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If you are looking for an easy no bake donuts recipe, these apple cinnamon donut holes are the perfect bite-sized Fall treat that’s delicious and quick to make!
When I first heard about raw donut holes, I was a bit hesitant to try them. Aren’t donuts supposed to be fried? Or even baked? However, after making several variations, I’m completely hooked on these no bake treats. Not only do these easy no bake donuts take a fraction of the time, the texture actually resembles fried or baked donuts so well!
Now that there’s a bit of chill in the air, I decided to make these apple cinnamon donut holes to get you in the mood for Fall. But they can be made all year round, especially when you want a quick treat without turning on the oven.
Vegan & Paleo Donut Holes Recipe with Apple Cinnamon Flavor
The best thing about gluten free vegan donut holes (or munchkins or timbits, as I’ve heard others call them) is that they are SO fast to make from start to finish. They also contain real apples to really bring out the flavor, and rolled in delectable cinnamon sugar to finish. The almond flour really gives these no bake apple donuts that fluffy, cake-like texture instead of truffles or energy bites.
Ingredients in These Raw Vegan Donut Holes
These apple cinnamon sugar donut holes just require 8 simple ingredients:
- apple
- blanched almond flour: You can use almond meal, but the texture may turn out more like an energy bite. Almond meal is not as fine nor fluffy in texture as blanched almond flour. I like this brand of blanched almond flour.
- coconut sugar
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- sea salt
- coconut oil: If you aren’t vegan, ghee will also work instead of coconut oil.
- vanilla extract
How to Make These Apple Cinnamon Donuts
- First, use a food processor to process the apple until chopped into tiny bits.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together together almond flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt.
- Then add apple bits, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Stir until a dough forms.
- Use your hands to roll the dough into about 10 balls.
- Now, make the cinnamon sugar by combining coconut sugar and cinnamon on a plate. If you want the coating to stick better, you can grind the coconut sugar to a fine powder in a blender or a coffee grinder then combine with cinnamon.
- Roll each of the paleo donut holes in the cinnamon sugar to coat evenly.
- Enjoy immediately, or chill in the fridge to firm up a bit.
Frequently Asked Questions About This No Bake Donut Recipe
You can use any type of apples, but I personally prefer honeycrisp or Fuji for that bright and delicious apple flavor.
If you don’t have almond flour on hand, you can try grinding up cashews into flour consistency and use that instead. Just be careful not to blend cashews for too long, because it’ll turn into butter.
You can use any granulated sugar for these cinnamon sugar donut holes. If you want to use a liquid sweetener like maple syrup or honey, you may need to add a bit more flour to reduce the moisture.
Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The cinnamon sugar coating might absorb some moisture and seep into the donuts. If you don’t want this to happen and want that powdery layer, wait to coat these gluten free vegan donut holes until right before serving.
If you enjoyed these apple cinnamon donut holes, you may also like…
- Paleo Baked Churro Donuts
- Paleo Apple Cinnamon Bread
- Easy Apple Pie Bars with Salted Caramel Sauce (Paleo, Vegan)
- Paleo & Vegan Carrot Cake Pops (No-Bake)
- Paleo Apple Blondies with Maple Coconut Glaze
Paleo & Vegan Apple Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes (No Bake!)
Ingredients
- 1/2 apple, peeled and cored
- 1¼ cup blanched almond flour
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Put the apple in a food processor and process until chopped into tiny bits.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together almond flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt.
- Add apple bits, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Stir until a dough forms. Add a bit more almond flour if the dough is too wet.
- Use your hands to roll the dough into about 10 balls.
- Make the cinnamon sugar coating by combining coconut sugar and cinnamon on a plate. If you want the coating to stick better, you can grind the coconut sugar to a fine powder in a blender or a coffee grinder then combine with cinnamon.
- Roll each donut hole in the cinnamon sugar to coat evenly.
- Enjoy immediately, or chill in the fridge to firm up a bit.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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For a healthy snack it is not bad. It is a little grainy but the apples are really good. If it was not for the apples I would probably not like it.
These are super fast and easy to make. The apple-cinnamon-sugar combo is super yummy!