Cinnamon Sugar Donuts - Dairy Egg Free

Hot fresh cinnamon sugar donuts made right at home.

And easily dairy-free and egg-free for our friends with food allergies. 

A reader also made these donuts gluten-free, see the review below!

You are going to love this recipe.

Long weekends at our house mean one thing. DONUTS!

My hubby grabs some for half the family from the shop down the street...

while my food allergy son and I are perfectly happy having homemade, allergy-friendly donuts all to ourselves!

Homemade is best.

As mentioned before, my son can eat Katz and Kinnickinnick boxed donuts (gluten-free and dairy-free, not egg-free).

But he prefers my homemade cake donuts.

He even prefers mine over Disney donuts!

I feel loved. 

We usually make chocolate donuts, however this time he was craving cinnamon sugar. Great idea!

These were so delicious right out of the oven. Hot and sweet. Melt in the mouth. Fantastic.

Kiddo ate three right away, and I had to make him save the others for later.  

THE BEST DONUT PANS

If you don't have a donut pan, you can simply make these in a muffin tin.

But after you try our donut recipe, you will want a donut pan for sure. 

And this donut pan (affiliate) is the best.

There's none better for easy removal and easy clean.

No fuss and so worth it. You'll love it!

The video in this post will show you how easily the donuts come out.

READER REVIEW

"We made Jamie Kaufmann 's cinnamon sugar donuts with a gluten free twist this am! I substituted our Pillsbury Gluten Free baking mix 1:1 for flour making them gluten-free, egg-free, and dairy-free. Approved by all, even the non-allergy family members!" MAM Member

HOW TO EASILY MAKE BAKED DONUT HOLES

This recipe makes 6 regular size donuts.

Again, if you don't have a donut pan yet, just use a muffin tin.

But another fun tip is to make mini donut "holes" using a mini muffin tin.

Yes, they turn out more like mini muffins.

But we call them donut holes and nobody minds.

This way you yield many more donuts, about 24.

And that makes it easier for sharing!

Also great for portion control.

I know mini muffin pans can be hard to clean but not this one!

Here's the best mini muffin pan (affiliate).

Watch me pop the donuts right out in our video in this post.

You will love having this pan in your kitchen.

It's makes the best mini cupcakes for all occasions, too!

Now here's the donut recipe below.

CINNAMON SUGAR DONUTS RECIPE

Makes 6 regular size donuts.

Oven 350 degrees.

DONUT INGREDIENTS

¼ cup dairy-free milk, plain
1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons dairy-free butter, melted
¼ cup dairy-free yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons applesauce, unsweet

CINNAMON SUGAR MIXTURE

4 tablespoons dairy-free butter
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

DONUT DIRECTIONS

In a separate bowl, mix together your dairy-free buttermilk, melted dairy-free butter, dairy-free yogurt, vanilla, and applesauce.

Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Don't over mix.

Use a spoon to fill each donut wells ½ full.

Bake until donuts spring back to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean. Start at 12 minutes.

CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING

INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons dairy-free butter
1 tablespoon cinnamon
¼ cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

While donuts are baking, melt 4 Tbs. of dairy-free butter in a bowl.

Then in a separate bowl, mix together 1 Tbs. cinnamon and ¼ cup sugar.

When donuts come out, let them sit 5 minutes so they don't fall apart.

Then remove from pan and dip in dairy-free melted butter. 

Next, dip the donuts in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

These cinnamon sugar donuts are delicious enjoyed hot and fresh!

But if you aren't eating them all right away, you can wait to dip in dairy-free butter and cinnamon sugar.

Kiddo ate some cold today with melted dairy-free butter brushed on and cinnamon sugar sprinkled over right before he enjoyed. Worked perfectly. 

We hope you enjoy these homemade baked donuts as much as we do!

You can save this donut recipe on Pinterest for later. 

See more of our popular donut recipes below!

MORE DONUT RECIPES

Here are more easy dairy-free and egg-free donut recipes that we love to make:

• Apple Cider Donuts 
• Powdered Sugar Donuts 
• Chocolate Donuts
• Pumpkin Maple Donuts
• Vanilla Birthday Cake Donuts