Celebrate with Gluten Free Birthday Donuts
Donuts are the perfect treat for celebrating a special occasion — especially birthdays! But if you have someone in your family that is gluten free, this treat is usually off limits — until now! With this delicious recipe for gluten free birthday donuts, your gluten free friend or family member can enjoy a sweet birthday treat for breakfast on their special day.
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Making the transition to gluten free eating was difficult for me because I loved all those gluten-filled treats — especially donuts. But over the years, I’ve spent countless hours in the kitchen working to improve my gluten free baking. And now, I can enjoy tons of yummy treats I thought were out of the question before.
So, if you’re thinking about going gluten free, don’t get discouraged! You can still have tons of delicious treats! For your next birthday, consider making some of these delicious gluten free birthday donuts — you won’t be disappointed!
Make Your Own Birthday Donuts
To make your own gluten free donuts, start by beating your eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Keep beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Next, add in your gluten free baking flour, along with some baking powder and salt. To make light and fluffy gluten free birthday donuts, be sure to use baking flour instead of all-purpose flour. My favorite gluten free baking flour blend is Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 baking flour!
After adding your dry ingredients, mix them into your wet ingredients until a flaky dough forms. After the dough starts clumping together, add some milk to smooth out the batter. Beat the milk and clumpy dough until it’s smooth.
Add in some rainbow sprinkles to make these gluten free birthday donuts festive and fun! Simply pour the sprinkles into your batter and fold them until they’re evenly mixed into the batter.
Finish by spooning or piping your batter into a set of donut pans. This recipe makes 12 gluten free birthday donuts, so you’ll need two six-count pans to make all the donuts! Bake them for 12 to 15 minutes. You’ll know when they’re finished when you press your finger on the top top of the donut and it quickly bounces back into shape.
Make Your Sprinkle Glaze
When your gluten free birthday donuts are finished baking, allow them to cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. While the donuts are cooling, mix your glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and milk until a smooth glaze forms. To make the glaze pink, simply add in red food coloring one drop at a time until you reach your desired shade.
Make sure the gluten free birthday donuts are completely cool, then start dipping each donut into the glaze. After dipping the donut in the glaze, place it back on the wire rack to set.
Before the glaze completely sets on your donuts, sprinkle some more rainbow sprinkles on top. And that’s it! See how simple it is to have a delicious, festive gluten free treat on your birthday? These gluten free birthday donuts are the perfect way to celebrate your special day!
Gluten Free Birthday Donuts
These fun gluten free donuts are the perfect way to celebrate a birthday.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups gluten free baking flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Red food coloring
- Sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare two six-count donut pans by spraying generously with cooking spray.
- Beat the eggs, butter, vanilla, and sugar until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour, salt, and baking powder. Add to the egg mixture and beat until combined.
- Add the milk and mix until smooth.
- Fold in the rainbow sprinkles.
- Spoon or pipe the batter into the prepared donut pans.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool the pans for a few minutes then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk until smooth. Add food coloring one drop at a time until desired color is reached.
- 10. Dip the cooled donuts in the glaze and top with additional sprinkles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 donutAmount Per Serving: Calories: 241Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 174mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 4g
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
These look tasty! I bet my fiancé would eat these up! I’d have to do a different color frosting for his birthday but I bet he’d love it!
Totally have to make these. My son is obsessed with donuts
Recipes like this one are exactly why I want to get a donut pan. These look so good! Love that they are gluten-free.