Not everyone has added a doughnut pan to their cookware arsenal yet. No worries though because these gluten-free Glazed Doughnut Holes from Sarena, formerly The Non-Dairy Queen, don’t require a pan. (Note: Sadly, this site is no longer operating. I’ve provided the link via The Wayback Machine.)
After making the batter, you simply use a small cookie scoop to drop each doughnut hole into the cooking oil. Then you cool the doughnut holes slightly before dipping them into a two-ingredient glaze and allowing them to cool on a drying rack.
Or you can coat them in powdered sugar. So easy, so good.
And conveniently bite-sized, I might add!
Be forewarned though. These doughnut holes disappear very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that Sarena can’t tell you for certain how many doughnut holes this recipe makes!
Get Sarena’s gluten-free Glazed Doughnut Holes recipe.
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Originally published June 3, 2013; updated January 11, 2026.
amber says
I love Sarena! Her recipes are so easy, healthy and delicious. Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe. I don’t own a doughnut maker…so I’m all about the drop method. 🙂
Shirley says
Hey Amber–I totally agree! Sarena is a doll and she creates wonderful recipes! Yep, no need for a doughnut maker or doughnut pan is good. And truth be told, I’m always like donut holes more than whole donuts. 😉
Shirley
Karly says
I don’t see the recipe
Shirley says
Hi Karly–Welcome! No recipes are ever shared on All Gluten-Free Desserts as I send you back to the originator’s blog, but the recipe link is in the last line of my post. The recipe links are always in the last line or last paragraph of my post. 🙂
Enjoy!
Shirley
Tia says
The link doesn’t work 😭 Any other way to see the recipe?
Shirley Braden says
Hi, Tia–The link does work. I checked it earlier and just checked it again. Because it’s on The Wayback Machine it takes a few seconds longer to come up. So I recommend saving it to PDF or printing it out when you do bring it up. Enjoy!
Shirley