These gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and oil-free strawberry margarita donuts are by far the best way to start the day! They’re fluffy, sweet, and so flavorful, but they don’t include all of the junk that you'll find in regular donuts that leaves you feeling lethargic and less-than ideal. So, take a big bite, or six, and get ready to start an awesome day with these Strawberry-Margarita donuts!
A couple of months ago I started a journey to a healthier lifestyle. I eliminated processed foods, refined-sugar and oil, and started to focus on whole-plant foods. Because of this, I found myself eliminating entire food groups and foods that I used to greatly enjoy. That made me a bit sad and feeling deprived. So, instead of just letting those foods go by the wayside, I decided to re-invent them in healthier ways! Our strawberry-margarita gluten-free doughnut recipe is a product of this decision.
HOW TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS HEALTHIER
Instead of using processed wheat flour to make these strawberry margarita donuts, I used homemade oat flour with a touch of a gluten-free blend comprised of flours such as almond flour, chickpea flour, and brown rice flour. To replace processed sugar, I tapped into maple syrup. Lastly, I eliminated oil from the batter.
Now, there are people who may think that the elimination of oil, gluten flour and refined sugar would ruin the end product, but I believe that they’ve enhanced it. The flavors taste more natural. They don't give you a sugar high. In general, my strawberry doughnuts are a healthier alternative that will quench your doughnut cravings in a good way.
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Creating this recipe got me thinking. Maybe there’s a way we can cater more to people’s specific dietary needs on the site. We’ve done just that by re-working our site’s navigation bar to make it easy for you to find recipes for your specific way of eating. We now have a gluten-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and raw section under our “special diets” section on the menu! Hopefully this makes things easier for everyone to find recipes that stay true to their dietary preferences! Also, let us know if you have a dietary preference that we’re not including right now. We’d love to add it!
Want to continue on the strawberry trend? How about trying our other favorite strawberry recipes?
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SHOP THE RECIPE
Wilton 2105-1620 6 Cavity Nonstick Donut Pans (2 Pack)-King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour, 3 Pound-Rigoni Di Asiago Fiordifrutta Organic Fruit Spread, Strawberry, 8.82 Ounce
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Baked Strawberry Margarita Doughnuts
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGHNUT BATTER
- 1 ½ cups oat flour See Note
- ¼ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground sea salt
- ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3 tablespoon aquafaba chickpea juice
- 3 tablespoon pure maple syrup not the fake stuff
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened strawberry jam
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoon lime zest
FOR THE FROSTING
- ¼ cup cashews soaked in boiling water for at least 4 hours
- 3 strawberries stem and core removed
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
TOPPING
- 2 tablespoon lime zest
Instructions
FOR THE DOUGHNUTS
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and lightly oil a doughnut pan
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oat flour, GF flour, baking soda and salt together until well combined. Add the applesauce, almond milk, aquafaba, maple syrup, vanilla, jam, lime juice and zest and stir until just combined. You don’t want to over do it, and you don’t want to see any clumps of flour.
- Drop the batter into the doughnut pan and fill almost to the top. Bake for 15 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Let cool for 5 minutes and then remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
FOR THE FROSTING
- Drain and rinse the soaked cashews. They should be soft and puffy. Put them in a food processor or blender and add the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth and creamy. Scrape the frosting into a small bowl and dip the tops of the doughnuts in the frosting. Sprinkle with the lime zest and enjoy! See Note for tips.
Christine @ Run Plant Based says
Yum, these look delicious and I love the healthier ingredient list. Thanks!
Alex Meyer, MA says
Thanks so much Christine! We're definitely trying to head in the direction of healthier ingredients for all of our recipes : )