GF Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Recipe by Julia Gibson
Ingredients
19
Time
20m
Serves
18
These baked donuts are moist, naturally sweetened, and full of apple flavour from sweet apple cider and apple sauce. Dusted with a little bit of cinnamon sugar, they make the perfect sweet treat on a fall day.
Dessert
Kid-Friendly
Gluten-Free
Ingredients
1/2cup
Unsalted Butter
2Tbsp
Unsalted Butter
2cups
Oat Flour
1cup
Almond Flour
1/4cup
Arrowroot Starch
2Tbsp
Coconut Flour
1tsp
Baking Powder
1/2tsp
Baking Soda
3tsp
Ground Cinnamon
1tsp
Nutmeg
1/4tsp
Allspice
1tsp
Ground Ginger
1/2tsp
Kosher Salt
1/2cup
Unsweetened Apple Sauce
2
Large Eggs
1/3cup
Coconut Sugar
1/4cup
Coconut Sugar
1tsp
Vanilla Extract
1 1/3cup
Pure Apple Cider
Instructions
1
Brown the butter: Place butter in a light coloured pan over medium heat. Continue stirring and cooking the butter until the butter starts turning golden brown and smells slightly nutty. Immediately transfer the butter to a heatproof bowl and set aside. If using coconut oil, simple melt it and set aside to cool.
2
Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease a doughnut pan with coconut oil or butter.
3
In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and kosher salt.
4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the apple sauce, eggs, coconut sugar, vanilla and apple cider, then slowly stream in the browned butter while whisking. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
5
Fill the doughnut pan with the batter and bake for 17-20 minutes until golden brown and slightly firm to the touch. Allow to cool in the pan for a couple minutes before flipping the doughnuts onto a rack to continue cooling. Repeat with any remaining batter.
6
Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and mix the 1/4 cup coconut sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a small bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the doughnuts with the melted butter then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
7
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for 3 days. They will keep longer in the fridge.
8
Substitutions: to make dairy-free use coconut oil in place of butter.
Explore More
More Recipes by Julia Gibson
Julia Gibson is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, functional foods recipe developer and writer currently based in Toronto. She hopes to inspire and empower others through thoughtful writing, living a sustainable life, promoting holistic healing and creating deliciously nourishing food.

Spaghetti Squash with Kale Pesto

Herby Hummus Veggie Bowl

GF Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

Grain-Free Tomato Tart

Gluten-Free Apple Scones

Herb & Garlic Shrimp Over Spaghetti Squash

Roasted Carrots with Herby Sauce

Pumpkin Porridge with Steel Cut Oats

Apple Cinnamon Bliss Balls

Pumpkin Soup with Herby Oil Drizzle