These Healthy Donuts are super simple, 4-ingredient, oven-baked donuts made with no eggs, no dairy, and no refined sugar for a simple and healthy dessert.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a donut silicon mold and spray cooking oil in the cavities. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add self-rising flour, maple syrup, light flavor oil, almond milk, and vanilla extract if used.
Use a rubber spatula to stir and combine everything together and form a smooth batter.
Fill each donut cavity up to 2/3 of its level. They raise a lot! I made 12 donuts with the batter. I like to add the donut batter into a piping bag and pipe it into the donut cavities. It's easier to fill the cavities this way. But you can also use spoons if you don't have piping bags.
Bake the donuts for 14-16 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until they are lightly golden brown outside and a toothpick inserted in the center of the donuts comes out clean.
Flip over a cooling rack and let them cool for 1 hour before decorating.
Cinnamon sugar coating
In a shallow bowl that fits the width of a donut, add sugar and cinnamon. Stir to evenly combine.
When the donuts are cooled, lightly spray low flavor oil oil on both sides and roll into the bowl filled with cinnamon sugar to coat.
Notes
Note 1: Self-rising flour is a premix of flour and baking powder. You can make your own by stirring 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour with 3 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder. Gluten-Free: Use my gluten-free conversion guide for muffins! this recipe is not a fried donut. The batter is closer to muffin batter, and the gluten-free muffin conversion works better.Note 2: Or any liquid sweetener you love, like agave syrup.Note 3: Any low-flavor oil works. I haven't tried the oil-free option.Note 4: Or any milk you like, including oat milk, soy milk.Note 5: Optional, but lovely to add vanilla flavor to the donut dough.Note 6: Or use sugar-free erythritol for a zero-calorie, no-carb coating.Note 7: Or pumpkin pie spices.Storage: Store the donuts in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Freeze in sealed Ziploc bags for up to 1 month.Oven Mode: I use the fan-forced (convection) mode. If you have to use conventional mode, I recommend increasing the temperature by 25°F (15 °C). The baking time should be the same, but it might take a few more minutes.Decoration: You can also ice the donuts using my royal icing recipe. Upside down the cooled donuts in the icing and let them sit in the fridge for an hour to harden.