Healthy APPLE DONUTS
Ingredients:
3 cups blanched almond flour OR 1 cup coconut flour
1 TBS baking powder
1 TBS cinnamon
Apple Donuts1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
2 cups Swerve (or Just Like Brown Sugar and 2 tsp stevia glycerite)
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
4 eggs (8 eggs if using coconut flour)
1 cup brewed apple tea (4 tea bags)
2 tsp vanilla or apple extract
GLAZE:
1/2 cup brewed apple tea (1 tea bag) OR 1 tsp apple extract
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup confectioners Swerve (or powdered erythritol and 1/2 tsp stevia glycerite)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Brew apple tea in boiling water and set aside. Grease a 12-donut donut pan and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sweetener, oil, apple tea, eggs, and vanilla. Mix to combine. Then add the flour mixture and combine once again. Pour into prepared donut pans and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cake clean.
While it bakes, prepare the glaze. In a medium-sized bowl, place the 1/2 cup brewed tea, 1/2 cup coconut oil (it will melt in the hot tea), and confectioners Swerve and mix well. Set aside to cool a bit before spreading over cake.
Cool the donuts in the pan for 10 minutes, then place onto your serving platter. Top with glaze.
Servings: 12
Nutritional Information: Calories: 245, Fat: 22g, Carbohydrates: 6.7g, Fiber: 3.7g, Protein: 5g
