{Baked – Grain Free} Strawberry funfetti donuts with protein packed , cake batter, “cream cheese frosting!!!!!!
Because 1 – yum &
2 – It has been A WEEK over here (please tell me I’m not the only one?!) and pretty pink donuts with alllll of the sprinkles just make everything better!
Light, fluffy, (secretly healthy – low carb – sugar free – high protein) strawberry infused, vanilla spiked donuts finished with the creamiest, dreamiest,”cake batter” cream cheese frosting (that I kind of want to slather over my entire life) and alllll of the sprinkles !!!!
SO fun right?!
and I did I mention the yum?!
I mean, can you even with that texture?!
The crumb is just perfection!
And that, my friend, is exactly what these are! Edible awesomeness personified.
And they could not be easier to make!
The batter for these {low carb – sugar free} strawberry funfetti donuts comes together as quickly as a traditional, everyday muffin mix or cake batter and is made with just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already!
It comes together in 1 bowl with 1 spoon (no creaming, whisking, or folding!!) and can be ready to devour in around 20 minutes! They really are the perfect anytime treat!
Healthy enough to serve for breakfast (with a big ol’ vat of coffee, of course) , the perfect mid morning or post workout pick me up , the perfect cure for 330itis but, as healthy as they are, they’re indulgent enough to enjoy for a cheeky little late-night treat (with a cup of spiced decaf mocha moon mylk for me please)!
Super simple, insanely delicious, honestly, I don’t know what more there is to say?!
Gluten Free – Dairy free – Grain free – Refined sugar free – Low Carb – Paleo – Keto – Vegan friendly. But, most importantly, they really are little bites of happiness and you need them in your life because, couldn’t we all do with a little more happy in our lives?! Answer = Yes. always ♥
Oh, and, if you don’t have a donut pan, donut worry (sorry #notsorry – I told you it has been a week, forgive me?!) you can just make muffins instead! We can’t have you missing out on these!
1 bowl + 20 mins . . .
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From my heart to yours, enjoy xo
Baked- Grain Free Strawberry Birthday Cake Douts
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Persons: 12
- Difficulty: Easy
- Ingredients
- For the strawberry donuts –
- 2 eggs – or flax eggs
- 2 Tablespoons of vanilla yoghurt
- 1 Tablespoon of vanilla
- 1 cup of almond flour
- 2 Tablespoons of Macro Mike limited edition birthday cake plant based almond protein (see notes for tips & subs)*
- 1/4 cup monk fruit sweetener – or granulated sweetener of choice
- 1/3 cup of freeze dried strawberries, crushed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- A pinch of salt
- 1 Tablespoon of collagen – optional but adds an extra= hit of protein & is great for hair skin, nails & gut healing goodness
- For the cake batter “cream cheese” frosting –
- 1 C vanilla yoghurt
- 1 Tbsp coconut cream (thick part only) – or a splash of milk
- 1-2 Tbsp powdered sweetener of choice (like icing sugar – I use Lakanto monk fruit icing sugar)
- 1-2 Tbsp Macro Mike birthday cake almond protein – the vanilla buttercream is amazing here too – but it wont be pink
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- SPRINKLES – measure with your heart
- Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 175’C/350’F
- Grease your donut pan (or muffin tray) then set aside.
- Place all donut ingredients in to a small bowl and stir until well combined.
- Pipe (or spoon) your donut mix in to your prepared donut (or muffin) tray
- Bake for 10-12 minutes (or 15-20 if doing muffins) until the tops spring back when lightly pressed.
- Set aside to cool while you make your frosting.
- To make the sugar free – protein packed – cake batter cream cheese frosting :
- Mix yoghurt, powdered sweetener, protein powder, coconut cream and vanilla in a small bowl until lusciously, smooth and creamy.
- Dip (or slather) each donut with your creamy, dreamy, frosting and place onto a wire rack (frosting side up) and repeat until all donuts have been frosted.
- Sprinkle with as many sprinkles as your pretty little heart desires
- Enjoy xo
* I love Macro Mike plant based almond protein powder (have not tested any other brand/type in this recipe). Its gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, boosted with probiotics & truly tastes all kinds of incredible. Its hands down without question the smoothest, most delicious, elite tasting protein power (plant based/dairy free or otherwise!!) I have ever tried. And I have tried A LOT! Use AMB-EM to get a cheeky discount of you want to try it & believe me, you do!
You “can” sub 1/2 teaspoon of coconut flour in place of the protein powder but the taste & nutritional boost the protein pwd adds really takes these donuts (& your life by extension) to a whole new level!
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Question of the day –
What’s your favorite flavor donut?
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