The Ultimate Gluten Free Air Fryer Donuts
These gluten free air fryer donuts are incredibly light and fluffy. Topped with a chocolate glaze or simple cinnamon sugar, they are the ultimate gluten and dairy free treat.
Servings: 5 donuts
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 300 grams gluten free flour mix about 2 ¼ cups
- 50 grams granulated sugar about ¼ cup
- 3 teaspoons rapid rise yeast also called instant yeast
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup almond milk warmed to 100 F
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Spray the basket or wire racks of an air fryer with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the gluten-free flour mix, sugar, yeast, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt.
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the milk, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and egg. Mix for 30 seconds on low speed.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, turn the speed to medium, and continue to mix the dough for 3 minutes.
- Place dough on a piece of floured parchment paper. Roll to a 7-8 inch disk, with dough about ½ inch - ¾ inch thick.
- Using a 2 inch biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Take each round and use your fingers to make a hole in the middle of each.
- Place doughnuts on the wire rack or in the air fryer basket and let rise for 30-35 minutes.
- Preheat air fryer to 350 F. Cook doughnuts for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let doughnuts cool slightly then glaze with chocolate glaze or top with cinnamon sugar topping.
Notes
- Measure ingredients by weight where weight is given.
- This recipe was created with this gluten free flour mix. Other mixes may work but they can make the donuts more dry.
- Rapid rise yeast is also called instant yeast or bread machine yeast. It does not need to be proofed.
- Xanthan gum has been added to the recipe to improve the texture.
- The almond milk may be substituted with oat milk, soy milk, or coconut milk.
- The coconut oil may be substituted with melted vegan butter.
- The egg may be substituted with an egg substitute from this egg substitute list.
- The dough should come together and be slightly sticky. A floured piece of parchment paper will help with both rolling out the dough and to prevent each donut from sticking.
- Roll the dough with just a few swipes otherwise the donuts may be flat.
- This recipe was tested with a wire rack style air fryer. Place as many donuts as will comfortably fit in your air fryer basket.
- The rise time may vary.
- These donuts were glazed with half of the donut glaze here.
- They are best eaten the same day they're made.
- Recipe was updated 1/12/2025 with reformulated flour mix and the addition of xanthan gum for texture.
