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Sure, I could leave you with a weeknight recipe that you’d fi t
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SERVES 9. HANDS-ON TIME: 20 MINUTES. TOTAL TIME: 45 MINUTES.*
*PLUS COOLING TIME.Move over cupcakes, healthy donuts are the new sweet treat in town.
You won’t believe how delicious and healthy these baked donuts are. Made
with coconut flour and coconut sugar and iced with a creamy chocolate
cashew frosting, these will be a crowd pleaser at kids’ birthday parties and
dinner parties. You’ll definitely want to double or triple your batch!
¼ cup avocado oil or
melted coconut oil
- additional
for greasing
½ cup coconut fl our
½ cup coconut sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp each ground nutmeg
and sea salt
6 eggs, lightly beaten
2½ tsp vanilla extract, divided
1 cup raw cashews, soaked
in water at least 4 hours
and drained
¼ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup almond milk or other
milk of choice
2 tbsp raw cacao powder
½ cup toasted coconut
ribbons, optional
- Preheat over to 350°F. Grease
donut pan well with oil. (NOTE:
Donut pans vary in size, so the
yield may vary slightly.) - Into a large bowl, sift coconut
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cinnamon, cardamom, cream of
tartar, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. - Make a well in the center of the
dry ingredients and add eggs, oil
and 2 tsp vanilla. Using a wooden
spoon, stir batter together until
well combined. - Spoon into prepared donut pan
and bake until a wooden toothpick
inserted in a donut comes out clean,
15 to 18 minutes. Let donuts cool in
pan for 10 minutes, then turn out
onto a wire rack to cool completely
at room temperature. - Meanwhile, make icing: In a
blender, combine drained cashews
with remaining ½ tsp vanilla, maple
syrup, almond milk and cacao
powder until smooth. Once donuts
have cooled completely, spread with
icing and garnish with a sprinkling
of toasted coconut ribbons (if using).
These donuts are best served within
a couple of hours of assembling.
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