PaleoSugardoodle’sdoughnutsdoughnut “Home of the No-Junk Junk Food.” That’s the tagline at Portland, OR–based bakery , which serves pillowy Paleo made from yucca root and sweet potato. Flavor offerings include The Garden Monkey, a topped with sunflower-seed butter, chocolate ganache, and fresh banana slices. Can’t make a pilgrimage to PDX? Try this from blogger The Paleo Newbie. Paleo maple bacon doughnut recipe Gluten-Freedoughnutsintroduced but quickly scrappeddoughnutglazed lemon poppy seed confections The gluten-free industry has taken off, but have been left in the dust (see: the great Dunkin Donuts GF tease of 2014, when the chain plans for a nationwide release of wheat-free pastries). Mercifully, bloggers have taken up the GF cause with gusto. Case in point: these gorgeously . MORE: The Five Biggest Mistakes You’re Making At Breakfast VeganDun Well Doughnutsserious accoladesdoughnutRevolution Donutsdoughnutsespresso-glazed doughnut holes The mission of Brooklyn’s is “to be the premiere vegan doughnut shop on planet Earth.” After developing more than 200 flavors (including Butterfinger, chai tea, Earl Grey, raspberry cheesecake, and pink lemonade) and winning some , you might say it’s succeeded. Also noteworthy: The Almond Joy-Nut at Decatur, GA’s . And if you’re determined to make animal-free at home, these should do the trick. Raw VegandoughnutsMoon Juice Raw vegan are essentially the unicorn of baked goods: possibly not real, and definitely difficult to find. But find them we did: These raw Chocolate Chaga Donuts from online retailor get the job done with chia-oat flour, coconut nectar, and popped quinoa “sprinkles” dyed with raspberry or turmeric. DIYers: Try this recipe for . chocolate-glazed coconut almond doughnuts Low-SugarWhole Grain Maple Pumpkin Spice Baked Donutssavory kale doughnuts We almost don’t believe the nutritional stats on these from healthy eating blog The Yummy Life. Just 9 g of sugar per sweet, glazed ring of deliciousness?! We’re definitely having seconds. (And for more extreme sugar savings, check out these topped with Parmesan.) MORE: The Five Best New Gluten-Free Breads Dairy-Freeunique cake-style doughnuts Both Paleo and vegan doughnuts shun dairy, but what if you still want your grains and butter? That’s when you make these from Will Frolic for Food; they feature delicate squash puree and a light dusting of sugar. Nut-FreeThe Donut Pubbaked strawberry doughnuts New York City’s is old-school (you definitely won’t find popped quinoa masquerading as sprinkles anywhere near this place). And though they can’t guarantee complete protection from nuts, they will say that they’re nut-aware: The on-site bakery uses no nuts and all ingredients that they source are nut-free. For a slightly cleaner take, try out these with no nuts (or grains or dairy) from Against All Grain.
