Flourless Cinnamon Buns
These vegan, gluten-free, Flourless Cinnamon Buns are made with almond flour which gives them a higher protein content than your regular cinnamon bun. Perfect for snacking, having as a dessert or even breakfast.
Servings: 8 buns
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
- 120 g almond flour
- 120 g glutinous rice flour
- 3 tbsp tapioca starch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 5 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 ml plant milk
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C.
- In a bowl, add the almond flour, glutinous rice flour, tapioca starch, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.
- Next add the maple syrup, 3 tbsp rapeseed oil, vanilla extract and plant milk and mix into a dough.
- Cover in the bowl with clingfilm and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- When chilled, roll out on a large piece of greaseproof paper until ½ cm thick into a rectangle.
- Spread the remaining oil on the dough then sprinkle evenly with the cinnamon and sugar, attempting to cover the entire surface.
- Using the greaseproof paper, roll up the dough then cut into 8 slices.
- Lay each bun flat onto round tin lined with greaseproof paper.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- Coconut sugar can be replaced with an alternative sweetener such as brown sugar or stevia.
- Rice flour can be replaced with coconut flour to keep the buns flourless.
- Tapioca starch can be replaced with other starch powders such as corn starch or potato starch.
- Additional toppings can be sprinkled along with the cinnamon such as raisins, chocolate chips or pecan nuts.
- If the dough cracks while rolling, there is too less liquid so add a little more, a tablespoon at a time until the dough is less dry.
- Coconut oil can be used instead of rapeseed oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg