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
Instructions
- 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
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These mini donuts are so adorable! I NEED to get a donut pan 😀
Since I live in the warmer part of Germany, we don’t get much snow, just an inch or two so far.
Oh. my. goodness. these will be very dangerous for me! Before I developed a gluten intolerance I grew up with the Sweet Sixteen powdered donuts and have hated that I can’t eat them any longer. I cannot wait to try these!!! (Plus these will be so much better for me without all the nasty fillers.)
I love the snow here in Williamsburg, VA! We rarely get any, so this is an awesome treat! (the snow, I meant. 🙂 A whole week off from school!!! Yay!!!!!
Fabulous recipe. We loved them! 🙂
These look so fun and amazing, I haven’t had donuts in ages! Thanks!
I was just eyeing a donut pan today and opted not to buy it!! These look SO good…fluffy and not too oily! I can’t believe they’re baked!! I usually prefer making raw treats (because I’m not a baker!) but this recipe seems easy enough to try!
We had a little bit of snow this past week, but it mostly turned into ice 🙁 I guess I should make these snowball donuts to make up for it, right? 🙂
Katie – I also live in the DC area! I probably read that you live here too but I was just reminded when I read your post. I would love to meet up with you sometime! I eat a lot of plant based meals, but am not strictly plant based. Although I would love to talk about eating a plant based diet in this area!
Yay, I finally have a completely justifiable reason to buy a donut pan : )
This looks delicious! I will definitely have to try this recipe!