Can Doughnuts Be Healthy?

I love a good donut and nothing can hold me back when I find one! Although, I'm not so crazy about the sugar in most donuts, so this is a wonderful alternative to the sugary ones.

Enjoy and let me know if you make them.

If you’re craving a donut but don’t want the excess calories, fat, or refined sugar,

try these easy, high-protein, gluten, and dairy-free Protein Donuts.

Ingredients:

1 cup almond meal

½ cup oat flour

½ cup Shaklee Protein Powder (chocolate or vanilla)

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

3 tablespoons honey

4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

½ cup almond milk

4 tablespoons nut butter of your choice (optional, to use as frosting)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. In a bowl, whisk together almond meal, oat flour, protein powder, baking soda and baking powder.

3. Stir in eggs, honey, coconut oil and almond milk. The batter should be somewhat thick, but if it’s clumpy and difficult to stir, add a little more milk or water.

4. Line your donut pan with coconut oil.

5. Spoon batter into a bag, cut the corner off and use to pipe donut batter into the donut pan.

6. Bake at 325°F for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown.

7. Allow donuts to cool. Then drizzle nut butter of your choice for “frosting.”

Use your imagination with this recipe and get creative. Add in your favorite dried fruit, nuts or dark cacao chocolate chips. Sprinkles optional. Have fun!

PS Thank you Robin for sharing this tasty recipe!

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