sodium 68mg	3%
Total Carbohydrate 32g	12%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 24g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 28mg	2%
Iron 1mg	6%
Potassium 55mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.