Fearless Dining

Embrace gluten-free dining at home or away. Browse hundreds of delicious easy to make gluten-free recipes as well as restaurant and product reviews. A gluten-free lifestyle has never been easier!

Easy Gluten Free Vanilla Donuts

By 42 Comments

I would be grateful if you shared this recipe :-)

If you love gluten free desserts, these gluten free vanilla donuts are going to make your mouth water! Full of vanilla flavor, you will be hooked on these baked vanilla pudding donuts.

Gluten Free Vanilla Pudding Donuts on a cutting board. White icing and rainbow sprinkles are on the donuts

This is part two of my gigantic donut binge last week :-). Check out The BEST Gluten Free Donuts Recipes on my blog!

Every now and then I just NEED gluten free donuts. Nobody in my family seemed to mind helping me out with this problem.

Mr. Fearless Dining was out of town, thank goodness. He is trying so hard to stay away from the sweets I make. It is hard when we both work from home and I am making something hard to resist. I don’t think he knows what he missed last week, so I am crossing my fingers he doesn’t see this post. (Don’t tattle on me!)

And if you are a true vanilla lover, you need to try this Simple 3 Ingredient French Vanilla Mousse and this Easy Hack for Quick and Delicious Rice Pudding.

Gluten Free Vanilla Pudding Donuts on a cutting board. A plate and forks are next to the cutting board. The donuts have rainbow sprinkles.

These gluten free vanilla pudding donuts are just the bomb. There are a few words to describe how good they are. These gluten free vanilla donuts are that good!!

Moist, crispy on the edges, bursting with vanilla flavors…they are definitely memorable.

Vanilla Pudding Mix

The secret to this moist, delicious gluten free vanilla donut recipe is the pudding. It adds a whole new level of yumminess to this simple gluten free donut recipe.

A note about the pudding I used. I used regular pudding and not the instant mix. I don’t know if it makes a difference, but I wanted to let you know so you knew what to shop for on your next trip to the grocery store.

babycakes donut maker

How do you use a donut maker?

I know I talk about my donut maker a lot. (I see that Babycakes redesigned their donut maker so it looks a little different than this. Both work the same. This is what I use to make donuts. Luckily, these are not fried so they are a lot healthier to eat 🙂

I like to spray a little coconut oil on the donut maker so it makes the outside of the donuts a little crispy, just like they were fried. This donut maker will cook your donuts in just 4-5 minutes!

Can you use a donut pan to bake these donuts?

You can definitely use a donut pan to make this gluten free vanilla donut recipe. I highly recommend spraying it with coconut oil for a little crisp to the outside of the donuts. Bake the donuts for 20-25 minutes at 350F degrees.

(*Please note this post has affiliate links. Ordering through my site will not change the price you pay. A tiny commission will come to Fearless Dining to help offset the cost of running this blog. I truly appreciate the support.)

recipe love

How to make gluten free vanilla donuts:

Gluten Free Vanilla Donuts

Gluten Free Vanilla Donuts

Yield: 12 donuts
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Easy gluten free vanilla pudding donuts

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup gluten free flour blend, (*Note, my flour blend has xanthan gum included. If yours doesn't, add 1 teaspoon.)
  • 1 box vanilla pudding, (check the ingredients to ensure it is gluten free. I used Jello brand NOT instant.)
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • dash salt
  • Icing, sprinkles ,etc. (I used Wilton brand)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the Babycakes donut maker.
  2. In a mixer, add wet ingredients and mix on low speed.
  3. Gradually add in flour, pudding, sugar, and salt.
  4. Continue to mix on low speed until blended.
  5. Spoon batter into each donut cup in the donut maker.
  6. Cook 3-4 minutes until done.
  7. Remove from the donut maker onto a cooling rack.
  8. When cool, drizzle with icing.

Recommended Products

There are affiliate links in my posts. This doesn't change the cost you pay for an item, it just means a tiny commission comes to Fearless Dining to help offset the costs of running this blog. Thank you for your support!

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 237 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 52mg Sodium: 131mg Carbohydrates: 27g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 12g Protein: 5g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

Here are more Yummy Donut Recipes To Try?

 

Save

Save

Save

Save

I would be grateful if you shared this recipe :-)

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Simple and yummy! I made a few mods… FWIW, instant pudding seemed to work fine!

    -Wasn’t sure if butter should be softened or melted, so I softened.
    -Used lemon instant pudding.
    -I don’t have xanthan gum, so used a shy 2 tsp. of psyllium powder.
    -Added @ 1 tbsp of milk since batter was still pretty thick; next time I’ll melt the butter and see if that makes a difference.
    -Baked in regular size Wilton donut pans at 350 for 11 mins (I don’t have a babycakes) and got 10 donuts, but I was conservative on the batter, so probably less next time ;-).

    I have some other puddings in the pantry that should be used, so guess what I’ll be making for work snacks!? Bonus: this is the first GF recipe (admittedly, I haven’t done a ton) that the end product hasn’t seemed a little dry.

    Reply

  3. This may be a dippy question, but do you make the pudding and add it or do you just use the mix?

    Thanks! So glad I found your blog. My son and I were recently diagnosed with celiac and I’m trying to find creative ways to get through. 🙂

    Reply

  14. Your donuts look stunning! If they are half as good as your photography skills I would die to taste them 🙂 Need to make these one day! Maybe an idea to surprise the kids this weekend!

    Thanks!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.