We all need that quick homemade dessert recipe to keep in our pockets when an invite to a dinner party pops up. When you’re short on time, this recipe takes a few shortcuts but will have you looking like a pastry chef and a hero at any potluck. These dark chocolate peppermint donuts are gluten-free and rich with dark chocolate notes without all of the processed ingredients.

Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Peppermint Donuts with Cacao Nibs

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 10 donuts
Category: Dessert

Pro tip: You’ll need 1 dozen donut molds for this recipe

Ingredients

• 1 box Gluten-Free Brownie Mix (e.g., Simple Mills Almond Flour Brownie Mix)

• 1/2 cup melted coconut oil (extra for coating donut molds)

• 3 Tbsp water

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp organic peppermint extract (e.g., Frontier Co-op)

• 1 container organic chocolate frosting with coconut oil (Miss Jones Baking Co.)

• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (best with Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Baking Gems)

• 1/2 cup organic cacao nibs

Directions

Preheat oven to 400ºF.

Mix melted coconut oil and water in a small bowl and then whisk in the eggs. Add peppermint extract to this mixture and give it another good whisk.

Add baking mix to the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.

Lightly coat your donuts molds with coconut oil and spoon the batter into each mold until it fills about 3/4 of each donut mold.

Once oven is ready, bake for about 18 to 20 minutes. Let completely cool in donut molds before icing.

While donuts are cooling, bring a pot of water to boil on the stove and create a double boiler with another metal bowl on top. To the double boiler, add 1 can of chocolate frosting along with dark chocolate chips. Once the frosting and chocolate chips have melted together to form a smooth consistency, remove from heat.

Prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper. Once donuts are completely cooled, remove from the molds. Dunk each one in the chocolate frosting so the entire top and sides are coated. Place each donut with the dry side down on the parchment. Sprinkle the cacao nibs on top. Let the donuts set before packaging.

To make donuts easier to handle, cool in fridge for 10 minutes afterwards. Enjoy these beauties!