50+ Healthy Gluten-Free Donuts & Cupcakes

{Note from Jessica: Today’s post is shared by my sweet, longtime friend, Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri, author of the Recipes to Nourish website. Emily’s blog focuses on gluten-free real food and holistic health. She’s a real foodie, passionate about nourishing home cooking and advocate of “green” living. Her passion and mission are to make healthy and natural living as easy and enjoyable as possible. Stop by her site, Recipes to Nourish, for her latest recipes and natural living tips.}

Who doesn’t love donuts and cupcakes?

There’s just something about donuts and cupcakes that bring back childhood memories. Most of us grew up having donuts on special family days, like a Sunday morning. Everyone has a favorite whether it’s maple, glazed, twist, chocolate or cream-filled.

Then there are cupcakes! Such a fun food that is often served at special celebrations. Childhood birthdays come to mind, but cupcakes are so popular these days for any celebration.

Most donuts and cupcakes are not so healthy, though. But don’t fret! You can still have your donuts and eat your cupcakes too!

Here are over 5o healthy and gluten-free donuts and cupcakes! Now you can enjoy your favorites with healthier real food ingredients.

Healthy Donuts

Cinnamon, Spice & Apple Donuts

• Gluten Free Apple Spice Sour Dough Donuts from Traditional Cooking School & Eat Beautiful {pictured}
• Almond Flour Apple Cider Donuts {Grain Free} from The Nourishing Home
• Cinnamon Spice Doughnuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes
• Cinnamon Sugar Donuts with 4 glaze + icing options {Grain Free} from Forest and Fauna {pictured}
• Apple Cinnamon Crumble Doughnuts {Grain Free + Nut Free} from Strength & Sunshine
• Cinnamon Glazed Pumpkin Doughnuts {Grain Free + Nut Free} from Strength & Sunshine

Fruit & Carrot Cake Donuts

• Peach Cobbler Donuts {Grain Free} from The Nourishing Home {pictured}
• Banana Nut Butter Donuts {Grain Free} from Raia’s Recipes {pictured}
• Banana Bread Doughnuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes {pictured}
• Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cornmeal Donuts {Vegan} from Pickles & Honey
• Carrot Cake Doughnuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes

Chocolate Donuts

• Dark Chocolate Banana Doughnuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes {pictured}
• Chocolate Doughnuts with Cherry Cheesecake Glaze {Grain Free} from A Calculated Whisk {pictured}
• Paleo Triple Chocolate Doughnuts {Vegan} from Strength & Sunshine
• Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Mini Donuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from The Nourishing Gourmet
• Chocolate Covered Donuts {Paleo + Nut Free} from Hold the Grain

Glazed, Frosted, Maple, Vanilla & Peppermint Donuts

• Paleo GAPS Friendly Donuts from Eat Beautiful {pictured}
• Paleo Peppermint Donuts with Green Coconut Frosting from The Healthy Maven
• Maple Glazed Donuts {Paleo} from Savory Lotus
• Vanilla Donuts with Chocolate Ganache Frosting {Dairy Free} from With Food + Love
• Grain Free Baked Almond Donuts from Southern In Law

Pumpkin, Coffee Cake & Gingerbread Donuts

• Mini Cinnamon Pumpkin Doughnuts {Egg Free + Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes {pictured}
• Pumpkin Donuts {Grain Free} from Yoga Pants and Bon Bons
• Coffee Cake Donuts from Yoga Pants and Bon Bons & Recipes to Nourish
• Paleo Gingerbread Doughnuts {Vegan} from Strength & Sunshine

Donut Holes & Mini Donuts

• Raw Paleo Donut Holes from Forest and Fauna
• Gluten Free Chocolate Donut Holes from Scratch Mommy {pictured}
• Gluten Free Powdered Doughnut Holes from Real Food Whole Health
• Paleo Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donut Holes from Texanerin
• Broccoli Cheese Bacon Mini Donuts from Scratch Mommy

Healthy Cupcakes

Chocolate, Boston Cream Pie, German Chocolate & Black Bottom Cupcakes

• Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Filling {Grain Free + Nut Free} from Delicious Obsessions {pictured}
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Rich Chocolate Orange Frosting {Nut Free} from Delicious Obsessions
• Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes {Grain Free + Nut Free} from Recipes to Nourish {pictured}
• Paleo Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes from Living With Chocolate
• Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes from A Girl Worth Saving
• Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes from Minimalist Baker
• Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes from Elana’s Pantry
• Chocolate Cupcakes with “Peanut Butter” Frosting {Paleo + Nut Free} from Paleo Newbie
• Flourless Fudge Brownie Bites with Avocado Fudge Frosting {Paleo} from Hold the Grain
• Paleo German Chocolate Cupcakes from Forest and Fauna
• Black Bottom Cupcakes {Paleo} from Paleo Parents

Lemon, Orange, Berry, Peach & Banana Cupcakes

• Lemondrop Cupcakes with Creamy Lemon Frosting {Grain Free} from The Nourishing Home {pictured}
• Honey Orange Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting {Dairy Free} from Raia’s Recipes {pictured}
• Orange Cream Cupcakes {Paleo + Nut Free} from Primally Inspired
• Paleo Strawberry Cupcakes from Elana’s Pantry
• Blueberry Birthday Cupcakes {Egg Free + Nut Free} from Raising Generation Nourished
• Peach Cobbler Muffins {Grain Free} from The Nourishing Home
• Chunky Monkey Muffins from This Is So Good

Carrot Cake, Gingerbread & Spice Cupcakes

• Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting {Nut Free} from Recipes to Nourish {pictured}
• Gingerbread Cupcakes {Grain Free} from Yoga Pants and Bon Bons
• Paleo Cinnamon Mocha Cupcakes from Living Healthy With Chocolate
• Paleo Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting from Paleo Cupboard

Vanilla, Samoa, Thin Mint & Maple Bacon Cupcakes

• Grain Free Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream from A Calculated Whisk {pictured}
• Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes from Elana’s Pantry
• Samoa Cupcakes {Paleo + Nut Free} from Hold the Grain
• Thin Mint Cupcakes {Paleo + Nut Free} from Hold the Grain
• Maple Bacon Cupcakes {Paleo} from Food Faith Fitness

Special thanks to all of the bloggers who contributed to this round up collection {and gave permission to use their photos} and to the bloggers who provided inspiration. 

Learn How to Make Perfect Ice Cream (and Other Frozen Treats) at Home

Ice cream is the quintessential dessert (and, ahem, it would probably go pretty darn great with any of these recipes!). I mean, I can’t think of a single person that I’ve ever met who doesn’t like ice cream. While not everyone is as passionate about the cold, creamy, sweet concoction as I am, I am betting that if you’re reading this, you probably enjoy a frozen treat of some sort every now and then.

If so, then I have the PERFECT resource for you today.

I am crazy for ice cream, but I find that there are very few commercial ice creams that I can eat. I can’t do dairy, so that scratches a good 75% of them off the list. And the non-dairy options either taste funny, have too much sugar, or have weird gums and additives that my poor gut just doesn’t tolerate.

So, what’s a gal to do?

Master the art of making her own ice cream at home, that’s what!

And create I did and The Splendid Scoop and Other Frozen Treats eBook was born! This is one of my best-selling eBooks because I arm you with everything you need to make your own perfect ice cream (or other frozen treats) at home any time you want. 

And I do it all with real food ingredients, no refined sweeteners, not gums, not stabilizers. No junk here.

Oh, and I also have made the recipes allergen-friendly and even adaptable for stricter healing diets (like the AIP).

So, if you are ready to master the art of making your own ice cream at home, this is the perfect book for you. Don’t let another special occasion or hot day in the summer pass you by watching everyone else enjoying cold treats while you sit on the sideline due to your dietary restrictions.

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If you are ready to learn more about The Splendid Scoop and Other Frozen Treats and see how you can download your own copy today, click here (or just click on the image below!).