Paleo Chocolate Donuts (with Cassava Flour) - Bake It Paleo (2025)

These paleo chocolate donuts are fluffy and moist with a nice crumb texture. They are made with cassava flour and sunflower seed butter for a delicious, secretly healthy paleo donut recipe. They're a great breakfast option for those with common allergies, as these donuts are are egg free, nut free, dairy free and gluten free!

My first donut recipe is here! In fact, this recipe marks the first time I've ever made donuts (but certainly not the last).

I got some silicone donut molds for Christmas with the intention of bringing a few paleo donut recipes to the blog. And I'm kicking it off with these amazing baked chocolate donuts!

I haven't had a "real" donut in forever. And, come to think of it, I don't think my two younger children have ever had a donut in their life, prior to this recipe of course. These cassava flour donuts are the perfect paleo and vegan alternative to conventional ones.

Why You'll Love these Paleo Chocolate Donuts

• grain free & gluten free - made with cassava flour
• dairy free - no milk, butter or cream
• egg free - this is an eggless chocolate donut recipe
• nut free - great for anyone with nut allergies
• refined sugar free - sweetened with maple syrup
• baked - not fried

Yes, these easy paleo chocolate donuts are void of a lot of things...but I promise, they still taste great. Perhaps not as sweet as your typical donut (I like to keep my recipes lower in sugar), but still a fun treat that will satisfy all your baked donut cravings.

Ingredients

These chocolate cassava flour donuts are made with a combination of grain free flours, sunflower seed butter and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. They are topped with a simple chocolate glaze that really brings them to the next level!

Here's a list of what you need (full recipe in the recipe card below):

Chocolate Donuts

• cassava flour
• cacao powder
• baking soda
• salt
• water
• sunflower seed butter
• maple syrup
• apple cider vinegar
• vanilla extract

Chocolate Glaze

• dark chocolate chips
• sunflower seed butter
• coconut oil

I have not tested any other flours in this grain free chocolate donut recipe; meaning I cannot recommend any substitutions for the cassava flour. Cocoa powder should work in place of the cacao powder, but I frequently use THIS brand of cacao powder in my recipes and love it. It can be found on amazon and at some Costco's.

Sunflower seed butter was my top choice for this recipe because it is nut free, paleo and vegan friendly. That being said, any creamy nut butter should work in its place.

Maple syrup may be swapped for any liquid sweetener.

The apple cider vinegar helps the batter rise, making these donuts light and fluffy. I do not recommend skipping this ingredient.

How to Make Baked Paleo Chocolate Donuts

These nut free paleo donuts are easy to make and quick to bake. You will need a donut mold (I used a silicone donut mold), baking sheet, mixing bowl, whisk, spatula and required ingredients.

Make the Chocolate Donuts

Before you begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Then, in a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. This includes the cassava flour, cacao powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the wet ingredients (water, sunbutter, maple syrup, vanilla, and ACV) to the batter and mix with a spatula until well combined.

Place the donut mold on a baking sheet, then scoop the batter into the mold. The batter should fill the mold almost to the top, making 6 donuts.

Place the donuts in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

After baking, remove the donuts from the oven and cool on the pan for 5 minutes. Then, remove them from their silicone mold and place them on a wire cooling rack.

Glaze the Donuts

Once the donuts have cooled to room temperature you can make the glaze. (Note: feel free to pop them in the fridge or freezer to cool faster.)

Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small saucepan, over the stove top. Melt the chocolate chips over low heat, stirring frequently.

Once melted, turn off the heat and mix in the sunflower seed butter. Pour the chocolate glaze into a bowl that's just a little larger than the size of the donuts. If you don't have a properly sized bowl, then you can spoon the glaze onto the donuts.

One at a time, grab the donuts and dip them into the glaze. Add your favorite toppings (I sprinkled on some hemp seeds and bee pollen) and eat!

If you want the chocolate to set prior to eating the donuts, then place them in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes. The chocolate glaze will solidify.

Storage

These donuts are best stored in a sealed, air-tight container in the fridge up to one week.

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