3.8 from 12 votes
Healthy Protein Donuts
These gluten-free donuts are soft, fluffy, and secretly packed with protein!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings:
9
Donuts
Calories:
152 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For The Donuts:
- 9 tablespoons cornstarch 79 grams, Non-GMO
- 1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder 25 grams (or dairy-free protein)
- 6 tablespoons coconut sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons oat flour 15 grams
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg at room temperature, large
- 1 egg at room temperature, yolk
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or a thick, dairy-free yogurt, plain, non-fat
- 2 tablespoons ghee melted (or dairy-free butter)
- 3 tablespoons applesauce unsweetened
For Coating:
- 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder
- cinnamon to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cornstarch, protein powder, coconut sugar, oat flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Make a well in the center and crack in the egg, along with the egg yolk, yogurt, ghee, and applesauce. Whisk with a fork, and then mix everything together until you have a really sticky dough. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- One chilled, heat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and generously rub a donut pan with melted ghee.
- Fill a piping bag with the chilled donut mixture and pipe into the donut pan, filling just under 2/3 of the way full. You will need to do this in 2 batches if you only have 1 pan. Keep the remaining dough chilled in the fridge.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let stand in the pan 5 minutes.
- In a shallow plate, mix together the protein powder and cinnamon, adjusting the amount of cinnamon to taste.
- After 5 minutes, gently remove the donuts from the pan and immediately place them into the protein powder mixture, tossing them gently until totally coated.
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Notes
- *As with all GF baking, please weigh your flour to ensure results
- **These donuts do firm up a lot as they cool, so store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21.1g
(7%)
Protein
6.6g
(13%)
Fat
4.7g
(7%)
Saturated Fat
2.5g
(13%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
52mg
(2%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1.5g
(6%)
Sugar
10.3g
(21%)
Vitamin A
105IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
299mg
(30%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9 Donuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.1g | 7% |
| Protein | 6.6g | 13% |
| Fat | 4.7g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.5g | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 52mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 6% |
| Sugar | 10.3g | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 105IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 299mg | 30% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.