How to Make Your Own Healthy Donuts

The appeal of donuts from a taste perspective is never going to fade, but when it comes to the ingredients it’s easy to realize that a breakfast of sugar, saturated fat, and fast acting carbs isn’t doing you too many flavors. It is however, possible to recreate the donut using healthier ingredients and skipping the frier. They might not be exactly the same, but if you’re committed to health they will be a welcome change. Here’s how you can make your own at home.

This first recipe takes only five minutes of preparation, ten minutes of cooking, and makes 12 servings at 135 calories a piece.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups almond flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

The Very Simple Directions:

Mix all of those ingredients up in a bowl, then pour the mixture into a greased donut pan. Then cook them for ten minutes at 350 degrees. Done! There is always the option of adding a topping at the end. You can make a healthy glaze by microwaving some banana, rubbing it on, and then sprinkling on some nuts, cacao nibs, shredded coconut, etc.

Almond flour is a great alternative to white flour because it’s higher in protein and healthy fats without the excess carbs. Plus, it’s also gluten free which makes it a good alternative for anyone trying to eliminate or go light on gluten.

More interested in the chocolate variety? This recipe creates extremely delicious fluffy chocolate donuts without using any butter or oil. (That means it’s low in fat too.)

Ingredients

½ cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup honey
¼ cup buttermilk
¼ tsp. vanilla
¼ cup milk
2 Tbs. ground flaxseed
½ Tbs. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
1 Tbs. cornstarch
¼ cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup spelt flour

Directions

Start by preheating your oven to 375. In one bowl mix together the wet ingredients, and in another bowl mix together the dry ingredients. Then combine them without over mixing. Pour the mixture into a greased donut pan, and bake for ten minutes.

Using the pumpkin puree is a great move because it gives a lot of volume to the donut without overpowering the chocolate taste from the cocoa powder. It’s also healthy; pumpkin is a great food for getting your eye healthy vitamin A, has more potassium than bananas, and it’s super high in fiber which means that these tasty donuts might actually keep you full for a while. (Unlike the normal, deep fried, lacking in fiber variety.)