Usually when I test a recipe I fail multiple times. After batch (insert astronomical number here) and some miraculous twist of fate I get it right and that’s what I post to all of you food enthusiasts. SO early Saturday morn, I headed to the grocery store and proceeded to spend a small fortune on donut ingredients with the full intentions of bombing at least a four batches before I found my holy grail recipe.

Blogger reality I eat a lot of really sh*tty food because recipe testing is expensive and I can’t waste valuable nutrients like cheese and almond flour.

Unfortunately, this time was different. THEY ALL WORKED. I know, sho. I even photographed two of the three because I couldn’t decide. It was all too overwhelming. That much success all at once is a lot for one person to manage and I sort of buckled under the pressure.

So many pictures. So many bites taken for photography’s sake.

Anyhow, all three recipes were ablaze (that means cool, the girl gang and I decided it and now it is so) but I narrowed it down to two basic baked yeast donuts that are doable if you are into gluten-free, low carb baking. Both call for an ingredient called Psyllium Husk Powder which is available at my local grocery store but it’s new-ish. You may not have access to it which is why there will be an alternate recipe that doesn’t include the husk below the two husky ones. Cool.

Gluten Free Baked Yeast Donuts

DONUT TOPPINGS can also be an issue. I mean, I’m not going to tell you how to live your life as much as I’m not going to tell you how to top your donuts. It’s just not what I’m about.

I will tell you top them a plethora of ways before you settle into your topping of choice. Variety is the spice of life folks. Speaking of spices, cinnamon and sugar is a delightful option when topping your d-nuts.

Topping Choice 1- Chocolate Ganache Drizzle with Rainbow Jimmies

Just cashew milk heated until steamy and low carb chocolate thrown in and stirred about. Mhmmm.

Don’t stop sprinklin’ till the whole hole is full of jimmies. BTW those aren’t low carb but they are made of rainbows which is healthy.

You can clearly see the difference in texture and rising power of the two donut recipes. The cream cheese recipe is light in color and oversized while the oil and egg is darker and more dense. Both ablaze though.

Sometimes you just have to spread the cream cheese frosting on a cream cheese donut and top it with berries like the fanciest foodie who ever lived and that’s OK.

MAKE IT by combining 1/2 block of room temp cream cheese and 4-6 tbsp powdered sugar (I use Swerve) and whip or mix with the arms the Lord gave you.

The berry placement is key. Right on top is my favorite spot.

AND of course, more Jimmies in a multitude of colors. With frosting.

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Gluten Free Baked Yeast Donuts

Yield: Makes 5 to 6 donuts

Ingredients

• FOR A DENSE DONUT

Wet Ingredients

2 tbsp Coconut Oil, melted 2 eggs, room temperature 1/4 c. Cashew Milk or dairy milk 1 tsp yeast activated with 2 tbsp warm water

Dry Ingredients

1 c. Almond Flour (try to find the super fine if you can) 1 tbsp Psyllium Husk Powder 1/2 c. Truvia Brown Sugar Blend FOR A FLUFFIER, GIANT DONUT

Wet Ingredients

1 tbsp Coconut Oil, melted 2 eggs 1/2 c. Cashew Milk 1 tsp yeast activated with 2 tbsp warm water

Dry Ingredients

2 c. Almond Flour 1/4 c. Truvia Brown Sugar Blend 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2 tbsp Psyllium Husk Powder

Instructions

Activate your yeast by adding warm water and setting aside for 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 and coat a donut pan with nonstick spray.

Mix your dry ingredients together until combined and set aside.

Mix your wet ingredients and add slowly to the dry to form a batter. Add the active yeast and stir until uniform.

Scoop into donut pan until the batter is nearly covering the "hole" area. You should fill 5 to 6 cavities of the donut pan.

Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool before removing. Top it like it's hot. Store in an airtight container for 1-2 days. Cream cheese items should be refrigerated.

Notes

Low Carb, gluten free, grain free.

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AS PROMISED, the alternate recipe for those of you who can’t get your mitts on the husk powder. The method is the same, only the wet ingredients include cream cheese.

WET:

1/2 block softened cream cheese + 2 eggs + 1/8 c. non dairy milk and yeast mixture

DRY:

2 c. Almond Flour + 1/2 c. Truvia Brown Sugar Blend + 1/2 tsp Baking Powder + 1 tsp Xanthan Gum (which you can omit but it helps the texture)

Now go bake some d-nuts and enjoy them guilt free!

♥ Liz

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