Time to make the doughnuts. These homemade healthy Krispy Kreme donuts can be vegan, sugar free, and you can customize the basic recipe to make different flavors!
Sticky, sugary-sweet Krispy Kreme homemade donuts.
So do these homemade donuts (doughnuts or donuts?) taste exactly like real Krispy Kremes?
No, and they’re not supposed to. I always thought Krispy Kremes were too saccharine, with all that glaze covering every inch of the greasy pastries, weighing you down and zapping your energy.
Today’s recipe yields doughnuts that are super light and fluffy, not dense or gummy, which is a problem with many baked doughnut recipes.
These doughnuts will leave you feeling full, yet energized!
Above, frosted with my simple Healthy Glaze Icing.
Good for breakfast, or dessert, or even as a healthy post-workout snack.
Did you know there’s a charity race called the Krispy Kreme Challenge, where participants run 2.5 miles, shove down an entire box of Krispy Kreme donuts, and then run another 2.5 miles back to the starting line?
I can’t even imagine the horrible stomachaches that must ensue.
Who comes up with these things??
Healthy Krispy Kreme Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
- 2/3 cup milk of choice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil (many readers say applesauce or mashed banana work for fat-free)
- 1 cup spelt or all-purpose flour (A reader had success with gluten-free ap flour)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup regular sugar or coconut sugar, or xylitol for sugar free
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine first four ingredients in a small bowl, and whisk well. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a doughnut pan if you have one. (If you don’t have a doughnut pan, you can cook in a mini muffin tin for doughnut holes.) In a large measuring bowl, combine all remaining ingredients and stir very well. Now pour wet into dry and immediately pour into the pan. Bake 15 minutes, then allow to cool before removing. Top these healthy doughnuts with jam, or chocolate frosting, or glaze. (My simple glaze recipe is linked under the second photo in this post.)View Nutrition Facts
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Someone recently pointed out that my blog—while filled with chocolate, peanut butter, and coconut—is very much lacking in international flair. Tarts, flans, sticky rice, churros… all of these things (and more) are missing from the recipe archives, and I’d like to remedy this. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated: What are some good desserts to try from around the world?
Just thinking of doing the Krispy Kreme challenge makes me nauseous!
they do it in my town….gross!
It makes me hungry.
This looks so yummy!
These look delicious! My mother would love this recipe! Thank you, thank you!!!
Flan, coconut sticky rice, and croissants (sp?)!
This recipe looks great! Because doughnuts are #1 on the “worst foods” list, I committed to not eat them – ever. But finding healthy alternatives that are much healthier is wonderful! Thanks!
International recipes……..how about……..Biscotti, Italian Gelato, Tiramisu (yes, yes, yes!), Pavlova, Baklava (please?) :D, and Crepes ??? Recipes from around the world are so neat to look into.
I hope you like my ideas!
Oh my word…Running AFTER eating a Krispy Kreme…I’m with you in the *against* team there..
Okay..so fitting in with your international comments how about lightened up Pain Du Chocolat? – I love these but they are so fatty, naughty and very much on the ‘occasional treat list’…But there’s something about biting through crisp fresh pastry to be hit by rich dark chocolate – Plus they fit with your chocolate covered self!
I made Skinny Nutella Biscotti (Recipe on blog) but I’m sure you could make it better with your own Nutella or similar?
Just some ideas 🙂
xo
Baklava … it is my absolute FAVORITE treat in the world!! Baklava! Baklava! Baklava!!! 🙂
Oh my gosh, YES! If there is a healthy way to make Baklava I could die happy. While eating said Baklava.
I’ve actually made a “healthy” Baklava – vegan and nut free – using sunflower seeds, coconut oil, organic or whole wheat phillo dough and organic sugar. My friend greatly enjoyed them (even though I wanted her to share them with her nut and dairy allergic daughter). The way I learned to prepare it makes it less drenched in the sugar syrup like many commercial or restaurant baklavas. The trick is to make bakalava rolls, not layered sheets.
OMG. I would So VERY MUCH love to get a recipe for vegan/healthy baklava. My daughter is vegan and misses baklava more than anything. Would be so appreciative if I could make that for her.
These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing! To answer your question, I second the churros idea, but I’d also love to see a vegan-healthified canoli!
OMG a healthy cannoli recipe would be amazing!
Baklava (euro/mediterrean) is fun!! Also, lamingtons (australia) and tapioca pudding (asia). As long as we get some chocolate! ;D
Yes! Healthy Lamingtons would be amazing! Haven’t had one in years 🙂 And they combine two awesome ingredients, chocolate + coconut!
Teresa Cutter has a recipe for healthy lamingtons 🙂 just google xxx
Baklava would be amazing!! I’m not sure if it’s possible to make an healthier alternative but if it is I would adore it!
Definitely bakflava!!!
Oh yes I adore baklava
I’m really not a doughnut fan, but I may try these! I think it’s the grease I don’t like about doughnuts. Now to see if my husband will accept a “healthy” doughnut!
For the international recipes I’d love healthy versions of baklava, sticky rice, and gulab jamun.
I’d love you to post some Brazilian deserts, such as “brigadeiro”, “pudim”, “maria mole”, “casadinho”!! And would be great to have the recipe of homemade vegan dulce de leche (doce de leite)!!!
briagdeiro!! yummmm! im brasilian and actually tried to make brigadiero with some soy condensed milk i found in a Carrefour in brasil…it was HORRIBLE. maybe there are better vegan soy condensed milk alternatives in the States…vegan dulce de leche would be TO DIE FOR
BRIGADEIRO! 😀 and dulce de leite. Mmmmm perfect for dulce de leite ice cream!
I agree with Eline, Kayla and Heidi and would also like to add rice pudding. And when I say rice pudding, I’m referring to the South Asian versions of it 🙂
I think the world is severely lacking a healthy croissant recipe– that would be amazing! You can still fill it with chocolate chips and keep with your theme 😉
how about tiramisu or cannoli?
Vegan tiramisu!