Keto Donuts?

Yes, low carb / keto donuts are a real thing.  And as you may know that while following a low carb W.O.E. it can be hard to find a great dessert that doesn’t involve cream cheese or other dairy products while being carb-thrifty.

(Editor’s note: Please welcome Low Carb Joy to this site. ) This Article was published previously on Low Carb Joy (dot) com which is now part of the Baking Outside the Box family.)

These little gems are very thrifty at less than half a single net carb per mini donut. I used a Wilton’s non-stick mini donut pan.  It worked beautifully.  The recipe made 3 dozen mini donuts.

This Keto Donuts recipe can be made ala baked cake donut alone. ~OR~

They can be fry-finished in a small skillet.

Let me explain. I found recipe sources online as springboard inspirations (see below).

As I experimented and forged a recipe to my own tastes, I realized that I like both baked and fried donuts, but fried seemed not possible as the batter fell apart in the hot oil from lack of gluten, probably. :(.

How I finally succeeded:

I found a recipe at ‘All Day I Dream About Food’  for coconut donuts that suggested frying after baking. (Big, big thank you! It’s a great site!)

You just allow the donuts to bake till set and then put them in hot oil for 30 seconds or so in a small skillet to bring them up to golden brown and give them a lovely fried finish.  (See picture above.)

After cooking up the first batch, I remembered an old donut-making trick from eons ago:  You place the warm donuts with 1-2 tablespoons of powdered sweetener (like Swerve) in a paper bag.

Close the bag and gently tilt it back and forth to cover the donuts in sugar.  Then scoop up coated donuts out of the bag onto a straw and deliver to the serving dish:

The smell was so good that once again, I singed my tongue on my first taste.  It was heaven.

Oh!  And if you are wondering why I chose ‘Donuts’ over ‘Doughnuts’ — Merriam Webster said I could! – Enjoy!  Laura

Get it here. Make it at home:

Wilton Mini Donut Pan
Gluccomannan / Konjac Powder

Keto Donuts Recipe

Keto Donuts

Laura

KetoDonuts sounds like a fantasy recipe. With less than half of a single carb in all their scrumptious mini glory they taste fantastic too.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 36 mini donuts

Calories 33 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1/3 cup Coconut Flour
• 3 tbsp . Swerve swetener
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg optional
• 1/8 tsp salt (pinch)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp pinch Glucomannan / Konjac Powder (optional)
• 2 tbsp Coconut Oil melted and cooled
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup Almond Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Coconut oil for frying
• Powdered swerve for coating optional

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease mini donut pan.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together coconut flour,swerve sweetener, salt, baking soda, nutmeg (opt).
• In separate bowl stir together the eggs, almond milk, cocnut oil and vanilla.
• Sprinkle the konjac over the egg mixture and stir to dissolve.
• Add the Egg mixture to the coconut flour mixture and stir till batter is smooth and thick.
• Add 1 1/2-2 tsps. batter to donut well.
• Bake for 8 minutes, if frying. Bake for 10-12 mins for cake donuts. Allow to cool slightly and dump out of pan. If not frying, donuts are ready for powdered sweetener.
• Frying instructions:
• In small skillet heat about 1/4 inch, oil till hot, but not smoking. Carefully slide prepared donuts into hot oil and allow to cook just till underside is golden 10-30 seconds depending on oil temperature. Then carefully turn over each donut with a fork and repeat. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Coat with powdered sugar, if desired.
• Recipe Notes

Notes

While I can’t promise complete accuracy, if frying is skipped nutrients are reduced by 13 calories each.

Nutrition per donut:

Calorie: 33
Carbohydrates: 0.7
Protein: 1
Fiber: 0.4

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More Baking Outside the the Box Keto / low carb dessert recipes you might enjoy:

Thanks to these inspirations:

Grass Fed Girl

Ruled Me

Forest and Fauna

Lowcarb-ology  (induction friendly)