Make your own protein donut and avoid the excess fat and sugar in regular donuts.
It’s all good to eat regular donuts in moderation, but it’s nice to have an alternative that is high in protein that actually leaves you feeling satisfied!
Let’s compare. One of my homemade protein donuts with a protein frosting and fun toppings versus a regular donut from a leading donut place.
I’ll share the recipe for my donuts below. Happy donut baking!!
For my Protein Donut (Pictured on top)
- 215 calories
- 20g protein
- 27g carbohydrate
- 2g fat
From the Donut Place (Pictured on bottom)
- 330 calories
- 4g protein
- 43g carbohydrate
- 14g fat
My donut recipe from Volume 1 of my e cookbooks included below!
Macro Friendly Donuts
This high protein, low fat donut is the perfect way to satisfy a donut craving while still helping you nail your nutritional goals! Donuts are a family favorite around my house, so I went on a mission to create a lighter homemade version that would be realistic for us to enjoy everyday. I hope you love them as much as we do!! If you do, remember to check out my e cookbooks (link below) to help support my passion to bring more delicious options to us all while we are aiming to live a fit life!
Makes 6 Donuts
For 1 donut with icing and 3g of toppings
215 calories
20g protein
27g carbohydrate
2g fat
INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED:
For the donuts
- 120ml 1 % milkÂ
- 110g unsweetened applesauce
- 50ml real maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 100g all purpose flour
- 50g whey protein powder (flavor of choice)Â
- 5g baking powder
For icing and toppings per individual donut
- 20 ml 1% milkÂ
- 12g whey protein powder (flavor of choice)Â
- 2g of instant sugar free pudding mix (flavor of choice)
- 3-5g of cereal, chocolate chips, sprinkles, marshmallows, mini Oreos etc..
Pro Tip: You can also tweak my recipe to make it lower in calories by using sugar free maple syrup instead of regular. It works just as well!
DIRECTIONS:
By hand or in a mixer, mix together the milk, maple syrup, applesauce, and egg.
Add in the flour, protein powder, and baking powder and combine until just incorporated. Batter will be fairly thin.
Evenly divide batter using a silicone donut baking pan. Enough batter for 6 donuts. Place the donut pan on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Allow to cool and then remove from donut pan. Store for up to 4-5 days in the refrigerator.
To make the frosting mix together the milk and protein powder (and if using the instant pudding mix). That’s it. Top the donuts with the icing and your favorite toppings. To help thicken the icing, if needed, you can refrigerate it for a few minutes. Works like a charm! Fully iced and topped donuts can also be stored in the refrigerator but enjoy within 2 days of topping. I personally prefer to ice and top them just before enjoying.
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