Featured Recipe: Maple “Bacon” Doughnuts (Dairy Free, Baked)
Featured Recipe: Maple “Bacon” Doughnuts (Dairy Free, Baked)
These delicious baked donuts are a great alternative to overly high calorie fried doughnuts, while delivering the same sweet tooth satisfaction!
Servings: 12 Doughnuts
Ingredients
Doughnuts
- 1 Cup All Purpose Organic Wheat Flour
- 0.5 Cup Organic Coconut Sugar
- 1.5 tsp Baking Powder (Aluminum Free)
- 0.25 tsp Sea Salt
- 0.25 tsp Nutmeg
- Pinch of Cinnamon
- 0.5 Cup Almond Milk
- 0.5 tsp “Filsinger’s” Apple Cider Vinegar
- 0.5 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Egg Replacer for One Egg (Follow Box Instructions)
- 0.25 Cup Earth Balance
Glaze
- 0.25 Cup “Maison Orphée” Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 0.5 Cup “Canadian Heritage Organics” Maple Syrup
- 3 tbsp Organic Tapioca Starch
- 3 tbsp Water
Coconut Bacon
- 1 Cup Toasted Shaved Coconut
- 1 tbsp “Maison Orphée” Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 tbsp “Canadian Heritage Organics” Maple Syrup
- 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- Sea Salt to taste
Instructions
Doughnuts
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine your dry ingredients and set aside.
- Combine wet ingredients in a saucepan over medium-low heat, until Earth Balance melts and stir into dry ingredients.
- Scoop the dough into a non-stick doughnut pan making 12 even sized doughnuts.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and allow to cool before decorating.
- To assemble the doughnuts, dip the top half of each doughnut into the glaze and sprinkle with coconut bacon.
- Best enjoyed fresh!
Glaze
- To make the glaze, combine coconut oil and maple syrup in a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer.
- In a small bowl whisk together tapioca starch and water and slowly add into the simmering pan while whisking.
- Simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat while whisking periodically, and set aside to cool.
Coconut "Bacon"
- To make the coconut bacon, toss all of the ingredients together in a bowl, leaving out only the smoked paprika.
- Bake at 350F for 6 minutes and allow to cool before adding the smoked paprika.
Notes
Each Serving Contains:
256 calories; 2 g protein; 13 g total fat (0 g trans fat); 35 g total carbohydrates (20 g of sugar); 196 mg sodium
256 calories; 2 g protein; 13 g total fat (0 g trans fat); 35 g total carbohydrates (20 g of sugar); 196 mg sodium