These chocolate glazed donut bites are a healthy, baked donut recipe. No donut pan required.
I’m pretty sure I’m the only person left in this world without a donut pan. Admittedly, I don’t get out much. Or, at least “out” to places that would have donut pans, but the only place I’ve seen one in the last year was Sur la Table in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, 2,500+ miles from home. Shoving it in my carry-on did cross my mind for about 5 seconds but so did buying a Le Creuset dutch oven that was 35% off so that’s not saying much.
Needless to say, I am still donut pan-less.
However, I finally got sick of not having donuts.
So, I made it work.
Donut bites…AKA: mini muffins with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on top.
Clearly, this is exactly what I needed to make after 4 days away from home last week, not working out for 5 days and a drawer full of fresh CSA produce.
It’s fine though, I found out a Crossfit opened 2 miles down the road this weekend and these are {healthy} muffins donuts. Chocolate protein glaze and all.
Not quite Dunkin’, but they’ll do. The hole in the middle is overrated anyway.
Chocolate Glazed Donut Bites
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup spelt flour
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
- sprinkles
For the Chocolate Glaze
- 1/2 scoop, 2 tablespoons chocolate whey protein powder
- 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tablespoon milk
- 5 drops liquid stevia
Instructions
For the Donut Bites
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a mini muffin pan.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together wet ingredients using 3 tablespoons milk in a separate small bowl.
- Pour wet into dry and combine with a spatula. If too dry, add additional tablespoon of milk. Batter will be thick, like a muffin consistency.
- Spoon batter into mini muffin pan, filled 3/4 of the way in each.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes.
- Remove donut bites from pan and cool on a wire rack.
For the Chocolate Glaze
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix together with a spoon until smooth.
- Once donut bites are completely cooled, dip tops into icing and top with sprinkles.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
This is exciting and dangerous. I just bought spelt flour and it’s inaugural use will be mini donut-muffins. Plus sprinkles makes everything better. At least those crunchy multicolored nonpareil ones.
Oh. my. word. Must have!
the look great – donut pans are like $9.99 at any BB&Beyond store girl. Super easy :) Get yourself one. You will LOVE IT!
I’ve looked like 3 different times at BB&B and they never have them by me! Not fair.
ooooh I LOVE the sprinkles… and the muffins… that are donuts! YUM!
I often make donuts using greek yogurt! I love these little guys, Gina. And the addition of coconut oil in lieu of butter is spot -on. I usually use melted butter in my donuts. I’m saving this recipe. Anything mini is just so much more fun to eat!
I have a donut hole/mini muffin problem – like everything I make turns into a mini donut situation. Apple cider mini donuts, pumpkin, banana and chocolate, etc. They’re so fun! I really do want a donut pan but for some reason I have a mental block against actually buying it – and it’s so easy to bust out the mini muffin pan anyway. I’m excited to try this glaze – I love the idea of yogurt as the frosting.
I think that’s a good problem to have ;)
I’m making donut bites as we speak!! :) These look great!
Donuts or muffins – either way these are legit. Like, totally.
Love the ingredients in these babies! Thank you for proving that yogurt frostings can work. My boyfriend adamantly refused to make me experiment if it could work. I don’t have a donut pan either but I see them every nownand then at TJ Maxx and they are often at Bed Bath and Beyond.
I was so proud of this frosting b/c it’s actually healthy AND it tastes good. I swear! :)
I’m with you on the lack of donut pan. Donuts are cute but I think I would use it once, sadly enough. These are cuter anyways!