It's National Donut Day! Are you kidding me??!?! Why are the schools and businesses and postal offices not closed? This is BIG!
If you follow me on Instagram {@AmandaMacyHall} you are well aware of my infatuation for baked donuts. To recap- Mom convinced me to buy a donut pan to make baked {read "healthy"} donuts back in March and pretty much every weekend since then I have made a new version of donuts...oreo, chocolate chip, lemon, mexican chocolate, cinnamon sugar, strussel, maple and more.
Today I bring to you my least favorite {oh I bet you sure do want to keep reading, right!!!}
In addition to being my least favorite they are also the healthiest donut I've made! Ding, ding, ding, there had to be a reason.
If you follow me on Instagram {@AmandaMacyHall} you are well aware of my infatuation for baked donuts. To recap- Mom convinced me to buy a donut pan to make baked {read "healthy"} donuts back in March and pretty much every weekend since then I have made a new version of donuts...oreo, chocolate chip, lemon, mexican chocolate, cinnamon sugar, strussel, maple and more.
Today I bring to you my least favorite {oh I bet you sure do want to keep reading, right!!!}
In addition to being my least favorite they are also the healthiest donut I've made! Ding, ding, ding, there had to be a reason.
The Banana Chocolate Protein Baked Donut
It's not inedible and I would actually make these again!!! :)
Not to mention protein powder, oats, bananas and zero sugar probably looks cuter in summer shorts and bikinis than oreos, cinnamon sugar and maple syrup.
Ingredients:
-for 6 donuts-
1 ripe banana
2 eggs {whites only}
4 T old fashioned oats
1 scoop protein powder {try this one}
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1 T pure cocoa powder
Directions:
Set oven to 350 degrees and spray your donut pan {this guy}.
Grind the oats into a flour with a food processor.
Add the rest of your ingredients to the food processor and pulse until well mixed.
Pour in and bake for 10 minutes!
{approx!} Nutrition Info*:
9g carbs
3g fat
6g protein
These donuts were a breeze to whip up! I loved getting to use my food processor for this recipe- it made the clean up super quick.
I made one batch of 6 donuts Sunday night and have been grabbing one each morning for a quick and easy breakfast. They don't even need to be warmed up!
The taste is primarily the taste of your protein powder plus banana- so adding cinnamon or more cocoa to the recipe would probably help give it a boost.
Cheers to early morning protein, no-prep breakfast, sugar free & flour free donuts!
I promise to post a deliciously sugary sweet donut recipe next ;)
*This recipe is slightly adapted from {here}- my version does not include the frosting and adds cocoa powder. Keep in mind that the nutritional content is greatly dependant on the type of protein powder that you use.
