Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Cacao Protein Donuts
Oven-baked almond flour, dark chocolate donuts….filled with dark chocolate chips, bananas, cinnamon, amaretto…..dipped into a golden bath of natural peanut butter….topped with antioxidant-rich cacao nibs—protein donuts don’t get much better than this!!
Servings Prep Time
11donuts 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 5minutes
Servings Prep Time
11donuts 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10minutes 5minutes
Ingredients
donut batter:
glaze/toppings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Add dry ingredients to bowl. Mix thoroughly. In separate larger bowl, mash banana with fork. Add other wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients bowl, until fully incorporated. Don’t overmix. Fold in dark chocolate chips.
  4. Grease donut pan with olive oil. Using spoon, add batter into each donut section, at least 2/3 full, or fill to the top. Should make about 8-9 donuts.
  5. Bake in oven for about 10-11 minutes, or until surface is set.
  6. Remove from oven. Let cool for 3-5 minutes in pan(for easy removal). Meanwhile, to make glaze, add peanut butter to bowl. Add peanut oil if needed. Stir to incorporate.
  7. Dip donuts into peanut butter. Sprinkle cacao nibs on top. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

-you can sub 1/2 cup applesauce instead of the banana.

-After removing them from the oven, let the donuts cool in the pan for a few minutes.  This makes for easier removal.

-For the glaze, it is best to use natural peanut butter.  Even better to use a freshly opened jar because it still has its natural oils that settle on top, which make it easier to stir and dip into.  If not, just add a bit of peanut oil into the peanut butter, and stir to thin it out before you dip in the donuts.

-Store in an airtight container and keep in the fridge.  Best if consumed within 3-4 days.  I like to re-heat them back up in the microwave, it’s just like they’re fresh out the oven!

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