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?
These are delicious! Mine, however, puffed up in the oven but flattened when I took them out. I followed the recipe exactly. Any ideas?
You may want to check out the troubleshoot section in Katie’s FAQ link. Scroll down to the Recipe FAQ link, then to the troubleshoot comments. Here’s the link:
https://lett-trim.today/faq-page/recipe-questions-and-troubleshooting/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I used a different stevia (I guess that isn’t following the recipe exactly…) but that only affects the taste, right? I live in New England, and it’s been super humid, so that could be it. It’s not bad enough to keep me from making these again! 🙂 Thanks!
Hii Katie I loved these donuts I used half a cup whole wheat flour and a little less than a quarter cup homemade coconut flour and they turned out great!!! 😉 I also love ur blog but I think it’s missing some coffee goodness, and I mean the Italian way, I love tiramisu and if u can find a healthy way to make me that would be awesome!! Ur awesome!! Xxoo 😀
WOW!!! love the cake batter ones and what is so healthy about homemade donuts??
I’ve tried this twice, making donut holes instead of donuts because I don’t have a pan. The weird thing is that both times, they ended up smelling good and looking fluffy, but when I eat it, there’s an odd taste at the end. What could it be? Would it be the pan?
It sounds like one of your ingredients is probably rancid or something. See Katie’s Recipe FAQ page at the top of her blog and scroll for troubleshooting tips. Here’s the link:
https://lett-trim.today/faq-page/recipe-questions-and-troubleshooting/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Not trying to be mean cuz you’re awesome, but I just wanted to point out that you spelled doughnut wrong.
Above the ingredients and instructions
Not on the title, above the ingredients and instructions
hi, not sure if you already answer this, i was wondering how many doughnuts is this recipe yield to? I can’t seams to find that info. Thanks
Can you make these in a donut press? I have one of those mini donut presses and I know that you mention in your FAQ to follow directions exactly.
I think a good dessert is Elephant Ears. <3 I don't know if they are from a different part of the world.. xD
Hey Katie! The maximum heat for my oven is only 200F. But I really would like to make these doughnuts. Do you know how long would I have to bake them instead?
how many does this make??
Just made and um… INHALED these! I made them with whole wheat flour and they turned out fabulously! I made the mini muffin Tim version and they only needed to bake about 7 mins. I didn’t know baked goods without eggs could be so so so SO good!! Thank you!
These were really good! I made them with whole wheat pastry flour although I am sure they would have been even better with spelt. I used a variety of different glazes including yours (very good) and made them cute for my kids on valentine’s day! So much better than getting fried doughnuts. Thanks 🙂
Very excited to try this recipe, I was just wondering, how many servings/doughnuts does the recipe make? Thank you.
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OMG thank you chocolate-covered Katie!!! I just stumbled across this website and am in awe of such a thing as chocolate-covered health food! This is Sooooo perfect for me. Trying to live a healthy lifestyle is so hard when you’re a chocoholic. I’m so glad I found this website, amazing and genius!!!
I tried these this morning and they were great! I made a few changes though. I used half honey half sugar (I am not a vegan) and used a gluten-free baking mix for the flour. Since i was cooking with honey i used a little baking soda and cut down on the baking powder since i used the baking mix. Thanks for the great recipe! Everyone loved them!
Oh yes i also baked them in a babycakes doughnut press. They were so cute!