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Home ยป Chef Recipes ยป The Best Gluten Free Maple Donuts with Bacon

The Best Gluten Free Maple Donuts with Bacon

May 3, 2014 By Sandi Gaertner 19 Comments

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Bacon makes everything better, including these yummy gluten free maple donuts with bacon!

My kids thought I was nuts when I decided to add bacon to their donuts today. I guess it does sound a bit odd, but I can’t resist bacon! These gluten free maple donuts didn’t last long and they disappeared really quickly.

Mini Gluten Free Maple Bacon Donuts on a slate tile.

Ever since I tried Psycho Donuts gluten free maple bacon donuts I have been obsessed with bacon and maple.

This gluten free, dairy-free maple donut recipe is my attempt to recreate these amazing donuts for my family.

Our family fell in love with these donut shop donuts, but the sugar rush after eating just one regular sized donut was enough to make us all bounce off the walls.

(*If you are a donut enthusiast like us, try these Gluten Free Banana Chunky Monkey Donuts or these Gluten Free Healthy Breakfast Donuts!!) 

I decided to try to remake these maple donuts to be a little healthier by making them dairy free, adding almond flour for protein, and using coconut sugar to make the donut part lower glycemic.

These donuts are also dairy-free, so if you are both gluten-free and dairy-free, this donut recipe is for you!!

There is only so much you can do when you add a frosting drizzle, but the donut underneath it all is much healthier ๐Ÿ™‚ 

If you love donuts as much as we do, here are all of my donut recipes are in one place in The Best Gluten Free Donut Recipes post!

Gluten Free Flour

Pamela’s Pancake mix was the perfect gluten-free flour blend in this recipe because I still had several bags sitting here after ordering them in bulk from Amazon a few weeks ago. This mix is a bit lighter than most and I also like that this mix already has some almond flour mixed in for a

This mix is a bit lighter than most and I also like that this mix already has some almond flour mixed in for a little-added health. The almond flour also helped to keep these doughnuts moist and delicious.

You will love this easy maple glaze for donuts because it has just two ingredients and really brings out the maple flavor with the bacon.

Is bacon gluten free?

The short answer is yes, but I will always tell you to read the label!! I often find gluten hidden in the strangest things. For this recipe, I used Trader Joe’s pre-cooked bacon, but feel free to use any cooked bacon!

Babycakes donut maker

I really love my Babycakes Donut Maker. It is so easy to use and even easier to clean. I find I use it a couple of times a month because my kids really love donuts. You can also make these donuts in a donut pan.

You will find this gluten free baked donuts recipe to be a great alternative to donut shops where they fry their donuts.

You can also make these donuts in a donut pan. (If you use a donut pan, you may consider spraying coconut oil in the pan so the edges get a little crispy like a fried donut.)

donut batter in a donut maker before cooking

This is what the gluten free maple donut batter looks like before cooking the donuts. It is a little thick, but the mini donuts are still light and fluffy!

cooked donuts that are cooked and in the donut maker

Your doughnuts will look golden when they are all finished. Use the special fork that comes with the donut maker to remove the donuts. These gluten free donuts are hot!

Gluten Free Mini Maple Bacon Donuts on an icing rack

Letting the drizzle finish dripping down. Add the chopped bacon and allow the icing to harden.

A single Gluten Free Mini Maple Bacon Donut with bacon all around the donut

More Delicious Gluten Free Donut Recipes to Try:

  • Paleo Apple Cinnamon Donuts
  • Dairy Free Gluten Free Lemon Donuts
  • Gluten Free Vanilla Pudding Donuts
  • Gluten Free Chunky Monkey Donuts

Shopping List for This Gluten Free Donut Recipe:

  • Gluten free flour
  • Almond Flour
  • coconut sugar
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla
  • eggs
  • almond milk
  • coconut oil
  • powdered sugar
  • maple syrup
  • bacon

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Things You Need to Make This Recipe:

  1. Pamela’s Ultimate Baking Mix
  2. A donut pan, in case you don’t have the BabyCakes Donut Maker.

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How to make gluten free maple bacon donuts at home:

Easy Gluten Free Maple and Bacon Mini Donuts

Yield: 16 donuts
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Easy gluten free maple bacon donut recipe.

Ingredients

For Donuts

  • 1 1/2 cups Pamela's Products Ultimate Baking Pancake Mix
  • 1/2 cup Anthony's Almonds Blanched Almond Flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Dash of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil

For Toppings

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons grade B maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon warm water
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped up into small pieces

Instructions

For Donuts

  1. Plug in Babycakes Mini Donut Maker to preheat.
  2. Mix all dry ingredients including coconut sugar in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to blend.
  3. In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients and mix.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix to blend.
  5. Open the donut maker and lightly spray with coconut oil.
  6. Using a spoon, spoon batter into each donut section (see photo below.)
  7. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the mini donuts are golden.
  8. Remove donuts onto cooling rack and continue to make donuts until you run out of batter.

For Topping

  1. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, maple syrup, and water.
  2. Stir until blended.
  3. Drizzle glaze onto each donut.
  4. Sprinkle tops with chopped bacon.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 153 Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 24mg Sodium: 69mg Carbohydrates: 21g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 11g Protein: 3g
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert
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Comments

  1. Misty

    October 28, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    I am going to have to share this with my brother. He would die for these.

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      October 29, 2017 at 12:09 am

      There is something about maple and bacon ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Donna Harrison

    February 23, 2017 at 8:35 am

    Can you bake these in a donut pan in the oven? Would 375 for 10 minutes be about right?

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      February 23, 2017 at 8:51 am

      Hi Donna, You can definitely bake these donuts. The time in the oven will depend on size of donuts and how much batter you put into the mold. I would definitely check them in 10-12 minutes, but it may not be ready yet. Thank you for your note :-).

      Reply
      • Donna Harrison

        March 2, 2017 at 8:19 am

        Thank you! I’m going to make these today! It’s maple tree-tapping time here in MN, so I have some fresh homemade maple syrup!

        Reply
        • Sandi Gaertner

          March 2, 2017 at 8:47 am

          I am so jealous. I used to live in New England and there is nothing like fresh maple syrup straight from the maple farm. I hope you love these donuts as much as we did :-).

          Reply
  3. Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3

    August 28, 2015 at 1:14 pm

    I think I need a donut maker!

    Reply
  4. lizzy

    August 28, 2015 at 10:13 am

    HOLY YUM

    Reply
  5. Debra @ Bowl Me Over

    August 28, 2015 at 9:56 am

    I swear your creativity never ceases to amaze me! Now I need to get a donut pan (and you would be proud of me I just bought a new cake pan!) to make these. Absolutely amazing!!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      August 28, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      I love it…let me know how you like them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Cheryl

    May 9, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    I found your posts on Get Him Fed & Iโ€™d love it if you would share your recipes on this weekโ€™s The Yuck Stops Here link party that ends Sunday evening at 8pm ET! You can find us at http://mommasangelbaby.com/the-yuck-stops-here-6/. Hope to see you there! HUGS

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      May 9, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Thanks for the invite Cheryl, I will check it out.

      Reply
  7. Raia

    May 8, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    Oh my goodness, these sound wonderful, Sandi! Thanks for sharing them at Savoring Saturdays!

    Reply
    • Raia

      May 9, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      So, I just really like these donuts. I’m featuring them tonight at Savoring Saturdays. ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope you’ll stop by and share more of your great recipes! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Sandi Gaertner

        May 9, 2014 at 12:59 pm

        Wow, thank you very much ๐Ÿ™‚ These are addicting, which is why I make them mini sized so we don’t overdo it. Have a great weekend Raia.

        Reply
  8. Zylo

    May 3, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    These looks so good! I have a Babycakes too, but mine is for donut holes. I bet it would work just as well. I’ll have to give these a go.

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      May 3, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      I have been looking at the donut hole machine. Have you tried putting jelly or a filling into the middle?

      Reply
  9. Jenna @ A Savory Feast

    May 3, 2014 at 7:33 am

    I had a bacon donut recently from a local donut place. It was amazing! Probably my all-time favorite donut! I’m excited to try making them, and loving that this recipe is Gluten Free!

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      May 3, 2014 at 7:35 am

      I hope you enjoy them. I tried to make it a bit healthier than a normal donut shop donut. If you want it even healthier, you could just drizzle maple syrup (without the powdered sugar) and top with chopped up bacon. I hope you have a great weekend Jenna ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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