Eating healthy does NOT have to be boring! I love taking classic treats and giving them a healthy spin! Introducing my Protein Donuts! Protein Donuts- Cake Batter & Chocolate Chocolate flavor recipes included! These are all the fun of cake donuts, but made healthy and under 100 calories! Make them with me!
Go Nuts for Protein Donuts
My inspiration for this recipe was because my husband Brandon challenged me that I couldn’t make a healthy dessert that tasted good. Challenge accepted.
Guess who won? ME!
Brandon’s exact words after his first bite of the cake batter donut was, there is no way that this is healthy!
SCORE FOR ME! These are healthy and they are so good!
Granted, all things are good in moderation!
Healthy Protein Donuts
I say that they are healthy, because they are made with healthy ingredients and sweeteners, but if you eat the whole batch in one sitting, it probably won’t be healthy anymore!
So enjoy these one at a time, or two, but don’t over do it! So good you can’t believe it’s not a normal donut! Make it with me!
Protein Donuts- Cake Batter & Chocolate Chocolate Flavors!
I had to do two donut recipes, because my husband and I like different tastes.
I love a chocolatey, dense donut, and he likes more of a flaky, light, cake batter flavor.
Both these recipes were developed with flavor first in mind! I used all ingredients that taste good, while they are good for you!
Special Ingredients?
You can see on each recipe that it calls for flour. You can use any flour that you like the best. Just note, that will change the macros a little bit in each recipe!
I used all purpose flour in both, because that is what I had on hand.
I generated the macros for each recipe using my fitness pal, its an app! You can do the same if you use a different flour or any different ingredients than me!
How to Make the Frosting
The frosting recipe is the exact same for each flavor! The only difference is the difference of protein powder flavor!
My favorite protein powder is the Beverely International UMP protein! You’ve probably heard me talk about this protein powder time and time again, but it really does taste the best!
You can use any protein powder you like, but it will change the flavor a little bit!
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Cake Batter Protein Donuts
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup flour (any flour, coconut, almond ect)
- 1/4 cup Vanilla protein powder
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoons applesauce
- 1/3 cup zero calorie sweetener (splenda)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sprinkles: optional
For the Frosting
- 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese
- 33 gram vanilla protein powder
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small bow, mix together the flour and protein powder.
- Add in the egg, egg whites, almond milk, applesauce, and splenda. Mix until well incorporated.
- Next, add in the add in the baking powder, vanilla, salt and optional sprinkles.
- Pour batter into a prepared donut pan and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- For the frosting, whip together the cream cheese, protein powder, and almond milk in a small bowl until smooth.
- Frost donuts when they are finished baking and cooled, and top with additional sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6 donutsServing Size:
1 donutAmount Per Serving: Calories: 90Total Fat: 2gCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 10g
Chocolate Chocolate Protein Donuts
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour (all purpose, coconut, almond)
- 1/2 cup Chocolate protein powder
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons stevia
- 1 tablespoon apple sauce
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
For the Frosting
- 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese
- 33 grams chocolate protein powder
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
- Optional chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour and chocolate protein powder.
- Add in the egg whites, canned pumpkin puree, stevia, applesauce, baking powder, and cocoa powder. Mix until smooth.
- Pour batter into a prepared donut pan and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- For the frosting, whip together the cream cheese, protein powder, and almond milk. Frosting will be lumpy.
- Frost donuts when they are finished baking and cooled, and top with chocolate sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6 donutsServing Size:
1 donutAmount Per Serving: Calories: 90Total Fat: 1gCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 11g
