These healthy baked powdered sugar snowball donuts are perfect for breakfast or dessert, and they can be completely dairy free, egg free, low fat, and vegan.
With just five minutes of work and a little time in the oven, a batch of fluffy Entenmann’s-style donuts can be all yours!
Simply whisk all of the ingredients together, pour the batter into a pan, and wait for the donuts to magically rise as they bake.
There’s no yeast, and no frying required for these wholesomely delicious baked donuts.
Also try this reader-favorite Healthy Banana Bread
Soft, light, sweet… and the best part is that you can eat them without leaving the comfort of your kitchen.
Readers have said they like these homemade snowball donuts even better than the packaged version!
Serve with a glass of Vegan Hot Chocolate or this Whipped Coffee Recipe.
I made these donuts for what was supposed to be a special occasion – the first predicted snowfall of the season.
But while the entire northeastern United States was blanketed with soft and powdery snow, those of us in the nation’s capital ended up just getting rain.
Safe and warm inside my apartment, with donuts in hand, I watched as the rain fell slowly down the window. Who needs snow anyway, when you can have donuts???
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Snowball Donuts
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup milk of choice
- 1 1/2 tsp white or cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 tbsp oil (or banana, applesauce, or almond butter for oil-free)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup spelt, white, or oat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar (or xylitol for sugar-free)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- powdered sugar or sugar-free powdered sugar
InstructionsÂ
- In a small bowl, whisk together the first four ingredients. Preheat your oven to 350F and grease a mini (or regular) donut pan or mini muffin tin. In a large bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except the powdered sugar, and stir well. Pour wet into dry, stir until just evenly mixed, and immediately pour into the donut pan. Bake 8 minutes, then allow to cool completely before removing from the trays. Pour the powdered sugar into a deep bowl, then either dip the doughnuts into the bowl or simply sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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My favorite donuts are ones that have something in the middle. The stuffed ones are the absolute best. I can relate to all of this snow we are getting…it has been awful ugh.
OMG Katie. You did it again. I’m having some old friends over on Sunday; I’ve already made chocolate chip banana muffins and I have brownie mix and I think I’m making these too.
P.S. Everyone in New England would love to have just 4-6 inches of snow. 🙂
I might have to bring my donut pan back to college with me after spring break, so I can make these! I love powdered sugar donuts! 🙂
It is freezing in DC today! They said it hasn’t been this cold in 119 years! :O
These look amazing! I will definitely be making them very soon! Btw, would it be possible to post the grams of sugar in the nutrition facts again? I found that very helpful and would love to see it again. Thanks!
Looking at her recent posts, sugar grams are still included in her calculations. But if using xylitol in this recipe then there will be 0 grams sugar and that is why it doesn’t list it for this recipe or some others.
I live in the same area as you and yeah, I’m over the snow/cold. But these donuts!!!!! They look JUST like the ones we got as kids. Oh man these could be addictive.
Katie I love your website and try many of your recipes. I was looking at this one and can’t figure out the nutritional information. What sugar did you use? Did you make it with oil? Did you weigh the flour? Thanks
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Looks amazing, we’re going to make them tomorrow because it’s supposed to snow again then! Are you doing any book signings around DC? We’d be there!
Please make a chocolate-dipped edition! Oh yeah, and your banana split pancakes look amazing as well!!
She does have a chocolate version. It’s linked above the second picture 🙂
Just saw it. Thanks!
I wish you would show a comparison picture so I could get an idea as to exactly how big/small these are. Are mini donut pans easy to find?
Target or Bed Bath Beyond