These Healthy Chocolate Protein Donuts are soft, rich, and packed with wholesome ingredients like almond flour, hemp protein, and unsweetened cocoa powder. Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and topped with a creamy dark chocolate almond butter glaze, they’re perfect for a post-workout treat or a guilt-free dessert. Baked instead of fried, these donuts are a nutritious way to satisfy your sweet tooth while staying on track with your goals.
Healthy Chocolate Protein Donuts Recipe Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup blanched almond flour (95g) spooned & leveled
- ½ cup hemp protein powder (35g) spooned & leveled *
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder (32g) spooned & leveled
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup yogurt (I used unsweetened coconut yogurt)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp almond butter
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 6 slots of a donut pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine all dry donut ingredients. This includes the almond flour, hemp protein, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
- Mix in the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. This includes the eggs, maple syrup, yogurt and vanilla.
- Pour the batter into your greased donut pan, filling each slot nearly to the top. I find this easiest to do by pouring the batter into a plastic bag, cutting a hole on one end and then piping the batter into the donut pan.
- Place the donuts in your preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
- After baking, let the donuts cool for a few minutes in the donut pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Cool donuts completely before adding the glaze (you can place them in the fridge to speed up this process).
Glaze
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil. You can do this in the microwave at 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between. Or melt them in a small saucepan on the stovetop, over low heat.
- Once melted, mix in the almond butter.
- Dip each donut into the chocolate glaze, then place the donuts on a wire cooling rack or parchment paper.
- Place glazed donuts in the fridge or freezer to set .
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