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Gluten free Apple Cider Donuts {Vegan}

These baked gluten free apple cider donuts are also vegan, soft, comforting, flavorful and simple and quick to make!
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple, dairy free, donuts, eggfree, eggless, gluten free, sugar free, vegan, yeast free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 donuts (3-inch molds)

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 2 medium bowls
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 donut baking tray (6 3-inch molds)
  • 1 kitchen scale

Ingredients

These quantities will make 6 donuts, 3-inch molds

  • 50 grams gluten free brown rice flour (can sub with buckwheat or quinoa, but will change the final flavor)
  • 50 grams almond flour or almond meal
  • 50 grams potato or other gluten free starch
  • 50 grams brown sugar (optional)
  • 1,5 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1 tablespoon grated (organic) lemon zest
  • ½ apple (red, yellow or green, whichever you prefer or have on hand)
  • 2 tablespoons apple sauce (you can blend the half apple left)
  • 20 grams melted vegan butter (or margarine or seed/coconut oil)
  • 100 grams apple cider (best if sugar free and unfiltered)

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven at 350 F / 180 C
  • Grease the donut molds with a little vegan butter or oil
  • In a medium bowl mix melted vegan butter, apple sauce and apple cider
  • Peel and slice half apple into half inch cubes
  • In another bowl combine almond flour, rice flour, starch, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and cinnamon powder
  • Add the liquids to the flour mix and combine well, until you have a smooth batter
  • Incorporate the diced apple
  • Devide the batter into 6 donut molds, filling them
  • Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the donuts are gloden on the top
  • Once out of the oven, let the donuts cool down for 5-10 minutes and then remove them carefully from the molds
  • Enjoy them still warm
  • You can coat them with a mix of brown sugar (1 tbsp) and cinnamon powder (½ tsp) or mix 1 tablespoon of icing sugar and a little bit of non-dairy milk, adding a bit at a time until you have a semiliquid mix. Deep the donut into the mix and sprinkle some chopped almonds or other nuts on top