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Paleo Chocolate Donuts with Coconut Vanilla Bean Icing
These paleo chocolate donuts with coconut vanilla bean icing are baked for a healthy and delicious grain and gluten free treat.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
12
minutes
mins
Total Time
22
minutes
mins
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
paleo chocolate donuts
Servings:
8
servings
Author:
Gina Matsoukas
Ingredients
For the Donuts
3/4
cup
almond flour
1/4
cup
unsweetened dark cocoa powder
1/4
teaspoon
baking soda
pinch
of salt
3
eggs
separated
3
tablespoons
coconut oil
melted
3
tablespoons
honey
1/4
teaspoon
vanilla extract
For the Icing
1/4
cup
coconut butter
melted to a pourable state
1/4
of a vanilla bean
scraped
1 1/2
tablespoons
water
1/2
tablespoon
honey
unsweetened coconut flakes for garnish
optional
Instructions
For the Donuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl combine almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Separate eggs and combine yolks with remaining wet ingredients.
Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until combined.
Beat egg whites with a hand held mixer until light and fluffy.
Fold egg whites into batter until just combined.
Pour batter into donut pan.
Bake for 12-13 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to cooling rack.
For the Icing
Combine melted coconut butter with water and honey and stir until fully incorporated.
Add vanilla bean and stir again.
Spoon icing onto fully cooled donuts and top with shredded coconut flakes if desired.
Transfer to refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
SERVING
|
Calories:
190
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
15
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.4
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.01
g
|
Cholesterol:
61
mg
|
Sodium:
60
mg
|
Potassium:
69
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
8
g
|
Vitamin A:
89
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.1
mg
|
Calcium:
37
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg