Description
Delicious and wholesome Gluten Free Gingerbread Donuts made with almond and tapioca flour, flavored with warm spices, and topped with a rich chocolate glaze. Perfect for a paleo-friendly treat that’s both flavorful and nutritious.
Ingredients
Scale
Gingerbread Donuts
- 1 cup blanched almond flour (100g)
- ½ cup tapioca flour (65g)
- 1 tsp paleo baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp water
Chocolate Glaze
- 3 oz dark chocolate chips
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- ½ Tbsp molasses (optional)
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- ¼ tsp ground ginger (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a silicone donut pan with avocado oil and place it on a baking sheet to ensure even baking and easy handling.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, paleo baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and salt. Stir well to evenly distribute the spices and leavening.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the egg, avocado oil, maple syrup, molasses, vanilla extract, and water into the dry mixture. Whisk the batter until smooth and thoroughly combined, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Fill Donut Pan: Pour the batter evenly into the greased donut pan cavities, filling each about 3/4 full to allow room for rising.
- Bake Donuts: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 14 minutes until the donuts are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool Donuts: Remove the donuts from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then transfer them carefully to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Prepare Chocolate Glaze: Place dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Melt gently while stirring frequently until smooth.
- Add Flavor to Glaze: Turn off the heat and stir in molasses, ground cinnamon, and ground ginger to enrich the glaze flavor. Mix well.
- Glaze Donuts: Dip each cooled donut into the chocolate glaze, coating the top generously. Optionally, sprinkle with festive sprinkles for decoration.
- Set Glaze: Place the glazed donuts in the refrigerator for a few minutes so the chocolate can fully set and harden before serving.
Notes
- Measure ingredients by weight for best accuracy, especially flours and spices, using a kitchen scale.
- Use a silicone donut pan for easy removal of donuts without breaking.
- If unavailable, substitute dark chocolate chips with a high-quality chocolate bar chopped into small pieces.
- You can adjust the sweetness by reducing or increasing the maple syrup and molasses according to preference.
- The glaze can be flavored further with extra spices or extracts like peppermint for holiday variations.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
