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Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts

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All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

Nope, not stopping with the apple recipes either! Funny though is that I made these bad boys back in the summer. I was planning on doing a cinnamon sugar “all apple” doughnut and when I finished that first attempt it was a sad mess and fail. Being me, I was so frustrated and angry, so I HAD to make a new batch, still playing with the apple theme, but this recipe came out much better!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

About apple crumbles now, or any fruit crumble for that matter, I’ve never made one! How is that possible? When I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever even eaten one! That sounds really depressing, don’t you think? As of today, I still have made a crumble, but I have made these doughnuts! I do want to make a fruit crumble. They sound and look delish and I love all the recipes I always come across. Even though apple pie isn’t my thing, and a crumble seems pretty similar, the crumble is much more appealing to me and I’d totally dig in!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

Top that crumble, warm and smelling lovely, with some coconut ice cream and I’d say that’s a fantastic dessert! I also think crumbles are always so pretty. Yes, they are “messy looking”, but that’s part of the charm, right? It’s just a great recipe “gettin’ real” as they say. No touch-ups or staging! But that also makes it a more difficult food to eat on the fly. Okay, I’m not really sure why you’d need to eat a crumble in your car or on-the-go, but if you really wanted to, I’m sure it would be messy. So I’ve tidied that up for you in the form of a doughnut!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

Now, I purposely didn’t name these “crumb” doughnuts since they aren’t messy like a classic crumb doughnut and they are the doughnut version of a fruit crumble like I’ve been blabbing about. But do you remember (or if you can, still eat!) those Entenmann’s Crumb Donuts? They were the best! Growing up, my mom loved all the Entenmann’s baked goodies and you can bet she would frequently either have the raspberry danish or these doughnuts in the house. And obviously, anything that “bad”, tasted so “good”! I loved those doughnuts, but my favorite part was the little crumbs on top!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

The thing with those little crumbs though, was that they never stayed on the doughnuts 😛 But that was fine by me! Because my favorite part was picking out the fallen off crumbs from the bottom of the box and eating them! I remember sneaking and doing this when my mom was looking, kinda like a kid and a cookie jar, but this was a doughnut box 😉 I really could care less about the doughnut and just wanted the crumb to be frank here!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

The simple pleasures in life! I’m tellin’ you! Needless to say, it’s been years since I’ve had that doughnut or those crumbs, and I never will again, but I think I’ve done a pretty good job in the doughnut department to quell any cravings 😉 So before I give you the recipe, here’s a little about these doughnuts! I did the whole plantain thing, but also applesauce and apple flour! You know I love my anti-grains! The topping on these is made with my favorite freeze-dried fruit brand Crispy Green (as noted in all my granola recipes). I know you’ll love and hope you’ll give them a try and let me know!

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts

Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

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Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts

All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Cook Time: 13 mins
  • Total Time: 13 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the doughnut ingredients. Mix well to form batter and then pour evenly into 6 doughnut pan molds.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, roughly crush the freeze-dried apple and cinnamon together. Then sprinkle this mixture evenly over the tops of the doughnuts.
  4. Bake the doughnuts for 13 minutes. Allow to cool before removing and enjoying!

Notes

Inspired by this recipe.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2

 Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 All the seasonal flavors of an apple crumble in the form of an easy allergy-friendly baked doughnut! These apple cinnamon crumble doughnuts allow you to take your crumble on the go without the need for a fork or spoon! A healthy gluten-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo breakfast or dessert recipe!

I’m imagining these to be pretty fabulous with some coffee on a nice lazy cold weekend morning. Think so? Or if you’re having guests stay over, and you serve them these for breakfast. I think you’ll have some repeat customers 😉 Unless you don’t want them to stay any longer that is! Haha!

So tell me:

+ Am I the only person who hasn’t had a fruit crumble? Have you ever made your own?

+ Have you ever had those doughnuts? Don’t lie…I know you have 😉


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Comments

  13. Katie Jenkins says

    Hi there Rebecca! My name is Katie and I recently found you on Urban Naturale’s link up. I love me some doughnuts, and it’s not everyday that I come across a healthy version. They look absolutely delicious.

    I checked out a few of your other recipes and you are so creative in the kitchen! Me, on the other hand, not so much. I consider myself a true domestic dummy.

    That’s something I’m working on;-)

    Thanks so much for a dose of inspiration! I hope your have the most wonderful Thanksgiving:-)

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      O, you are so sweet Katie! I’m glad you’re enjoying my recipes! This is your one stop shop to finding healthy delish EASY recipes to make! Always here to help and I hope you have a glorious holiday!

      Reply

  15. Kathryn Doherty says

    You have GOT to try an apple crumble! I’m not a fan of apple pie either (which is a bit weird because I love ALL the other apple things) but a crumble or crisp is somehow totally different and super delicious! In the meantime, I’m going to be all over making these beautiful doughnuts! I’ve finally started using my doughnut pans and my family couldn’t be happier 🙂

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      One of those classic flavor combos that will always be a favorite!
      Thank you so much Katrin! (I wish I could give you one!)

      Reply

  27. Teffy @ Teffy's Perks says

    Ahhh those looks so delicious!

    I haven’t had a donut in ages, and the last time I had one it really shocked me how sweet they are, so these look absolutely perfect. Huge lover of apple and cinnamon, so I’m sure I’ll love these! X

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Yes you will! And you know I’m not a “sweet” person, but these are just perfect and naturally sweet! Apple love!

      Reply

  33. AJ @ Aspen Jay says

    Hi Rebecca,
    Wow, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I never knew there was such a thing as apple flour! This looks tasty and I love that it is healthy! Thanks for sharing.
    Cheers,
    AJ

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  45. Gin says

    I’ve totally had those donuts! You really brought back some memories, it’s been a long time. The danishes, too. 🙂 These donuts you made sound better though. I love that you used plantain!

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  56. Sarah says

    Yum! Perfect start to the day, house filled with the warm delicious smells of apple cinnamon and getting these healthy donuts!?! Counting down the days until the house is put back together and warm deliciousness is coming out of my kitchen again!

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  57. Laura says

    My best kitchen investment as of late was a doughnut pan. Every time I think of a flavour combo or something I want to try, I think about how good it would taste as doughnuts. And then remind myself I should probably make more than just doughnuts . . . These look delicious as always!

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  61. Lisa @ RunWiki says

    These little gems look so good. I can see making them ahead and having them as a grab and go breakfast for my kids. You are so creative with food… isn’t it fun to create in the kitchen? Hope you have a wonderful week. xoxo

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      It is the absolute best 🙂 I always freeze my doughnuts to have them on hand!! I love heating them up in the microwave…in a bowl…. and topping them with stevia chocolate syrup, hahaha! No judging 😉

      Reply

  64. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    I eat fruit crumbles in my car daily, duh! On road trips, it’s just nothing but hours of interstate and crumble eating 😉 While I have had fruit crumbles, I never had those crumble donuts actually. When it comes to store-bought donuts, I only ever had the powdered sugar ones, and that was rare! Like maybe 5 times in all of childhood. But I love donuts and I love crumbles, so YES!!! I especially love this crumble, freeze dried apples and cinnamon!?!?!! Brilliant! I might have to make double the recipe for the crumble and just eat the rest <3

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Maybe a green banana, but I’ve never swapped the plantain for a banana. A banana may make it way to gummy. I really would only trust this with the plantain!

      Reply

  70. Kerry says

    The ingredients in this recipe are so interesting! I’ll have to file this away and try it soon. Would love to tell my girls I’m serving them donuts when they we really getting something healthy to eat.

    Reply

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