Yes, you can indulge in vegan donut holes! This gluten free donut hole recipe is one you are going to love if you can’t eat gluten.
You know those times when you really just want a donut? Sometimes that craving can be almost overpowering. I have a recipe that is perfect for those times! These donut holes are perfect! They are gluten-free and vegan. They taste every bit as delicious as conventional donuts. But they don’t have any ingredients you won’t like.
If you are a huge breakfast fan, I would suggest that you also check out our gluten free vegan cinnamon roll muffins and our gluten free mushroom quiche.
Vegan Donut Holes
I have been searching for an easy no-fry recipe for doughnut holes! I found everything I wanted in this recipe! Homemade Baked Doughnut Holes will be your favorite too!
These doughnut holes are light and full of crunchy flavor! I would suggest tripling the batch! Not that you will eat the entire bunch in one sitting. But you’ll want to. And as soon as your family smells them, they will be gone!
We ate these up so quick and needed more! I adapted the recipe from here.
How to Make Vegan and Gluten-Free Donut Holes
The secret to making crispy donut holes is to use crispy gluten-free cereal for the outer coating. Oh and use plenty of sugar.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients you will need:
- Vegan butter
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Gluten-Free Flour
- Crispy Gluten-Free Cereal
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Vegetable Shortening
- Non-Dairy Milk
Baked Not Fried
These crispy treats are baked in the oven at 425 degrees for less than 20 minutes. When they come out, they will be super hot and perfectly crispy! If you want them a little crisper, just bake them a few more minutes.
How to make these baked donut holes:
- In a small pan, melt butter. Pour butter into its own bowl. In a new bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a bowl mix flour, cereal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Fold in shortening.
- Stir until mixture crumbly. Stir in milk.
- Roll mixture into 1 inch balls with your hands.
- Oven Directions: Place donut balls onto a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 425F for 12 minutes.
- Air Fryer Directions:Place donut holes into the air fryer. Air Fryer at 380 degrees F for 6 minutes. At the 3 minute mark, give the air fryer basket a quick shake.
- When donut holes are done cooking, carefully remove the air fryer donut holes. Carefully (they will be hot) dip each ball into “coating mixture”.
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Vegan Donuts
Ingredients
- Coating for donut holes:
- 1/2 cup melted vegan butter (or dairy butter)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 T cinnamon
- Doughnut Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cup gluten free flour (or AP flour)
- 1 cup crispy gluten free cereal (or rice krispies)
- 2 T sugar
- 1 T baking powder
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup non dairy milk (or dairy milk)
Instructions
- In a small pan, melt butter. Pour butter into its own bowl. In a new bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a bowl mix flour, cereal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Fold in shortening.
- Stir until mixture crumbly. Stir in milk.
- Roll mixture into 1 inch balls with your hands.
- Place donut holes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 425F for 12 minutes.
- When the vegan donuts are done baking, remove from oven.. Carefully (they will be hot) dip each ball into the melted butter, then into the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- ENJOY!
Notes
- Place donut holes into the air fryer. Air Fryer at 380 degrees F for 6 minutes. At the 3 minute mark, give the air fryer basket a quick shake.
- When donut holes are done cooking, carefully remove the air fryer donut holes. Carefully (they will be hot) dip each ball into "coating mixture".
Nutrition
All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
More Gluten-Free Desserts
Want some more ways to satiate your sweet tooth? Here are some of my favorite gluten-free dessert recipes.
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Amy Jo says
These look so delicious!
Cindy says
Give them a try, you’ll love them!
christine lmp says
wow my kids would love these
Cindy says
I made them again this morning! I made them with chocolate glaze today! YUM, recipe for that is coming!
Sasha says
what kind of cereal did you use?
Cindy says
I used Erewhons crispy gluten free cereal. Here is a link to their product, we love it1 http://www.attunefoods.com/products/Erewhon/erewhon-crispy-brown-rice-gluten-free-cereals
kimberly bhatti says
these look so yummy!
Cindy says
Thanks Kimberly!
Amy says
Made these today for a special event at my three year old son’s school. They were a hit! When I picked him up this afternoon, he said “Momma, I want those donuts every day!” A few things that I will modify for future: make only 1/2 the coating (I threw out at least half and they were adequately covered), not have them touch (side-by-side) in the pan (the coating can come off when pulled apart), and take them out about minute 10 and roll them a bit (so the coating is cooked/crispy on all sides. These were just for my taste, however–others may not even care given how tasty they come out! Oh, and I had some stale GF Rice Krispies and they worked well. Thank you for this recipe!
Cindy says
Amy that is fantastic! AND I very much appreciate your GREAT feedback and suggestions!! I am so glad that you son and his friends LOVED them 🙂 🙂
Amy says
I’ve gotten a lot of milage out of your recipe! Just now used my new Wilton donut pan–six donut forms so you can bake your own. Rolled the dough into a snake and then pressed into a sprayed donut form. Spooned on some of the butter coating and baked for 8 mins at 400 degrees in my convection oven. Holy frijoles! Like cake donuts, but GF and vegan!!! Thanks again for posting!!!!
Cindy says
Amy, thank you SO much for coming back to let me know! Awesome tip!! I just bought a donut making on sale today at Target. I may try them in there! YUMMO
Karen fukton says
I didnt have rice krispies, used smashed corn flakes instead and they came out very tasty.
Cindy Gordon says
Awesome, thank you for sharing! 🙂
Kristen says
Can I use cassava flour for this recipe?
Cindy Gordon says
I haven’t tried that yet. I do have some at home and will eventually try it, but it will be a while. If you try let me know how it goes 🙂