Maple Glazed Donut Muffins are easy to make, deliciously drizzled with glaze & perfect to serve as a breakfast treat! Vegan, Nut-free & GF
We’ve been making these Maple Glazed Donut Muffins for years! In fact, a similar recipe was posted almost 7 years ago when this blog went by another name and the photos were not so pretty 😂. So, today, we are bringing them back and showing you the little changes that were made to make this not only vegan & nut-free, but also gluten-free so all my GF friends can enjoy as well.
This recipe initially came about when I was trying to find Xander a donut he could eat….a rather difficult task when you can’t have anything with dairy or eggs. Then add that it also has to be free from nuts, and that rules out almost everything! So……into the pantry I went, gathering all my favorite ingredients, hoping to create a treat that would bring a smile to his face.
You don’t have to choose
I’m not really a donut fan, unless it’s a cakey donut. Forget those sugar sweet, melt in your mouth donuts…I want something heartier than that. Therefore, instead of choosing between making a doughnut and a muffin, I figured we’d have the best of both worlds! These “Free from” maple glazed doughnut muffins are perfect for those of us that just canβt make up our minds in the morning! AND they are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face as well.
Adaptable Maple Glazed Donut Muffins
You may not have the same allergies or restrictions that our family does, but that’s ok. Like most of my recipes, this is easily adaptable. I find that most people ask me about the use of egg replacers and in the past, I’ve had luck with both Neat Egg and Ener-G Egg Replacer. However, using free range eggs is also an option for those of you who aren’t egg-free. Not on a g-free diet? Have no fear, regular all-purpose flour works perfectly too. That’s what we used originally in this recipe.
Live Love Bake
I absolutely love baking and I really love making recipes that my family and friends can eat freely, like these Maple Glazed Donut Muffins. And in case you’re looking for a few more allergy-friendly baked goods, how about Chocolate Banana Split Muffins from Eat Dairy Free, Chocolate Zucchini Muffins, Baked Pumpkin Donuts or Double Chocolate Donuts from Allergy Awesomeness.com. You just can’t go wrong with donuts or muffins for breakfast.
Let’s Get Baking
Print off the recipe, grab the ingredients and put on your apron….it’s time to make some donut muffins!

Maple Glazed Donut Muffins
These Maple Glazed Muffins are easy to make, fun to glaze and have the texture of my favorite cake donut.Β Vegan, Gluten-free & Nut-free.Β
Ingredients
For the Muffins
- 1/4 cup vegan butter (Earth Balance Soy Free)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (or vegetable oil)Β
- 1/3 cup granulated cane sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 egg replacers (2 TB Neat Egg + 4TB water)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanillla extract
- 2 2/3 cups 1-for-1 GF Blend or All Purpose Flour (Used Bob's Red Mill)
- 1 cup dairy free milk (coconut or flax)
For the Glaze
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
- 1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F. Line 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, use paddle attachment and beat together butter, oil and sugars until smooth. Add in egg replacer. Turn mixer to low speed and add baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and vanilla until combined. Stir in the flour and milk, alternately and combine.
- Spoon batter into cups, filling 3/4. Bake until muffin tops are pale golden and spring to the touch 15-18 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in tin before transferring to a wire rack and cool 10 more minutes before glazing.
- While muffins are cooling, melt butter in saucepan, add sugar and vanilla. Add water then stir in maple syrup.
- Drizzle muffins with glaze or dip tops of muffins into glaze. Enjoy!
Do you liked baked good for breakfast? Are you team donut or team muffin?
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I like cakey donuts,too. I love the maple glaze. These are the perfect breakfast muffin!
What a great recipe. And I love your pretty baking tin. Super cute!
I’ve been craving breakfast treats lately!! Thanks for sharing.
Of course! I’m always craving sweets π
These look delicious. I could eat that glaze with a spoon!
A little off topic, but your muffin pan is super cute! I think this recipe will be a win for our family! Maple glazed donuts are big in our house!
I really like this recipe a lot! I could eat these any time of day, any day of the week!
These look so scrumptious!! The best of both and you pulled off the combo perfectly, can’t wait to try them!
If I bake these, my husband will eat the whole batch within 48 hours – guaranteed. Dangerous, very dangerous.
I absolutely love your muffin tin; it’s so cute! These look delicious too. It’s nice how the recipe is adaptable too.
This recipe solves my donut or muffin dilemma. Now I can have my donuts and my muffins, too!
ah, it is always a nice trip down memory lane to see those old posts… π
these look amazing, and I LOVE this muffin tin – so cute!
That pan is so cute! I’m curious about your old blog… what was it called?
Oh my goodness these look out of this world delicious! And not needing to choose between donuts or muffins is awesome!
OH MY HECK! I used to make something like this pre-allergies and I had totally forgotten about it. Having all sorts of yummy flash backs now!
Do you have a GF recipe for lemon poppyseed muffins? Iβve tried many, but they all dry! Thanks!
Not yet Jane, but I do have one on its way. Stay posted.
Hi there! I’m wondering why you would use Bob’s Red Mill anything when they clearly state on their packages that their products are manufactured in a facility that also manufactures soy. Having a soy allergy sucks so bad!! It seems that all food comes in contact with the nasty stuff. Also, I typically do flax for egg replacement. Do you think it will work okay with this recipe? I’ve not heard of the egg replacement that you mention. Thanks so much for your time and I look forward to checking out your blog a bit further.
Lisa, we have several other food allergies and haven’t had any issues using Bob’s BUT that is only a decision you can make. There are other 1-1 flours like GF Jules or Ryze that may be a possibility to try. As for egg replacer, I love using flax egg! It usually works great, especially with cookies.
I havenβt tried other egg replacers for this recipe but itβs worth experimenting and I would assume it will be ok if youβve had prior experience with it. As for Bobβs Red Mill, we donβt have a soy allergy and the product itself works best for our family but feel free to substitute with another gluten free alll purpose brand.
Hey! So do I use 2 eggs instead of the replacement?