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Home » Breakfast » Chocolate Gingerbread Donuts (Gluten Free, Vegan).

Chocolate Gingerbread Donuts (Gluten Free, Vegan).

Jan 24, 2019 · Modified: Sep 9, 2022 by Kelly Roenicke · 3 Comments

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Make your weekend morning special with a batch of chocolate gingerbread donuts! Tender donuts are topped with a chocolate glaze, making these hard to resist. These treats are gluten free, vegan, and allergy friendly!

chocolate gingerbread donuts on a wire rack

When the weekend rolls around, my children usually ask for some kind of special breakfast.

Sometimes it’s fluffy vegan pancakes, or cinnamon waffles, or chocolate chip banana muffins…we rotate through all of those options. And sometimes it’s a batch of donuts. And if I’m feeling really adventurous, it’s frosted donuts, like these chocolate gingerbread donuts.

It’s so easy to make donuts at home, and that’s a good thing, because with peanut and tree nut allergies, donut shops are off-limits for us. But we don’t have to miss out! My boys love homemade donuts, and I love making them for them.

These chocolate gingerbread donuts are delicious with the chocolate glaze, but you could enjoy them plain as well. Or if you want to do something different, you could frost them with vanilla buttercream frosting.

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vegan chocolate gingerbread donuts on a cooling rack

Ingredient Notes

  • Gluten Free Flour Blend – This recipe works well with Namaste Perfect Flour Blend. I don’t recommend grain free flours like coconut flour or almond flour for this recipe.
  • Vegan Buttery Spread – We use Earth Balance Soy Free Buttery Spread. You could also use coconut oil or canola oil, or a different brand of buttery spread if you prefer.
  • Unsweetened Applesauce – Applesauce works as an egg replacer in this recipe. If you can’t have apples, try pumpkin puree or mashed banana. Read my post about egg substitutions for more information.

Dairy Free Chocolate Glaze

The glaze is simple – it’s just vegan buttery spread, chocolate chips, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and non-dairy milk all melted together on the stove.

Once the donuts have cooled, simply dip the tops of them into the glaze. You could also use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the donuts.

chocolate glaze for donuts in a bowl

Special Equipment

A non-stick donut pan is a great tool for making donuts at home. If you don’t have a donut pan, you could make this recipe in a muffin tin instead. The baking time may be a little bit longer, so you’ll want to keep an eye on them.

Baking Tips

  • Most donut pans are non-stick, but if you are having trouble with donuts sticking when you try to remove them, you can go ahead and grease the pan with a little vegan buttery spread or oil.
  • After the donuts cool for about 10-15 minutes, turn the pan over on top of a baking sheet or a surface covered with parchment, and whack the pan firmly against the table or counter. The donuts should pop out easily.
chocolate donuts before frosting

Storage/Freezing

These donuts should last for 2-3 days when stored in an airtight container.

These would freeze well. Wrap each donut in waxed paper and then store in a freezer bag. They should last for up to 3 months in the freezer.

More Gluten Free Donut Recipes

  • Spiced Apple Cider Donuts
  • Glazed Chocolate Donuts
  • Banana Donuts with Chocolate Icing
  • Chocolate Cherry Donuts
gluten free chocolate donut recipe

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gingerbread chocolate donuts
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Chocolate Gingerbread Donuts (Gluten Free, Vegan).

These baked chocolate gingerbread donuts are a perfect weekend treat!

Course Dessert
Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan.
Keyword baked, frosted
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 320 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

For the donuts:

  • ¾ cups gluten free flour blend
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ cup organic cane sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅙ cup vegan buttery spread melted
  • ⅓ cup non-dairy milk
  • 2 Tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons molasses

For the glaze:

  • ⅛ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup non-dairy milk
  • ½ cup dairy free chocolate chips
  • 1 Tablespoon vegan buttery spread
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a donut pan. (Even if it is non-stick, I still recommend greasing it, just to make sure your donuts come out intact).

  2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour blend, sugar, spices, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

  3. Add the melted vegan buttery spread, non-dairy milk, applesauce, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and molasses. Stir well.

  4. Spoon the batter into the greased donut pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes.

  5. Let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then invert the pan over a cookie sheet and tap the bottom to release the donuts.

  6. While the donuts finish cooling, make the chocolate glaze. Place the cocoa powder, brown sugar, salt, non-dairy milk, chocolate chips, and vegan buttery spread in a sauce pan, and cook over medium heat until melted. Stir often, and remove from the heat.

  7. Pour the glaze into a bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes. Dip the tops of the cooled donuts into the glaze. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Store leftover donuts in an airtight container. They should stay fresh for 2-3 days.

You can freeze these donuts – wrap in waxed paper, and then place them in a freezer bag. They should stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months.

If you aren’t gluten free, use all-purpose flour.

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Gingerbread Donuts (Gluten Free, Vegan).
Amount per Serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
13
g
20
%
Saturated Fat
 
5
g
31
%
Sodium
 
412
mg
18
%
Potassium
 
294
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
 
50
g
17
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
33
g
37
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
460
IU
9
%
Vitamin C
 
2.4
mg
3
%
Calcium
 
87
mg
9
%
Iron
 
2.7
mg
15
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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Comments

  1. Clare

    January 29, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    5 stars
    I bought my mom some cinnamon roll donuts and gingerbread donuts from Krispy Kreme and my brother ate them all. She is PISSED LMAOO

    Reply
  2. Terri

    January 29, 2019 at 1:47 pm

    5 stars
    I just made these. The texture is AMAZING!! Theses donuts are delicious. You cannot tell the difference between these gluten free donuts and wheat donuts. I used Namaste gluten free flour for the first time today using your recipe. My daughter suffers from celiac disease and will LOVE these donuts. I am going to try your other chocolate donut recipe. Thank you for this amazing recipe and all the time you spend on your blog and recipes.

    Reply
  3. Katie

    January 24, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious recipe! A wonderful winter treat!

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