Gluten-Free Chocolate-Covered Mini Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

Name: Gluten-Free Chocolate-Covered Mini Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour; 1 Tsp Baking Powder; 4 oz Unsweetened Applesauce (1 standard store-bought applesauce cup); 1/4 Cup Granulated Erythritol (or preferred granulated sweetener)Sweetener; 1/2 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract; 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk; 2 Bags of Allergy-Free Chocolate Chips (Dark or Semi-Sweet)

Published: Jan 13, 2020 by Rebecca Pytell · This post may contain affiliate links.

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These Gluten-Free Chocolate-Covered Mini Doughnuts are baked and dipped in rich, dairy-free dark chocolate! They're vegan, allergy-free, so quick and easy to make! Only 7 ingredients needed for this fun, kid-friendly donut dessert and nostalgic copycat recipe of Hostess chocolate frosted Donettes!

Chocolate-covered anything is delicious, right? Chocolate-covered mini doughnuts are a no-brainer then! A perfect poppable gluten-free chocolate treat and they are just so easy to make! You literally only need 7 ingredients, including the chocolate! That and of course you'll need a mini donut pan. They only need to bake for about 6 minutes so the only waiting time you'll need to endure is letting the chocolate dry!

7 Simple Ingredients

You'll be able to make 2 dozen, 24, mini doughnuts with this recipe so feel free to scale as needed!

Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Applesauce
Vanilla Extract
Granulated Sweetener
Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
Allergy-Free Chocolate Chips (You can use dark or semi-sweet!)

Tips for Making your Mini Doughnuts

I baked two separate batches of doughnuts as my Wilton Mini Donut pan had 12 cavities. Make sure you use a non-stick pan and grease it well with!
Pop the baked doughnuts out as soon as possible from the pan and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before dipping them in the melted chocolate.
Melt more chocolate then you think you'll need! I used 2 bags of dark chocolate chips.
Melt the chocolate chips in a large bowl in the microwave using increments of 30 seconds and stirring every time so it doesn't burn and harden.
You can use two forks to dip the baked mini doughnuts in the chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off before letting them dry COMPLETELY on some wax paper.

Copycat Hostess Chocolate Frosted Donettes

You know we had to make an allergen-free version of the classic store-bought treat! While I still think the powdered mini donuts are best, chocolate can do no wrong either! These will definitely bring back some nostalgic childhood lunchtime vibes, although these remind me of a quick gas station or convenience store sweet treat you'd pick up on a road trip! I'm not sure why they were called "chocolate frosted" though. The mini donettes were completely covered in thick hard chocolate...not frosted!

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A Perfect Kid-Friendly Dessert

A baked mini vanilla cake doughnut covered in chocolate? Perfect for a fun party dessert, allergen-free classroom treat, or special chocolaty snack! Possibly a little afternoon pick-me-up for yourself! Don't forget about making these for a great holiday gift too! You can keep these mini chocolate doughnuts at room temperature and they'll stay moist since they're covered in chocolate (chocolate-covered protection!). Keep them in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

These mini doughnuts are:

Gluten-Free
Vegan
Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Corn-Free, Coconut-Free)
Oil-Free
Kid-Friendly
Quick, Easy, and Delicious!