Chocolate Iced Coconut Donuts – Gluten Free
Chocolate Iced Coconut Donuts - Low Carb & Gluten Free
Lately, I’ve been eating a lot of chicken and salads which is pretty boring. My husband got a gift card to Dunkin Donuts from one of his clients. He doesn’t drink coffee so he is saving it to buy donuts for him and the kids. He knows I rarely eat sugar loaded donuts. The gift card has been sitting on the kitchen counter since Christmas and it has led to a donut craving. My favorite donuts are the Krispy Kreme chocolate iced cream and I need to work on how to get that luscious sweet cream filling in a low carb version. Eventually, I’ll figure out a good low carb alternative to those cream filled donuts.
Low Carb Coconut Flour Donuts
Since I have a donut pan, I just needed to make up a cake batter to bake in the molds. Coconut flour does a good job with cakes so I figured I’d use coconut flour. This got me thinking about a coconut donut so I threw some unsweetened dried coconut flakes into the batter. The resulting donuts weren’t very attractive so I whipped up some chocolate frosting to spread on top. Still not satisfied with how they looked, I lightly toasted an additional tablespoon of shredded coconut to sprinkle on top. The result? Perfectly delicious!
Chocolate Iced Low Carb Coconut Donut
Chocolate Iced Coconut Donut
Donuts:
½ cup coconut flour
¼ cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
¼ cup granular erythritol
¼ teaspoon stevia extract powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
6 eggs
½ cup coconut oil
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Icing:
¼ cup butter, softened
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup powdered erythritol
¼ teaspoon stevia extract powder
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Donuts:
Mix together coconut flour, coconut, erythritol, stevia, salt and baking soda. Blend in eggs, coconut oil, almond milk, and vanilla extract until well combined. Fill donut molds about 2/3 full with batter. Bake in 350 degrees F oven about 20 minutes or unitl toothpick comes out clean.
Icing:
Beat butter with cocoa, erythritol and stevia. Mix in almond milk and vanilla extract. Beat until well blended. Spread evenly over donuts.
Makes 8 donuts
Carbs per donut: 6g
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Great looking donuts for gluten free. Well done!
Thank you for a gluten free baked doughnut! Everyone wants to fry them, but I wanted baked. I am very happy today. Saving this for the weekend to share with my gluten eating Sisters..
I dont have a donut pan. What can I make these in..mini cake tube pans if I can find them local??
They could be made in a muffin or mini muffin pan if you can’t find a mini cake tube pan. A muffin top pan would also work. May have to adjust baking time, though.
You’re not happy with how these look? Wow, I think they look delicious. You can make some for me any time!
oh yum! that looks great
Hey! I just found your website via foodbuzz! Your donuts looks great! I love the chocolate+coconut combo, and I have been staying off of grains (and of course sugar free) These donuts are perfect for me! all I need is a donut pan!
These look delicious! I can’t wait to try them. Now I just need to get my hands on a donut pan.
Congrats on making Top 9!! Your dounuts look great. It is also not easy to spread chocolate well like you have done!! Good job!
Can you make these with liquid splenda? I don’t have any erythritol…
Yes. Liquid Splenda could be used instead.
Can you use almond flour? I am out of coconut flour. Thanks
There would need to be other changes to use almond flour. I don’t think as many eggs are needed and some baking powder may be needed.