Donut Holes
These Cinnamon Donut Holes are soft, light, melt-in-your mouth delicious and easy to make with just a few simple ingredients with a sweet cinnamon sugar coating. The perfect healthy breakfast or no bake afternoon treat! Paleo, gluten-free, vegan, and can also be baked in the oven or air fryer.
Ingredients
Flax Egg
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds , You can also sub with a chia egg (one tablespoon ground chia seeds plus 2.5 Tablespoons water) or 3 Tablespoons unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana (this will change the flavor though)
- 2.5 tbsps water
Donut Holes
- 1/4 cup refined coconut oil softened like butter. We are using refined for no coconut flavor or sub with vegan butter or ghee if not dairy-free
- 1/4 cup granulated maple sugar or sub with coconut sugar - the color will be much darker. For low carb / keto - use Lakanto monk fruit sweetener or preferred sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder , leave out if you are making the no bake version
- 1 cup superfine blanched almond flour
- 2 Tbs coconut flour , if there are clumps, use a fork to fluff out first or sift
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 3 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp refined coconut oil OR vegan butter , melted
Optional "Icing"
- 2 Tbsp coconut butter (coconut manna) , melted
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup or preferred liquid sweeter of choice
Instructions
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Make the Flax Egg: In a medium mixing bowl, combine ground flaxseeds with water. Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes, until thickened.
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Add the softened coconut oil and granulated maple sugar and use a fork to mix everything together until combined.
Then, add vanilla, cinnamon, salt, baking powder (leave out for the no bake version), almond flour, coconut flour. Continue mixing until the dough is well combined.
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Use a small cookie scoop (or 1 1/2 Tbsp) to scoop batter and roll into 7-8 balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
For the No Bake Version
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Place in freezer for 10 minutes to harden.
For Baked or Air-Fried Version
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Oven: Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 12-15 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool.
Air Fryer: Air Fry at 315F for 6-7 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool.
Make the Cinnamon Sugar Coating and "Icing"
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Meanwhile, combine the cinnamon and coconut sugar together. Spray donut holes with avocado oil spray or coconut oil spray or roll each donut hole into melted coconut oil or vegan butter. Then immediately roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture, coating well.
Melt the coconut butter until it resembles an "icing" consistency. Whisk together with maple syrup.
Decorate and freeze
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Use a spoon to drizzle over the donut holes or transfer to a piping bag and pipe the "icing" in a circle on top of each donut hole.
Place back in the freezer for 5 minutes to harden.
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Store in the fridge up to 4 days!