High Protein Chai Spice Donuts
- Prep Time: 8 Minutes
- Cook Time: 22 Minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 Donuts 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar-free pancake syrup
- 2 ripe banana
- 1/4 cup brewed coffee
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp sugar free pancake syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp low sodium baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seed Protein Powder
- 1 cup Bob Redmill high fiber oat bran cereal
- 2 tbsp sugarfree chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp expresso powder
Instructions
Donut Batter Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Add wet ingredients to one bowl.
- Take ripe bananas and mash into bowl.
- Add 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup, COLD brewed coffee, apple sauce, vanilla paste (or extract).
- In another bowl add and mix dry ingredients: oat bran flour, pumpkin seed protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, chocolate chips.
- Mix both bowls together to make batter.
- Take donut mold (see notes) and spray lightly with oil.
- Fill the donut mold with batter and place in the oven.
- Bake in the oven for about 22 minutes.
Donut Frosting Instructions:
Make frosting while the donuts are baking
- Add yogurt to a bowl and mix in the following:
– 1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup
– 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
– 1 teaspoon cinnamon
– 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
– 1/4 tsp expresso powder
– 1/4 ginger
– 1/4 cardamom
– 1/8 cloves - When the donuts are done, let them cool in the mold for five minutes, then take them out and set on a wire rack to completely cool.
Frost when completely cool and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days (they will not last that long)
Notes
Kidney Stone Diet® Notes: These are one of my all time favorite breakfast donuts. You will need to get some ingredients to make them, however. Here are the ones I use:
No-Sodium Baking Powder (this is a two pack bc the single packs are always out. But if you bake, you won’t mind as you will go through it)
Sugar-Free Maple Syrup (another two-pack, but worth it as it is the best tasting one)
Ok, now that we have that done, believe me when I tell you these are great. With 22 grams of protein, you will be full for breakfast, but you’ll also love the taste. If you like chai, these are your new favorite no-added sugar treats. I have them with my morning coffee, but you can have them as a stand-alone snack!
You can skip the coffee ingredient if you like, but I love a richer flavor. I made it decaf and let it cool to put in the batter. With my morning coffee, I made a bit more so I could use it once it cooled down for the recipe.
I used Fage Greek yogurt as it is the thickest and will be the best “frosting” for your donut. The cloves are pretty strong in this, so I had to take the portions down on it, and after several recipe attempts, I settled on 1/8 teaspoon for the frosting.
The recipe says vanilla extract, which you can use, but the vanilla paste I use listed above is wonderful! Get some.
You, of course, can make these vegan by using nondairy yogurt and leaving out the chocolate chips, but not sure how thick the frosting will be. You can still drizzle the yogurt on, and it will be great as it’s really the spices that make it so good. Some of the spices used can be a tad bit high in oxalate, but the portion is not perfect, folks. You can easily make almost all foods work when you get your calcium needs met each day and watch your portion!
Oxalate: ~15mg Added Sugar: 0g Calcium: 47mg Potassium: 47mg
Nutrition
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10.5g
- Sodium: 156mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 2.5mg
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