Healthy Red Velvet Cake Donuts

Red Velvet Cake + Donuts  =  Red Velvet Cake Donuts.

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Red Velvet Cake Donuts + Desserts with Benefits  =
HEALTHY Red Velvet Cake Donuts!

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The hint of cocoa and extra vanilla flavor both bring every component of these Red Velvet Donuts together to create one fantastic dessert explosion for your taste buds.  It’s hard to believe these are low calorie, low fat, sugar free, and gluten free too!

They taste like they’re packed with sugar when they’re actually sugar free.
They feel soft, moist, and cake-like, although they don’t contain any butter or excess oil.
They are a beautiful vibrant red color even though they’re all natural and don’t contain any artificial food coloring.

Confession time…  sooo, I took a donut off the wire rack as the donuts were cooling, and it goes without saying that I ate it in a flash.  But it was missing something…

Chocolate.  Duh.

So I quickly whipped up two coating options for these bad boys.  For half of the batch, I melted some chocolate to give them a nice and rich, firm coating.  For the other half of the batch, I made a super simple three-ingredient chocolate fudge glaze to add a creamy and dreamy “frosted cake” element.

And lemme tell ya, what a good choice that was.  Both are totally delicious!

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place 2 silicone donut pans on a large cookie sheet.  Place a large piping bag inside a tall cup so you can easily fill it with batter later.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled beet puree, almond milk, egg whites, erythritol, food coloring, oil, and extracts. Then whisk in the corn starch, cocoa powder, and salt.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the oat flour, sorghum flour, and baking powder. Whisk this into the wet ingredients. Give it a vigorous whisk to remove any clumps.

4. Scoop the batter into the prepared piping bag.  Snip the end off the bag and pipe the batter into donut pan. Bake for ~23 minutes, or until the surface of the donuts spring back when tapped.  Let cool completely before frosting or coating.

1. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.

2. Break up the chocolate and place inside a microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until completely melted. Stir in the coconut oil.

3. Dunk the donuts in the chocolate, one by one, and place the donuts on the baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until the chocolate is firm. Serve and enjoy!

1. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.

2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the erythritol and cocoa powder. Whisk in the almond milk (shouldn’t be too thick or too runny). Dunk the donuts in the frosting, one by one, and place the donuts on the baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until the frosting has set. Serve and enjoy!

Here’s a picture of the donuts coated with the frosting:

Yup, 90-calorie donuts with only 1.5g fat!  Because the calorie content and fat content for these donuts are so low, that means you can dump on a bunch of extra toppings  ?

For some texture and extra chocolate flavor, feel free to mix mini chocolate chips into the batter or top the frosted donuts with them.

TO. DIE. FOR.

And I think it goes without saying that these are totally breakfast-worthy!  Can you believe these Red Velvet Donuts are naturally colored, naturally flavored, 100% healthy, and STILL have an amazing flavor??  It’s hard to believe, but it’s true!

Enjoy  ?

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With love and good eats,

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-Jess

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