Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Baked Donuts

Preheat oven to 425ºF. Grease donut pans with butter or coconut oil.

Place sugar, applesauce, almond milk, vanilla, eggs and coconut oil in the bowl of a mixer and blend together.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, sea salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir and slowly add to wet mixture. Blend until smooth.

Bake donuts for 18 minutes or until golden brown and donuts spring back when you touch them. Let donuts stand for 10 minutes and then remove from pans. Let cool completely before glazing.

To make the glaze, heat brown sugar, butter (or coconut oil), and apple juice on medium heat until melted. Add melted ingredients to powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Use this glaze immediately! If you let it stand for too long, it will harden and you won’t be able to get it on the donuts. If this happens, you can reheat the glaze over a water bath on the stovetop.