Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter
Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter will nearly melt in your mouth; they are so tender. Add half a tablespoon of maple butter drizzle for just 35 calories, or spread some on like frosting, and you are in for a delicious treat that tastes like a maple bar but a whole lot healthier. I wouldn’t joke about this because a maple bar is my favorite donut.
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When using a donut pan, fill the donut sections 3/4 full for the best results. If the sections are too full, the donuts will rise over the top, covering part of the center.
Let the donuts rest for 10 minutes after removing them from the oven, then gently remove them and cool them on a wire rack. Add maple butter drizzle, vanilla frosting, and/or chocolate drizzle.
To Make Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter, You Will Need These Ingredients:
- Apple juice
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pure maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Olive oil
- All-purpose flour, oat flour, or a one-to-one gluten-free baking blend. I used half oat flour and half King Arthur Measure-For-Measure Gluten-Free Baking Blend.
- Baking powder ~ corn-free if needed
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Maple Butter ~ or any frosting, Pillsbury Vanilla Frosting is gluten-free and vegan. I use Parker’s Maple Butter; the flavor is unbelievable.
These are so tasty that you might want to double the recipe. Best of all, they only take about 10 minutes to bake. They are delicious plain, or you can lightly frost them or add some drizzle. Maple butter is amazing and my favorite. Vanilla or chocolate comes in a close second for me. The maple butter, drizzle, and frosting will firm up when they reach room temperature. I add the toppings 10 minutes after the donuts come out of the oven and are removed from the pan.
Try these Double Chocolate Chip Baked Donuts, too; they are a guilt-free treat.
Enjoy!
Healthy Baked Donuts With Maple Butter
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Apple juice
- 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Pure maple syrup
- 3/4 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or a gluten-free one-to-one blend or oat flour. I used half cup of a gluten-free blend and half cup of oat flour.
- 1 tsp Baking powder ~ corn-free if needed
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- Optional maple butter for drizzle or any frosting flavor you like
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Lightly grease a donut pan.
- In a mixing bowl add first 5 ingredients and whisk together.
- In a small bowl add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
- Add flour mixture to apple juice mixture and stir to combine.
- Spoon into prepared donut pan filling just 3/4 full.
- Bake for 10 minutes or a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let donuts sit for 7 minutes before removing them from the pan. While they continue to cool on a wire rack add drizzle or lightly frost. As the donuts cool the drizzle or frosting will firm up.
- Drizzle has about 35 calories for 1/2 a tablespoon.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature or refrigerate. Freeze for longer storage.
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This recipe idea is from www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com.
