I never really had much of a sweet tooth but it’s become SUCH a thing lately (who can relate?!). And since I’ve started working out more everyday, I’ve been reading up on some of the things that can help boost my performance for optimal health. I recently came across an article about Nike Trainer Kirsty Godso’s fundamentals of protein powders, daily routine and supplements – My biggest takeaway was to find the purest and most natural Whey Protein Powder with the least amount of additives. I searched everywhere for Kirsty’s Made Of Whey Protein Powder, only to find out that you can’t order it in Canada. BUT – in the process found something just as amazing called Plain Nutrition. With it’s simple ingredients, high quality ingredients and commitment to natural simplicity, it definitely holds up on being the best of the best that we can access here in Canada. This is where my journey began. I can’t even begin to tell you the countless recipes I’ve been inspired to make with this. I’ll try to fill you in on all the amazing recipes on this site, but let’s start with this one 😉 It was so satisfying to curve the sweet cravings and they ended but being a huge hit with my friends trying to be healthy but needed a decadent snack.
High Protein Donuts topped with Dark Chocolate and Coconut Shavings Recipe
Serving Size: 12 donuts
Prep: 20 min
Cooking: 15 min
Diet: Gluten-free and can be made dairy-free
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of butter or non-dairy butter (like Flora)
- 1/2 cup almond flour (if you don’t have this, you can simply blend almond slivers until they’re a coarse, flour-like consistency
- 1/4 cup of Whey Protein (I used Plain Nutrition Almost Plain Vanilla Grass-Fed Whey Protein Powder)
- 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- A few dashes of cinnamon powder
- A few dashes of kosher salt
- 1 cup of mashed bananas (overripe bananas work best)
- 1/4 cup of peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of almond butter/peanut butter mix
- 1-2 tablespoons of honey (you can heavy up on this if you like sweet)
- 1/4 cup of Oat Milk
- 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup of coconut smiles
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Get your donut pan ready by greasing up each groove with non-dairy butter
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients
- In a slightly smaller bowl, add peanut butter/almond butter, mashed banana, oat milk, egg and honey and mix until combined and smooth.
- Combine the mixture with the other bowl of dry ingredients and stir until batter is thick and uniform.
- Spoon batter into each of the donut grooves on the pan.
- Put it into the oven and bake for 14-16 minutes (when you poke a toothpick in, it shouldn’t have anything batter and come out clean)
- After the 14-16 minutes of baking, take the donut pan out and let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes .
- Once the’ve had a chance to rest, take each of the donuts out of each mold and place the donuts onto the wire wrack to cool down even more.
- Get the coconut smiles out and give them a coarse chop on the cutting board and set aside.
- While the donuts are cooling off on the wire rack, combine 1/4 cup of peanut butter and dark chocolate chips and place them in the microwave on high for 30 seconds. Take them out, give them a stir and put them back into the microwave for another 30 seconds and so forth (until the ingredients are smooth and consistency is like a gooey glaze)
- Once heated, take the glaze out of the microwave and dip each donut in and let any residual drips fall before you flip them right side up
- Sprinkle the chopped coconut smiles on top and dust with a little bit of kosher salt to finish and enjoy!
- Pack a few of them up to drop off for some friends, or store them in an airtight container for up to one week.
And there you have it! My first ever high-protein donut recipe. I’m obsessed with healthy-ish recipes using my whey protein powder so you can expect more recipes to come. My next one will be High-Protein Coconut Carrot Cake Donuts!!
