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?
How about Danishes? And there’s a Jewish dessert called Hamentashens which are triangular pastries with jelly inside! And this isn’t a dessert really, but granola would be nice too!!! Thanks!
These look delicious! I have always wondered if I would use a doughnut pan, and now that I am vegan I think the answer is a definite yes! I get a coffee every morning, and I am newly-vegan enough that I still get a little sad I can’t have them. They just look so delicious sitting behind that glass display case!
As for international dishes, I second the flan and sticky rice pudding. Crepes and croissants would be good too! Also, if you want a real challenge, a vegan sugar cream pie. It’s not international, but it’d be a good challenge!
I’d love a good chocolate croissant recipe 🙂 or crepes. Those are international-ish, right?
Omg, these look so good! I would love to see a healthier vegan version of baklava. Maybe even with a chocolate twist?
I say rugelach or churros. or pain au chocolat. or sticky toffee pudding.
Wheat free biscotti! Healthy danishes/pastries, beignets! Girl you’re the bomb!
Yummy! I’ll be trying these tonight. And yes, some sticky rice recipes would be fantastic!
You should try investigating tarte tatin – it’s a classic french tart with caramelized apples, butter and sugar, then topped with a layer of puff pastry and baked (upside down). I’m not sure how well the ingredients would translate to vegan/healthy ones, but could be worth a try? Another one (that would be easier), would be a clafoutis – which is a fruit custard/cake that’s not uber unhealthy. And a vegan eclair. That would be amazeballs.
I would love a healthy version of Koeksisters (a South African fried dough that is drenched in sugar syrup). They are so yummy, but so bad for you.
Is it supposed to be 1/32 tsp pure stevia extract??
Yes. Stevia extract (the pure stuff without any other ingredients) is very concentrated.
Hi Katie,
I’m a college student and all my friends rant and rave about the chocolate croissants here on campus. And while they certainly smell amazing, they’re not vegan. I’ve been dying to show my friends and my bf that I CAN, in fact, make a good vegan chocolate croissant recipe except that I have tried to no avail. Could you help me out?
By the way, for Valentine’s Day I made your chocolate mousse pie and got every single one of my friends to try it. And you know what? THEY ALL LOVED IT! It was only until after they had cleaned their plates that I told them that it was made out of tofu…
Thanks for the recipes. I really, really enjoy reading your blog. Perusing yummy dessert recipes is a fantastic procrastinator. 🙂
Emily
Oh, I’d love to try this! I don’t usually have crispy cream, unless I’m visiting my relatives, because they don’t have it where I am. 🙁 I do love Kakigori, which, I’m sure you know, is Japanese shaved rice. I love, love, love it! However, I hardly ever have it.
You should try making a healthy version of empanadas! Especially the pumpkin or pineapple stuffed ones. I would also love to see your take on a ‘Tres Leches Cake’!
I’m about to end an extended stay in India. The dish I think I’ll miss the most is a type of street food – pani puri. It’s not really a dessert, but it makes a fantastic finger food, and I intend to try and veganize this for movie nights back home! If you were to find a way to make this bakeable (the shells are supposed to be fried), you would be my unqualified heroine!
Wow, Chocolate-covered Katie, you never fail to inspire me to bake! Thank you for being the perfect resource for health-nuts and vegans with a sweet tooth. I really admire that you are so incredibly conscious when it comes to your readers. International sounds awesome!
Katie,
I love your blog’s new look! Also, love the idea of doughnuts. May have to give it a try! Thank you!