This weekend was the last hurrah for getting things done on the house. The realtor comes in the morning and we are starting the process of getting the house on the market, finally. Yay! Since yesterday afternoon my project was to re-caulk the bath tub and shower walls, it had to sit for at least 24 hours before getting wet. I woke up this morning, realized that I couldn’t shower before leaving for yoga, but felt so gross from all the house work yesterday, so I decided to take the day off and lay in bed for a bit this morning with hubby and the pooch to watch a movie! It felt really nice to just get up at my leisure and be lazy for a bit. It has been a while since I have done that. I will likely squeeze some time in later today for a brief yoga practice at home on the grass in the yard.
After the movie was over, I rolled over and asked Mark what he wanted for breakfast. Since most mornings I don’t even eat breakfast since I am at yoga, I get really excited when I have the time to make something special. Mark exclaimed “donuts!” and I jumped out of bed and made my way to the kitchen to start creating. Even though we don’t have kids and Mark may only be a daddy to our pooch, our two cats and our business, I still thought that he should be spoiled this morning for Fathers day. So his wish was my command.
I used Coco from Roost’s recipe for donuts not too long ago and I was incredibly impressed, so I decided to make that my starting point for these. I also decided to play around with a simple frosting recipe that didn’t require any sugar. Topped with some shredded coconut and some mini-chocolate chips, these were perfect and Mark was happy!
[print_this]Double Chocolate Donuts with Coconut- Gluten-free, Grain-free, Dairy-free + Refined Sugar Free
(makes 6 regular sized donuts or 18 mini donuts)
- 1 1/4 cup blanched almond flour (I prefer Honeyville brand)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 organic farm fresh brown eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted (you could also use ghee, grape seed oil, etc)
- 2 tablespoons honey (you could also use maple syrup, brown rice syrup, agave, etc)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease your donut pan with coconut oil.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Transfer to the blender*.
In the same bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients. Add to the blender.
Blend the batter until is very smooth. Pour into greased donut molds, filling them about 2/3 of the way.
Bake for 12 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE or they will be dry. Remove the donut pans from the oven, allow to cool in the pan for 3 minutes, then pop them out and all them to cool the rest of the way on a rack. Make your frosting in the meantime.
* I never thought to blend a batter like this, but I went with Coco’s suggestion and it is brilliant. It can be challenging to get a smooth batter with nut flours, but using the blender definitely gives you a very nice, smooth batter.
Chocolate Frosting – Gluten-free, Grain-free, Vegan + Refined Sugar Free
- 3/4 cup pitted Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup sustainable organic palm oil shortening or coconut butter
- 1/3 – 1/2 cup water (you may need less or a tad bit more depending on how soft your dates are, be careful not too add too much though)
Add all of the ingredients to a high-speed blender, start with just 1/3 cup of water, you can always add more. Let everything sit for a few minutes, especially if your dates are very firm.
Blend everything together at a high speed. It may take a little bit to get the it started, so you can start at a slower speed and increase the speed a little at a time.
Continue blending long enough to get a smooth, velvety consistency, this may take 5 minutes or more. If the frosting seems like it isn’t moving around in the blender because it is too thick, before you add more water, use a spatula to unstick the mixture from the blades and make some room in there. Put the lid back on and keep blending. When there are relatively no bits of dates and you have a rich, smooth chocolatey mixture, your frosting is ready.
In addition to donuts, this icing would be great on cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, etc. Store any remaining icing in the refrigerator.
SERVING THE DONUTS:
Additional toppings:
1/4 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
1-2 tablespoons of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
Once the donuts have cooled, spread a thin layer of frosting on top and sprinkle with some finely shredded unsweetened coconut and a few mini chocolate chips. Instead of these toppings or in addition to them, you could also add some crushed cocoa nibs, chopped nuts or anything else you might like.
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These donuts look perfect! I can’t wait to try them. I love making healthy treats, and I’ve stopped eating refined sugar, so I’m really happy to see this recipe! I might even try making the frosting with peanut butter instead of coconut butter for a peanut butter cup donut!
Thank you Kerry! I absolutely LOVE the idea of making the frosting with peanut butter. SO BRILLIANT. I cannot wait to make these again now, thanks for the great idea.
I don’t know what part of your title made me more excited — double chocolate, or donuts!!! ORRRRR gluten free!!! Those look absolutely delicious! thanks for sharing!
Caralyn – I am with you girl, these donuts made me so happy I was definitely dancing with one while I was eating it!!
Good luck with the big move!!! I know how stressful that can be…..but you are armed with chocolate donuts, so your good to go.
Thanks so much Alex. We are excited, right now I am less stressed about the move than I am about just selling the house. I hope it sells sooner rather than later. But yes, I agree donuts will definitely help!
Yummy donuts! I love that they are healthy too. This is what you need for a whole lot of to-do lists.
Thanks so much! Yes, these definitely got me through a long and busy Sunday! Donuts for the win!!!
Mark is one lucky man! I’ve never had to prep a house to move (as an adult anyways). As a kid, we moved a lot, so I’m used to packing, but not preparing a house for a realtor and such. I can imagine it being very stressful. I’ve told Kevin that unless we move somewhere out of the city…. far, far away… I’m never moving. haha
I try to spoil him whenever I can 🙂 Yeh this will be my first time selling, too. I am sitting here with crossed fingers and toes and everything in between that it goes quickly. We are so ready for this next step. I am not exactly stressed yet, just anxiously awaiting…
Thanks Leanne 🙂
I need these in my life! They look SOOOOO good!!!
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Can coconut flour be used instead of almond? I have a little guy who can’t have nust, but would love to try dough nuts for the first time!
Hi Amy, no coconut flour and almond flour are absolutely NOT interchangeable in recipes. They act completely different. If you look around online, you will likely find a coconut flour only recipe, but it would be much different measurements than this. Good luck, I hope you find a recipe you like. Thanks.
Hi, what are your thoughts of using almond meal/pulp from making almond milk but that has not been dehydrated? Just squeeze dryed? Thanks!
Are you asking in general or in this recipe? I haven’t tried it in this recipe and really I haven’t had tons of great luck in just squeeze drying the leftover pulp and doing much with it. Wish I could say that I had.
Do you think rasins would work instead of dates for the sweetner in the frosting, don’t have dates but would love to try these
Great questions Lily. I actually cannot say for sure, I have never used raisins that way. I cannot see why it wouldn’t work, but I honestly have no clue. Please report back and let me know how it turns out if you try it, I would love to hear. Thanks so much!
What dude?! These sounds aH-MAZE-zING!
What donut pan do you use? Non-stick, regular, or silicon?
Susan – I use a non-stick pan like this one http://amzn.to/1gWND1n
These look amazing! LOVE every single thing about them. Thanks for sharing!