These easy healthy pumpkin donuts are gluten free, dairy free, and low sugar. On a white plate, five perfectly round donuts are placed. Each is a golden orange color with cake texture and a creamy white frosting on top and dripping off the sides. One has a bite taken out that shows the soft, fluffy texture inside.

Healthier Pumpkin Donuts (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

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These Pumpkin Donuts are gluten free, dairy free, and low in sugar. They have THE perfect light and fluffy texture, cozy warm spices, and just the right amount of sweetness! If you’ve never made donuts at home before, don’t worry – this recipe is really easy and I share some of my best tips to make it even better. Once you realize how easy it is to bake donuts… you’ll be hooked!

I prefer cake-y donuts to the more popular ones so these have quickly become one of my favorites to make 🙈 Oh, and the cream cheese frosting with a hint of cinnamon really just brings these to the next level! Highly recommend making a batch (or 3) and freezing the extra so you always have a sweet treat on hand.

See the full video tutorial HERE.

These easy healthy pumpkin donuts are gluten free, dairy free, and low sugar. On a white plate, five perfectly round donuts are placed. Each is a golden orange color with cake texture and a creamy white frosting on top and dripping off the sides. One has a bite taken out that shows the soft, fluffy texture inside.

What You’ll Need

  • 1:1 Gluten free flour – I love Bob’s Red Mill for baking!
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Coconut sugar
  • Avocado oil – or any neutral oil.
  • Egg
  • Pumpkin pie spice
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Dairy-free cream cheese – I love Miyoko’s but feel free to use regular if you don’t want dairy free.
  • Powdered sugar
  • Cinnamon
These easy healthy pumpkin donuts are gluten free, dairy free, and low sugar. On a white plate, five perfectly round donuts are placed. Each is a golden orange color with cake texture and a creamy white frosting on top and dripping off the sides. One has a bite taken out that shows the soft, fluffy texture inside.

How To Make

Begin by preheating your oven to 350F. Lightly grease your donut pan (unless it’s silicone) and set aside. Here is the silicone pan I use for my baked donut recipes! I love how easy it is to pop them out after their done baking.

Next, gather all of your donut ingredients and a medium/large mixing bowl. Add all of the ingredients to the bowl and mix well until smooth and fully combined.

Then, take a plastic baggie and scoop all of the batter inside. Slice the corner of the baggie off to create a piping bag (a fave baking tip 🙌)! Pipe the donut batter into each donut mold on your pan. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes until they’ve risen and are golden. Wait until they cool completely before removing from the pan so they don’t crack or fall apart!

Take your frosting ingredients, add them to a mixing bowl, and whisk until your desired consistency has been reached. This might require some more or less powdered sugar! Just add a little at a time if you need.

Once that’s made and the donuts are cooled, dip each into the frosting. Leave them as they are or add some more pumpkin spice, cinnamon, sprinkles, or whatever your heart wants 💛

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These easy healthy pumpkin donuts are gluten free, dairy free, and low sugar. On a white plate, five perfectly round donuts are placed. Each is a golden orange color with cake texture and a creamy white frosting on top and dripping off the sides. One has a bite taken out that shows the soft, fluffy texture inside.
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Healthy Pumpkin Donuts (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: clean eating, dairy free, gluten free, gluten free donuts, gluten free flour, healthier, healthier dessert, healthy, healthy dessert, plant based, pumpkin, pumpkin donuts, treat

Ingredients

Donuts

  • 1 cup 1:1 gluten free flour
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt

Cream cheese frosting

  • 1/3 cup dairy free cream cheese (or regular)
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • a few shakes of cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease donut pan (unless it’s silicone) and set aside.
  • Add all donut ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
  • Scoop batter into a plastic baggie and slice the corner off the plastic baggie to create a piping bag.
  •  Pipe donut batter into each donut mold.
  • Bake 25-30 mins. Let cool completely before removing from pan!
  • Whisk together cream cheese frosting ingredients. Dip each donut into frosting and enjoy!

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