You read that right. I said healthy and donuts in the same sentence.

And I’m not lying either.

The best thing about them: they are baked, not fried. Which practically reduces the calorie count to one one thousandth of the original. Meaning that you can indulge in that many more. You know, if you’re into counting calories.

This recipe does require a fancy donut pan. We found two different kinds: regular and mini. Both work.

We glazed ours with a regular old sugar glaze, a chocolate glaze, and a whole bunch of powdered sugar. My Mama thinks they would be better with a buttercream frosting. {You can find a recipe for that at the end of the amazing cupcake recipe or the blissful brownie cupcake recipe.}

The original idea for the recipe came from Health.com.

Healthy Donuts

Ingredients:

• Nonstick cooking spray or oil
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup rice milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tbs melted earth balance
• 1 tbs vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Lightly coat a donut pan with cooking spray or brush with oil.
2. Combine flours and next 4 ingredients {through salt} in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
3. Combine rice milk, eggs, honey, earth balance, and vanilla, stirring well with a whisk.
4. Add rice milk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until combined.
5. Spoon batter into doughnut pans, filling 1/2 to 2/3 full.
6. Bake in middle of oven until doughnuts spring back when touched and are golden on bottom {about 8 minutes}.
7. Let cool in pan slightly {about 4 minutes}; turn out.
8. Coat with toppings {see ideas, below}, if desired.

Basic Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoons hot water
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients and dunk warm donut to coat. Can coat top only, or coat entire donut.

Chocolate Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tbs hot water
• 1 tbs chocolate powder

Combine all ingredients and dunk warm donut to coat. Can coat top only, or coat entire donut.

For your reference:
This recipe is vegetarian. It is also nightshade free, dairy free, soy free, cinnamon free, and contains no msg.

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