Healthy Donuts - They Do Exist!

A little over a month ago I made the best decision of my life...

I bought a Mini-Donut maker.

 

I bought it on a whim and cried when it came in.

 Yes, I'm serious.

 

Apparently these things are popping up everywhere. When I bought mine from Groupon I found out that Wal-Mart was selling them for $6!

That's a steal! These things are amazing and there are so many different recipes you are bound to find one you will love!

Go out and buy one, I promise you won't regret it.

This is the one I bought, it's called The Original Donut Factory Mini Donut Machine. It makes 6 Mini-Donuts at a time and takes about 3-4 minutes to make!

Think about it, say you want to make 30 Mini-Donuts... it would only take about 20 minutes!

The second I ordered that mine I immediately started looking up healthy donut recipes on Pinterest.

There are so many I started to get overwhelmed and lose sight about the fact that I wanted to make "healthy" donuts not just donuts!

When the donut maker came in I ripped it open and grabbed my favorite recipe I had found!

At the time I wasn't Paleo, I was just sticking to eating healthy. Since I've been Paleo for a while now, I've learned that there are tons of ways to make recipes Paleo, yes EVEN donuts!

Next time I make these I will definitely try to make them as Paleo as possible and let you guys know how they turn out!

I used THIS recipe I found on Pinterest and altered it a little!

I made a chocolate protein glaze for the topping!

Ingredients:

for the donuts

5 TBSP unsalted butter, softened

*I used Coconut Oil instead about 3-4TBSP

½ cup sugar 

*I used Zero Calorie Sweetener

1 egg

*I used about 1/2 cup egg white

½ cup milk

*I used 1/2 cup almond milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp baking powder

pinch salt

1½ cups all-purpose flour

*I used whole wheat flour - Almond Flour could be used here to make it Paleo

*I added 1 TBSP of Chia Seeds to the mix as well for added fiber.

 

for the topping

1/2 scoop Vanilla Whey Protein Powder

7 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Nuggets

A few TBSP of Almond milk (enough to make it creamy and dippable)

 

 

Directions:

 

1. Turn on Mini-Donut Maker to preheat it.

2. Combine all dry ingredients. Mix.

3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix well.

4. When Mini-Donut maker is ready spray top and bottom molds with non-stick baking spray. Then spoon in 1 large TBSP of batter to each donut mold.

5. Close lid and wait 4 minutes or until donuts are golden brown.

6. Place Mini-Donuts on cooling rack and allow to cool.

 

for topping

1. While donuts are cooling place 7 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Nuggets in bowl and melt in microwave.

2. Stir in Almond Milk to make it creamy.

3. Stir in Vanilla Protein Powder

4. When Mini-Donuts are cool enough dip each into Chocolate topping, flip back over and let cool on cooling rack.

5. Top with toppings of choice. I chose shredded Coconut and Rainbow sprinkles for a fun and festive look!

 

ENJOY!

 

 

If you do not have a Mini-Donut maker but have a donut pan that would work just as well!

Bake at 325oF for about 8-10 minutes or until golden brown and insides are cooked through.

 

Nutrition:
Serving Size 1 Donut - Batch made 24
66 Calories, 7.2g Carbs, 3.3g Fat, 2.3g Protein


 

 

 

 

 

 

What are you favorite kinds of donuts?

Have you ever made your own?