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Healthy chocolate protein donuts with dark chocolate glaze on cooling rack

Healthy Chocolate Protein Donuts

Baked chocolate donuts made with almond flour and hemp protein powder, topped with dark chocolate glaze. Gluten-free, paleo-friendly, and packed with 9.5g protein per donut.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 6 donuts
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 192
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup blanched almond flour spooned & leveled
  • 1/2 cup hemp protein powder spooned & leveled
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder spooned & leveled
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon optional
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut yogurt unsweetened
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips for glaze
  • 1 tsp coconut oil for glaze
  • 2 tbsp almond butter for glaze

Equipment

  • Donut pan (silicone preferred)
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Wire cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 6 slots of a donut pan and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all dry donut ingredients: almond flour, hemp protein, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
  3. Mix in the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth: eggs, maple syrup, yogurt and vanilla.
  4. Pour the batter into your greased donut pan, filling each slot nearly to the top. For easy filling, pour batter into a plastic bag, cut a hole on one end and pipe into donut pan.
  5. Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.
  6. Let donuts cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer to wire cooling rack. Cool completely before glazing.
  7. For glaze: Melt chocolate and coconut oil in microwave at 20-30 second intervals, stirring between, or in small saucepan over low heat.
  8. Once melted, mix in almond butter.
  9. Dip each donut into chocolate glaze, then place on wire cooling rack or parchment paper.
  10. Place glazed donuts in fridge or freezer to set.

Notes

Recipe tested with hemp protein powder. Best alternative is pumpkin seed protein powder at 1:1 ratio by weight. Any type of yogurt will work. For stress-free filling, use plastic bag piping method. Cool donuts completely before glazing.