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Foolproof Fonuts Part 2 – Ooh la la Chocolate!

October 8, 2013 by Cathy Arkle 22 Comments

Gluten Free Chocolate Fonuts | She Paused 4 Thought

Whether you are gluten-free or not, these light and fluffy Chocolate Fonuts will disappear quickly. Last week Rona and I made Lemon Fonuts and Banana Chocolate Fonuts.

This week we have taken the Fonuts to a new level with a little expert guidance. We had the privilege of meeting the creators of the Fonut craze Waylynn Lucas and Nancy Truman last weekend at the “Small Appliances Event” at the  Culver City Best Buy. We watched the masters in action and learned a few great tips for successful “fonut” baking. To read more about the event Click Here here for Rona’s blog.

Fonut girls at @bestbuy  #smallappliances

Tips from the Fonut girls:

  • The secret to fluffy baked goods, especially Fonuts to sift the flour.
  • With gluten free dough, you don’t have to worry about over-mixing. (When you use wheat flour, over-mixing makes for a sticky, gluey mess)
  • Always add ingredients slowly, and incorporate them well. If your baked good doesn’t rise evenly, it could be because the baking soda wasn’t incorporate into the mix evenly.
  • When using vinegar, add it last. Vinegar activates the baking soda for a light, fluffy texture.

Armed with these great tips, I came home and baked my own Gluten-free Chocolate Fonuts. I cut the recipe below in half to make 24 regular sized fonuts.

Today’s Recipe

I understand now why sifting the almond meal is so important.

almond flour

The picture on the left is almond meal in the bag and the brown part is the almond pieces that were too big to make it through the sifter. The picture on the right is how it should look after it is sifted. I lost a little over 2 tablespoons to the sifting process. Don’t forget to replace that amount with more sifted almond meal. If you don’t have a donut pan, you can use this recipe to make muffins as well.

I bought my donut pan at Bed, Bath & Beyond for $9.99. If you don’t have a donut pan, you can use a muffin tin.

gluten free chocolate Fonuts

The thin batter easily pours into the pan. After they are baked the Fonuts are light and fluffy.

chocolate-ganache-on-fonut2

Once they are cool to touch, top fonuts with your favorite ganache or chocolate frosting. I made Vegan Fudgy Chocolate Frosting from The Curvy Carrot. It was a little runny, but tasted wonderful. Sprinkle with your favorite topping.

Chocolate-Fonuts-with-sprinkles

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Fonuts

Author Courtesy of Waylynn Lucas & Nancy Truman

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups rice flour I used Bob’s Red Mill
  • 1 ¾ cups almond meal/flour
  • 1 ¾ cups cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 ½ cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups oil canola, vegetable
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons distilled vinegar
  • 1/3 cup applesauce

Instructions

  1. Sift rice flour, almond flour, cocoa powder together. If almond flour is lost in the shifting process, replace with more almond flour.
  2. Combine all dry ingredients with the KitchenAId mixer and mix well together.
  3. Combine all wet ingredients together in a bowl, omitting the vinegar.
  4. Slowly combine wet and dry ingredients together in the KitchenAid mixing well until everything is combined. Once combined stir in vinegar.
  5. Fill regular size donut molds ¾ full and bake at 350 F. for approximately 12-15 minutes, until firm and fonut pulls away from side of pan.

Recipe Notes

Makes 48 regular sized fonuts.

If you can’t find rice or almond flour, make your own.

  • How to make rice flour – Click Here
  • How to make almond meal/flour (this works for any nuts) – Click Here or Click Here
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Currently Best Buy online is offering a 20% OFF COUPON for one regular-priced small appliance, plus free shipping now through 10/19/13.
I might buy this gorgeous red KitchenAid Mixer… kitchen-aid-and-tattoo

or just get the fun whisk tattoo instead!
...and then, she paused 4 thought.

 

Yum

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Comments

  1. nusrat2010

    October 10, 2013 at 10:20 am

    What a lustrous way to satisfy my doughnut craving! Your rocking gluten-free flawless fonuts dazzled my eyes!

    I tried Fonuts right after reading your part-1…guess what, I gobbled down 3 Fonuts in 5 minutes! 😀

    Thanks a ton for the foolproof recipe and va-va-voom photos 🙂

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 10, 2013 at 11:32 am

      Thanks Nusrat. The Chocolate ones are even better!

      Reply
  2. Teri Ciani

    October 10, 2013 at 11:09 am

    Hi! Cathy,
    I hope you are doing well we have been digging our way out of a blizzard 58inches of snow up in Lead and thousands of livestock died we are gearing up for 2 inches of rain tonight and up to 75 mph winds….crazy, we have been getting all our outdoor furniture into the garage so nothing blows and causes damage.
    My 20 mth old grandson can’t have dairy, gluten and rice flour so many recipes call for rice flour when it is gluten free do you have any suggestions of what I can replace rice flour with.
    Take care and thank you. Teri Ciani

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 10, 2013 at 11:23 am

      Hi Terry, I am so sorry to hear about the blizzard! I saw Cathy B’s photos… yikes! I am not the expert on gluten-free, but I think this site will help you with substitutions.

      http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/12/baking-cooking-substitutions-for-gluten.html

      Reply
      • Teri Ciani

        October 13, 2013 at 7:27 pm

        Thanks Cathy, I appreciate it.

        Reply
  3. Nan

    October 10, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm donuts. 🙂

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 10, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      These fonuts were given some local construction workers and they couldn’t tell they were gluten-free. But then again, maybe they didn’t speak much English either. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Lentil Breakdown

    October 11, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Wow, these look absolutely fab, but I can’t eat eggs. Hmmm, wondering what I could do instead. Maybe I’ll just get that tat! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Cathy

    October 11, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    I am not real good with egg substitutes, but possibly tofu or Ener-G Egg replacer? Let me know if you find something.

    Reply
  6. Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen

    October 11, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    I LOVE that these are gluten free, and the sprinkles make them look so pretty!! Yum!

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 11, 2013 at 9:59 pm

      Thanks Kristi! I am learning so much about gluten-free. You don’t need to go without when there are so many wonderful options.

      Reply
  7. Adri

    October 12, 2013 at 10:44 am

    What a great way to satisfy my ever present doughnut craving! These look wonderful. Great post-this is my first visit to your site, and it is terrific! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 13, 2013 at 3:11 pm

      Welcome Adri! So glad you stopped by.

      Reply
  8. Leslie Macchiarella

    October 12, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Cathy, You had me at rice flour, almond flour and cocoa! Looks incredible! I can almost smell that heavenly chocolate aroma wafting through the house!

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 13, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Thanks Leslie, this recipes is such an interesting twist on classic donuts. It is so nice to have options. Enjoy!

      Reply
  9. Lynne @ CookandBeMerry

    October 15, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    I love the way both sides of the fonut are rounded after baking. Some kitchen equipment engineer put on his thinking cap. The sheen on the glaze makes my mouth water.

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 16, 2013 at 3:04 pm

      I am also amazed how the shape is retained after they are baked. When I bought the donut pan I was looking for the other half because I couldn’t believe it would work! I could have easily drank the chocolate glaze!

      Reply
  10. Laura Bashar

    October 18, 2013 at 6:05 am

    I love these – why have I never heard of fonuts before??? My kids could care less if this was gluten-free. All they would see is chocolate and sprinkles. YUM!

    Reply
    • Cathy

      October 18, 2013 at 9:39 am

      Laura, I hadn’t heard of them either, until my girlfriend introduced them to me. They has a store on 3rd street in LA. You can read more about them in my last blog post. http://www.shepaused4thought.com/lemon-banana-chocolate-fonuts/

      Reply
  11. Rachel Farnsworth

    March 20, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    FYI A company called Faddy’s Donuts in Connecticut uses your photo in their advertising. You can see it on their facebook page. They’ve used it probably a dozen times alone on facebook in the past year. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faddys-Donuts-Ice-Cream/129868887034369

    Reply

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