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Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Funfetti Doughnuts (Paleo, Allergy-Free)

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When it’s time for a party, break out the sprinkles! These Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Funfetti Doughnuts are a perfect grain-free, paleo, and allergy-free treat that anyone can celebrate with! From dessert to breakfast, this easy, sweet, and kid-friendly recipe is perfect for any occasion that calls for some donuts! 

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Let the celebrations (+ and huge giveaway) begin! And what better way than with FUNFETTI! I have always had an addiction, an overflowing love for the colorful dotted love that is Funfetti. I have fond memories of my mom making random batches of Pillsbury Funfetti cupcakes with that vanilla frosting from the jar. She would bake up a batch along with a pitcher of lemonade and leave them in the fridge for my brother and I to snag. It would be on the most random occasion, just a normal summer day, turned into a wonderful summer day! (Full of sugar, love, and FUN!)

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Hate to have those memories crushed, but that is the case. First I would die of a gluten-attack and the processed, artificial, and sugar overload would make anyone run for the hills. So it’s been many years since I’ve had any Funfetti fun 😉 Recently though, after much doughnut fun and my discovery of SOY-FREE allergy-free sprinkles (finally!), I knew there was hope! Once I got the Funfetti ideas rolling around, there was no stopping. I thought pancakes, mug cakes, granola, cupcakes, and hell, why not DOUGHNUTS! So prepare for more Funfetti; I’m not stopping here!

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Before we get to carried away, let’s talk about the actual reason for this Funfetti celebration (God, I love the word!). As you know, Friday was Strength and Sunshine’s 2-year blogiversary. This little blog of mine has been a part of the virtual world for over 730 days now. This is my 481st post too! That’s weirdly scary, exhilarating, and breathtaking all at the same time. There is so much I’ve learned over these past 2 years. I see myself differently, other people see me differently, and I different now because of Strength and Sunshine. My life will never be the same and there is no going back for better or worse. Blogging makes me excited, scared, stressed, makes me cry, makes me so angry and frustrated, but it also is a part of me and does bring me some happiness. I think now that I’ve nailed down a bit more of how I want to be seen and how I what I want Strength and Sunshine to become will only help me feel more at home in this virtual home. I’m even looking into a new design (God help me!), and trying to do some editing and tweaks on my own. A 2-year-old blog needs to feel comfy and homey, not like an unfamiliar college dorm.

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Of course, we never stop learning and growing. We may lose our mojo, get it back, try new things, cut out what doesn’t work, keep what does, and just keep trucking along as best we can. Blogging helps us do that. It’s helped me do that. Blogging may be one of the hardest things I’ve undertaken; harder than Celiac Disease. But I think, through it all, each and every day I create, write, edit, and publish, it will be worse it and I would regret it if I ever let it go. Who would I share my recipes with? My memories, thoughts, strong opinions, and unsolicited advice? (Haha!) I will forever need this space to share my love for cooking, food, and how you can eat badass healthy and delicious food no matter what allergy, intolerance, restriction, or diet you have. Young or old, single or a family of 6, I love that I may just inspire you to get in the kitchen, free yourself of fear, pity, and sadness and create!

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So rest assured, I will continue building Strength and Sunshine into the best it can be, slowly but surely. Gluten-free, soy-free, egg-free, dairy-free healthy food forever and always! I mean, who else would you turn to for healthy Funfetti Doughnuts on a Monday morning? I hope you said Strength and Sunshine and if you’ve read this far, I hope you snag the recipe, make some doughnuts, and then enter the giveaway I want to thank you all with. Now let’s celebrate! Throw some Funfetti confetti in the air light you just don’t care!

Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Funfetti Doughnuts

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Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Funfetti Doughnuts (Paleo, Allergy-Free)

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When it’s time for a party, break out the sprinkles! These Baked Gluten-Free Vegan Funfetti Doughnuts are a perfect grain-free, paleo, and allergy-free treat that anyone can celebrate with! From dessert to breakfast, this easy, sweet, and kid-friendly recipe is perfect for any occasion that calls for some donuts!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Cook Time: 12 mins
  • Total Time: 12 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. In a food processor or blender, add in your plantain (peeled and chopped into large chunks). Blend until smooth.
  3. Add the milk, arrowroot, baking powder, vanilla, stevia, and sprinkles to the blended plantain and blend everything together.
  4. In a greased doughnut pan, spoon out the mixture into four of the doughnut molds as evenly as possible.
  5. Bake the doughnuts for 12-13 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack while you prepare the frosting.
  6. In a mixing bowl, simply mix the protein powder and water together. Be careful not to add too much liquid, as you want to keep it thick and frosting-like.
  7. Once the doughnuts are done and have cooled completely, frost each with the protein mixture and then top with sprinkles.

Notes

Inspired by my other doughnut recipes, adapted from this recipe.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2

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So tell me:

+ Answer the giveaway question: What recipe would you like to see on an upcoming post?

+ And…are you a FUNFETTI fan? Did you eat the horrible processed Pilbury stuff? Good times, right? 😉

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Comments

  3. Joan says

    I made the mistake of having this page left open when my daughter walked by who giggled in delight. “Mommy, we make these now!” It’s 10 PM, lol!!!! Yes, honey, we are making these tomorrow for a special Saturday treat. So so delicious!!!!

    Reply

  4. Raia says

    Well, happy 2 years, a few weeks late. 😉 I’m featuring these fun treats this weekend at Savoring Saturdays. Thanks so much for sharing, Rebecca!

    Reply

  8. kimmythevegan says

    FUN!!!! I love your doughnut recipes. I think I need to buy a doughnut pan – I just keep borrowing my friend’s to make these recipes ;p
    Thanks Rebecca and have a great weekend!

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  17. Erlene says

    Happy 2yr anniversary! Thanks for sharing your healthy doughnut recipe on Merry Monday. Surprisingly, I don’t remember eating a lot of boxed cake when I was younger. Most of the cakes and treats I ate were made from scratch, thanks to my mom’s friends, who were great bakers.

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  20. Christine says

    Happy 2-year Blogiversary! That is quite an accomplishment. I can’t wait to try these donuts. So many ingredients I’ve never used before. Thank you for lending us your sauciness for the day. Hope you’ll come back next week for #SaucySaturdays Round 2.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Single serve is my middle name 😉 Since I’m usually cooking for one, it’s a must!

      Reply

  29. Marla says

    Hi Rebecca,
    Congratulations on your 2 year blogging anniversary! The donuts look delicious. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Have a healthy happy blessed 4th of July.

    Reply

  32. Julie is HostessAtHeart says

    What beautiful donuts, and you made them healthy! I love donuts but don’t allow myself to indulge very often, and they are baked when I do. Now I can, these donuts are just beautiful and Funfetti fun! Welcome to FF #75!

    Reply

  33. Angie says

    These are so cute!! And so healthy, wow! Happy Blogiversary to you, Rebecca! Thanks for sharing these with Fiesta Friday! 🙂

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Well of course you didn’t! Haha I made them!
      Yea! And a lot of the time I want to close my eyes and get off!

      Reply

  36. Sarah says

    W O W
    Those look amazing, and I love the allergy free ingredients – plantains are so amazing – you can use them to make just about anything it seems. I’m so making these!

    Reply

  38. Karrie says

    Oh this looks so delicious!! I want more type of sweets that are gluten free..the sweets always get me

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  39. Angelica says

    These are adorable!! I’ve never even thought of using plant protein to make frosting! Ahh, your mind is amazing!
    I don’t even know if it’s possible without dairy but I would LOVE to see a kick*** recipe for croissants! Just about the only thing I’ve been craving and haven’t figured out how on the planet to even come near replicating.
    I was never into funfetti cakes, something unpleasant about sprinkles in the middle of soft spongy cake.. but oh man, funfetti frosting… best (worst!) stuff ever! And uh.. did you ever have the pleasure of eating funfetti cake batter ice cream. Death by.. sprinkles. 😛

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      But the sprinkles melt into the batter! So you only get the color, not the crunch in a soft cake!!
      Haha, I believe I have had that ice cream, must have, at least once or twice in my life! Sugar coma!

      Reply

  40. Jena says

    I have been dying to find a great gluten free cinnamon roll recipe! If you have one, I’d love to see it!!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha! Everyone will love them! No one can hate fun and sprinkles! Thanks dear!

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I will get on that! Scones have been something I’ve always wanted to bake!

      Reply

  44. Sue says

    Congratulations on your 481st post! I haven’t heard of Funfetti but it looks fun! Thanks for sharing with us at #WednesdaysWisdom, see you next week!

    Reply

  45. amanda rauch says

    Its not that i dont like funfetti, i am not a big sweets person. I prefer salty and savory over sweet.

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Than these are for you! Not overly sweet, because I’m not a sweets person either!

      Reply

  46. amanda rauch says

    Since its summer and its very hot i would love to see some healthy crock pot recipes. I love making stuff in my crock pot but i have to be honest it isnt usually a healthy dinner.

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  47. Alanna says

    I would love to see a recipe for gluten-free sandwich bread. I have yet to make one myself but very anxious to! I was a big Funfetti fan growing up – tasted like heaven!!!! No regrets, but now I will not touch the stuff 😉 Living the GF lifestyle now for about a month, I’m loving your tips and recs…and DOUGHNUTS.

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I need to get one that one! Haha!
      It was heaven and yea…I’ll stick with this type of Funfetti from now on 😉
      Why are you going GF????

      Reply

  48. Kelly says

    I’d like to see recipes with less often used veggies! Love funfetti, those cupcakes look delish. Congrats on 2 years.

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  55. Harriet Emily says

    I seriously love the word ‘funfetti’!!! It’s such a cute word! These doughnuts look soooo good!! They’re making me so hungry, and I love how healthy they are. What a great celebratory recipe, amazing!!!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, I know right! I love saying it! It’s FUN!
      Thank you dear! You need to go make them!!

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Same here girl! This is about as “sweet” and crazy as I get, always healthy!

      Reply

  59. tracee says

    I’ve never had Funfetti, but I won’t eat Pilsburty either.
    I’m not sure what recipe I’d like to see. Something that uses cherries would be good (since I have cherries in the fridge right now)

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  63. Catherine says

    Dear Rebecca, first of all happy blogiversary my dear! Secondly, I am so impressed with these doughnuts. I would never have guessed there was a plantain in the batter…I’m intrigued! They look so pretty though and perfect for celebration. xo, Catherine

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Thank you so much dear Catherine! You always have the sweetest things to say <3
      Plantains are magic in baking! They just work so well and you really wouldn't know! These doughnuts do taste like cake!

      Reply

  64. Madeline says

    Wow, this is the most interesting doughnut recipe I’ve ever seen. I’d love to see more dessert recipes made healthy: like cheesecake! Sure, I like funfetti! Unfortunately I love sweets.

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  65. cristina lopez says

    This makes me so happy. i just found your blog, and as someone who cannot have gluten nor wheat i love that you have so many great recipes 🙂 i would just honestly love to see more vegan celiac safe recipes! i never thought to use plantain for a doughnut, when i was younger i totally ate funfetti….all the bad foods i can’t have now. thanks for having great resource!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You’ll it!
      Desserts are not my thing, but sweet breakfasts I can do. They pass for dessert!

      Reply

  70. Farrah says

    YAYYY for donuts!! I got a donut pan somewhere last month, and my friend and I were planning on making donuts sometime this or next week! :D!! Yay for that protein powder frosting! <3 I wish we had plantains over here!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, that’s because it is the coolest 😉
      Thanks Debra! Plantains are simply amazing to cook and bake with!

      Reply

  72. Sharyl Wolter says

    I’ve never tried anything Funfetti. Recipes I’d like to see would be lighter, summer desserts. I love lemon!

    Reply

  76. Angela says

    They look yummy! i would have never thought of using platains! I love thai food so I’d like to see something like green curry chicken or thai peanut chicken

    Reply

  78. Jessica Peeling says

    These look great 🙂 I can’t think of what exactly I would like to see more of, but maybe some summer oriented dishes. I do like the Pillsbury Funfetti, admittedly, but would really like to try these.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You’ll be getting summer for awhile 😉
      Haha, well now you can eat these all the time and feel good about it!

      Reply

  79. Melissa A. says

    It would be neat to see a tasty gluten free peanut butter cookies recipe! I did unfortunately have Pillsbury growing up, but I’ve learned now!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Ah, a PB lover 😉
      It’s all good! I think we all need to have experienced it! It completes life!

      Reply

  82. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    I don’t know if I’ve actually eaten the “real” funfetti but I totally want these sprinkles now, they look so fun 🙂 As for recipes, I’d love some for salmon or any type of seafood really, and more plantain donuts too!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Well now you can enjoy this Funfetti! (Although I’m sad you never had the “real” thing! Haha!)
      I just made a new salmon recipe tonight! I have 2 now that must be posted in the coming months!

      Reply

  84. Sam @ PancakeWarriors says

    Yay for funfetti and protein frosting! I don’t have a donut pan but I think these would be great as cookies too!! Love the plantains 🙂 I have one just getting ripe that I can’t wait to bake with!

    Reply

  86. The Vegan 8 says

    I love doughnuts! These are so pretty and of course I love that they are vegan and gluten-free! I love my donut pan….I need to get to making something…..I forgot about it. Thanks for the inspiration! These are lovely!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Thank you dear! O yes! Get that pan out! Mine never stays in the cabinet for long!

      Reply

  88. Lauren says

    I do love funfetti anything including Pillsbury box cake which I know is awful and processed. I actually found a really yummy from scratch funfetti cake recipe I’ve used a bunch. I also love cake batter ice cream-yum!

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  89. Melissa @ vegan does it says

    Oh my! I want to dive right into that frosting! I didn’t know protein powder could do that and look that good! Congrats on two years again. I only recently discovered your blog, but it has quickly become one of my favorites. And yes I totally ate more than my fair share of funfetti cupcakes growing up too!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      PlantFusion is my miracle protein powder for frosting!
      Thank you! I’m so glad I found you too Melissa! You are the best! XOXO
      Yay for Funfetti fun 😉

      Reply

  92. Joan says

    Congrats on your blog anniversary. Yes I ate the Pillsbury stuff but didn’t really care for it. As someone else mentioned would love to see zoodles recipes and smoothies.

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  93. Linda @ Veganosity says

    How about a chocolate cake recipe? And yes, I ate the Pillsbury stuff growing up. What was my mother thinking?! Poor mom, she didn’t know any better, I forgive her. 🙂

    The doughnuts look terrific, and I love your honesty about blogging. So true!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Chocolate….always good 😉
      No, you’re mom is awesome! Every kid needs to experience PILLSBURY goodies!
      Thanks Linda!

      Reply

  94. Katie says

    I LOVE Funfetti! In theory now more than in practice, but that was my cake of choice growing up!

    I have a donut pan, a mini one, but I rarely use it. I rarely bake at all, actually. I would love to see more savory recipes!

    Reply

  95. Lisa @ RunWiki says

    I feel so similar with regard to blogging. I’ve tried to step away, or reduce and I can’t, it’s my creative outlet and I have so many wonderful friends because of it. I eat so similar to you, so when you post a recipe I completely relate to it — if that makes sense. I appreciate so much your attention to detail, your creative insight and how you express yourself through the pages of this blog. Huge fan here. Must try these little doughnut gems. xo

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      You are always the sweetest my dear friend!
      We just have to take blogging one day at a time…and eat as many doughnuts as we can 😉

      Reply

  96. Yoojin says

    congrats on the blogiversary! i love your blog & enjoy reading it daily 🙂
    i’d love to see an ethnic recipe, like something from japanese or korean cuisine!

    Reply

  99. Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says

    Aww this post just makes me so happy! So happy for you for being a two year old blogger, so happy that you’re more in tune with your focus, and so happy for FUNFETTI!!! Yes I ate tons of the Pillsbury crap and love every minute of it 😉 Sprinkles just make life better <3 Congrats girl! xoxoxoxo

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Hahaha, you are the best girl! Sprinkles do make everything better and I’m so glad I finally found some to buy! And wooooo for Pillsbury! Keepin’ childhood alive!

      Reply

  111. Debbie says

    Congrats on your blogiversary! I would like to see what you can do with aquafaba. I wrote about it on my post today, but I’m not a baker, so I’m not very creative. Aquafaba, the bean brine from garbanzo beans (or other beans), makes an amazing vegan egg replacer, that can even be whipped. I’ll bet you can make some delicious and much healthier treats than I.

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  115. Emily says

    So tasty!

    What recipe would I like to see? We have both a veggie garden and we are sharing a CSA, so we have many veggies available. Some of the veggies from the CSA are veggies that I do not typically use. I’d like to see a recipe that includes many veggies…but a recipe that is flexible enough that you can change up the veggies based on what you have at home.

    Reply

  116. Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says

    Congrats on two years! I’m excited to see what the future holds for you 🙂 I have definitely been known to enjoy the boxed Funfetti cupcakes. I feel like everyone brought those or Lofthouse sugar cookies to school as their “birthday treat” when those were still allowed. And I’d love to see Funfetti pancakes on the blog!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Thank you!
      Haha, yes! Funfetti was a must to bring!
      Pancakes…will happen 😉

      Reply

  121. Tina Muir says

    You have come such a long way in 2 years, thats awesome Rebecca! You have been so creative with recipes (as for sprinkles, wow, that is something I would never have considered, but I guess I am just ignorant), and you are doing awesome with growing your blog! Keep up the good work 🙂

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  122. Laura says

    Oh my golly, so fun! I still need to buy a doughnut pan. I feel I am seriously lacking on something in my life without being able to make doughnuts . . . Now I can’t wait to see the recipe for your bagels! Looks awesome Rebecca:)

    Reply

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