Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

When I was younger, every Sunday after church we’d go to a local family-owned deli for breakfast sandwiches and doughnuts. Without fail, I always chose the glazed twist or the cinnamon sugar twist and my brother went for the chocolate frosting doughnut. Still to this day, I think of those doughnuts and start to salivate.

They were soooo good!!

So obviously I had to go on the hunt for a cleaner recipe to make some doughnuts for my family. Not just for after church on Sundays, but even for that occasional Thursday morning, or a Birthday Breakfast. Sometime you just need a doughnut. Amiright?

And goodness… this recipe is NOT slacking in the taste department. They seriously melt in your mouth and make all your doughnut dreams come true… minus the processed sugar!

Best of all, its super simple!

And you’ll need a doughnut pan… the silicone ones are my favorite!

Here it is! And, use the doughnut recipe and make it your own.. add nuts, fruit or seasoning, and have fun playing with a frosting to fit!

Doughnut:

  • 1 cup Almond Flour
  • 3 tbsp maple (or honey)- you can add more if you’d like a sweeter doughnut
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Coating:

  • 3 tbsp Butter (or coconut oil) melted, but cooled
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or granulated sugar of choice)

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease doughnut pans.
  • Add eggs, maple, and vanilla to mixing bowl and whisk together.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and mix together as you go.
  • Fill doughnut pan only half full (these will rise). If you want to use a piping bag to make it easier, please do. A spoon works too!
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes.
  • Let cool for about 10 minutes and remove from pans.

To add the cinnamon sugar coating:

  • Have one bowl with melted and cooled coconut oil and another bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mix. These will be your dipping bowls so make sure they are big enough.
  • Dip both sides of the doughnut quickly into melted (but cooled) coconut oil
  • Dip both sides then in the cinnamon sugar mix.
  • Set aside or bit right into!

ENJOY!!

FYI, I am combining recipes from southerninlaw.com and wholesomeyum.com and we will see how these turn out lol!