Clean Eating Protein Donuts

4.82 from 16 votes

Clean Eating Protein Donuts are an easy, high protein treat. Made with simple ingredients, they're gluten and dairy free while being totally delicious!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: healthy donut recipe, protein donut recipe

Servings: donuts

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Liz Marino

Ingredients

1/4 cup nut butter peanut, almond, cashew, or sunflower seed
2 eggs
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup almond milk
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup protein powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325
In a bowl, whisk together nut butter, eggs, honey, coconut oil, and almond milk. Stir in remaining ingredients
The batter should be somewhat thick, but if it is clumpy or difficult to stir, add a little more milk or water.
Spray your donut pan with coconut oil or cooking spray.
Fill your greased donut pan 3/4 the way full. Tip: You can spoon batter into a ziploc bag, cut the corner off, and 'pipe' donuts into your pan.
Bake at 325 for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown on top.
Allow donuts to cool + enjoy. You can 'frost' with nut butter or greek yogurt/honey mixture if you'd like (1/2 cup greek yogurt + 1 teaspoon honey)

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Notes

These donuts come out the best when you use whey protein powder. I used this Vanilla Whey Protein Powder. They come out perfectly moist, and I don't think they have that protein-y taste.
To make vegan: I used a plant based protein powder. This NOW Foods Vanilla Plant Protein worked great, but the donuts came out a little bumpy on top, rather than being smooth. See photo below. I think these also tasted great, but they do have a little bit of a protein like taste. Sub 1 egg for a flax egg and swap honey with maple syrup

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