Lemon Sugar Baked Donuts

These Lemon Sugar Baked Donuts are a perfect healthy sweet treat for breakfast or dessert! They are light, fluffy and super citrusy! Not only that, these lemon sugar donuts are actually sugar free, and are baked rather than fried.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Course Dessert

Servings

Calories 75 kcal

Ingredients

Donuts

20 g light butter Can sub for yogurt or applesauce
40 g applesauce
40 g yogurt plain or vanilla
100 ml almond milk
100 g flour
40 g zero calorie granulated sweetener Can use normal sugar, honey or maple syrup
5 g cornstarch 1 heaped tsp
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 lemon, zest

Lemon Sugar Coating

12 g light butter Can sub for apple sauce
1 lemon, zest
20 g zero calorie granulated sweetener or white granulated sweetener

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180c or 350F
Melt light butter in the microwave for 30 seconds
Add applesauce, yogurt, lemon juice & zest, almond milk and whisk until well combined
Add the sugar, salt baking powder and baking soda, and sift through the flour and cornstarch. Mix with a spatula until well combined
Equally divide the donut batter into the donut mold or pan using either a piping bag or cookie dough scoop (makes 8 donuts)
Bake for 15 minutes
Let cool in the donut pan or moulds for 5 minutes and pop out onto a cooling rack
Blend the granulated sweetener and lemon zest, then melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds
Dip or brush each donut into the melted butter, then dip into the lemon sugar mixture

Notes

Macros

Per donut (8):

75 Calories

10.4 Carbs

1.8 Protein

2.5 Fat

1.1 Sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal

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