Donuts back east meant Dunkin’ Donuts, and donuts in the Seattle area mean Krispy Kremes. This was a hard one to avoid, especially since there is a drive-through KK not far from our path home when I shop big. I am guilty of bringing them to class as birthday party treats when the kids were younger. No more though.
I purchased this mini-donut maker on eBay – risky, but it worked out. I tried the donut pans that go in the oven, but it was tough to get them stick-free – place lots of clarified butter in the donut circles in the pan. This mini-donut maker is made by a company called Maxim, but don’t do a web search on this company with kids around - the donut maker isn’t made anymore from what I can tell. If you found a good donut maker, let me know.
12/1/09: King Arthur sells a mini-donut maker. Thanks, Holly!
I use this recipe for waffles as well (in a waffle iron), so I’ll post my waffle recipe another time. This was S’s (my younger son) suggestion – “hey, use the waffle recipe in the donut maker!” Brilliant idea, since we like the waffles too.
Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup of almond flour (or other nut flour)
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 tablespoons of honey (or other sweetener, such as maple syrup)
Preparation
- Whisk together all the ingredients well.
- Pour the batter into the donut circles in a pan or donut maker. Fill almost to the edge and then close the lid on the donut maker. Whisk the batter between batches. If you are baking them in the oven, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F, and then bake the donuts in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until they begin to turn brown.
- In the donut maker, they only take about 3 minutes or so before they are ready, and this depends on the donut maker as well.
- Once they are cooled, you can top with honey and cinnamon, toasted coconut, chocolate, maple syrup, dip in ice cream or yogurt, or just eat them plain! I sometimes sneak chocolate chips in the donuts before I cook them to give them a bit of a chocolate filling.
Wondering if this would work with/for cupcakes?
I’m not sure since I haven’t tried it. I will be posting a recipe for fluffy cupcakes over this weekend , which might be more of what you’re after. Let me know if you try it.
Oh My, I can’t wait to try these! thanks for a beautiful website with so many recipes. I feel like I have found a lost treasure chest.
Karen, let me know what you make them in – I’m always on the lookout for a good donut maker.
Yeah thanks…now I’ll be obsessing over how I can find a donut maker! We haven’t had donuts in over 18 months. What a fun recipe (and might be another way to sneak carrots into my sons diet).
Sorry, Tracee… not really
. I’m thinking of trying this recipe with almond butter to get a fluffier outcome.
Do you think this would work well deep-fried like real donuts?
Not sure, but a very interesting question. As long as it can rise a bit in the oil, it seems like it would work.
These look delicious! Have you ever thought of making an apple cider donut, since apple cider is SCD legal? If you come up with one, I would love the recipe!
Michelle – funny you mention that. I was thinking about it a while ago and then forgot about it. It would probably work well. Stay tuned!
I’d love an apple cider doughnut as well! We use to get them (before our food allergies
) every Fall season when we went apple picking. I’ve seen recipes for gluten-free ones, but we are limited to almond flour and coconut flour. Can’t wait to see what you come up with, Erica! 
do have the cal count for doughnuts?
sorry, I don’t.
You can find a lot of nutrition calculators online. I use the one at caloriecount.about.com all the time (http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/flog_add.php?tab=new_recipe). Occasionally you’ll have to guide it to the right food — like choosing one almond flour brand over another — but it’s remarkably good at guessing.
Wow these look good. Do you have any good glaze recipes to drizzle over these?
try this link: http://comfybelly.com/2011/01/chocolate-honey-dipped-donuts-cupcakes/
Do you think this recipe would work with an aebleskiver pan?
Yes. So jealous that you have one! Is it “stick-free”? You do need it to be non-stick, like waffle irons and donut makers.
It’s cast iron.
hmm. I’d definitely grease it generously.
I just made these and they are pretty good. A little too much egg taste so I will try to tweak it. Besides that they are really good. Thanks for the recipe!