Description
These donuts are made with Swerve® and almond milk. They are baked, rather than fried, which makes them healthier than a regular donut. They are delicious, quick, and very easy to make.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- ½ cup granulated sugar substitute (such as Swerve®)
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest (Optional)
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract
- ½ cup almond milk, at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar substitute (such as Swerve®)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon almond milk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (Optional)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place granulated sugar substitute and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix until zest is fully coated with sugar. Add egg
- butter
- lemon juice
- vanilla
- and lemon extract. Add almond milk and mix until well incorporated.
- Sift flour
- baking powder
- and salt together. Add to the sugar mixture. Fold in poppy seeds. Divide the batter evenly among the donut pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean
- 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and cool completely.
- While the donuts cool
- make the icing. Mix powder sugar substitute
- lemon juice
- almond milk
- lemon zest
- vanilla
- and salt together in a bowl. Set a rack over a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Dip donuts into the icing and place on the rack until glaze sets
- 2 to 3 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 12