These Healthy Double Chocolate Donuts are a rich and delicious vegan dessert. Gluten free and full of chocolate, these healthy donuts are a delicious treat!
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There’s a lot of work that goes in to making a blog successful. You have to think of the recipe, make the recipe, take the pictures, write the post, promote it on social media… blah blah blah. The list goes on and on. I won’t bore you with all of the daunting tasks – but I will share a short story.
I’m really not a fan of all the tech-related tasks that come with a blog… running a website, tracking things, etc. I know it’s super important, but it wasn’t until recently that I started to pay more attention to what brings people to my site. Last week I was looking at our Google Analytics to do some research.. and I noticed that I was getting a lot of traffic from Pinterest. I was super surprised when I saw this.
Our Clean Eating Protein Donut Recipe had over 1,000 pins on it! Now to some people…this might not seem like anything crazy..but it was a pretty big deal to me! Since people were so interested in this post on Pinterest, I looked back a few months on our Google Analytics account. Turns out this is our most popular post EVER! Every single week, this post brings in more people to our site than any other recipe we’ve ever shared. I’m not entirely surprised.. the donuts are reeeeally good!
Anyways… It’s clear that you guys love donuts! So I wanted to share another donut recipe with you. Last week Peanut Butter & Co sent me their new Chocmeister Dark Chocolatey Hazelnut Spread to try out. The spread has 25% less sugar & more protein than most chocolate hazelnut spreads. It’s SO good. I think it’s basically a well-known fact that donuts are 100% better when they have a sweet, gooey filling inside… so that’s where we got these Double Chocolate Donuts come in.
These donuts have a rich, chocolate base, and a chocolate hazelnut filling on the inside. When biting in to them.. you’d never know that they’re secretly healthy. I made them vegan and used with whole wheat pastry flour so there’s no need to feel guilty if you have more than one 😉
What’s your favorite type of donut? If you have as much of a sweet tooth as I do.. you’ll want to check out my other donut creations like these Healthy Cappuccino Donuts and Healthy Coconut Chocolate Donuts! Yum!
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Healthy Chocolate Donuts
These Healthy Double Chocolate Donuts are a rich and delicious vegan dessert. Gluten free and full of chocolate, these healthy donuts are a delicious treat!
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp flax seed meal + 10 tbsp water
- ⅔ c almond flour
- 1 c whole wheat pastry
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 c almond milk
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350.
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In a small bowl, mix flax seed meal + water to make flax 'eggs'. Allow them to sit for 10 minutes to thicken/combine.
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Add the flax eggs, almond flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, baking powder, maple syrup, cocoa powder and almond milk to a a bowl + mix until combined.
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The mix should be somewhat thick, but if it is clumpy or very difficult to stir, add in a little more milk or water. Stir in chocolate chips.
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Spray your donut pan with cooking oil liberally to prevent sticking
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Spoon batter into a ziploc bag, cut the corner, and ‘pipe’ donuts into your pan.
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Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
You can get the nutrition facts for this recipe here.
Kristy @ Southern In Law
These look so fluffy and cakey and delicious! Yum!
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They are!!So fluffy and yummy 🙂
Elsa | the whinery
These donuts look amazing! I love how big and fluffy the look! Yum!!!
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Thank you!! It’s the baking soda/powder – they make them puff up 🙂
Sarah @ BucketListTummy
Who doesn’t love donuts – yum, I love the double chocolate punch!
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Right?! You can never have too much chocolate 🙂
Alexa [fooduzzi.com]
YAAAS!! I was so excited when I saw you making these on Snapchat! Thank you for this awesome recipe! I need to get myself a donut pan ASAP!
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Yes you do!! Donuts are so fun to make 🙂
Portia @ Obsessed by Portia
I am OBSESSED with this! First of all, I agree SO much goes into a post – way more than I ever thought pre-blogging days! And second, I’m so excited for you and your success! Oh and third – YUM!!! I just subscribed – looking forward to following your clean eating adventures! xoxo
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Thank you SO much for your sweet words! 🙂 Looking forward to having you along for the ride!
GiGi Eats
EVERY CHOCOLATE-LOVERS DREAM right now!!! Hubba hubba!
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Yesssss!!
Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy
Seriously, you’ve outdone yourself!!! These look amazing and will certainly be making an appearance at my next weekend breakfast 🙂
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Thanks girl!! They’re the perfect Saturday morning sweet treat 🙂
Nellwyn
Looks amazing! I never thought that the words “healthy” and “donut” could be in the same sentence! Donuts are definitely my weakness so I’m going to have to give these a try 🙂
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I didn’t think it could be done either- but here we are!! 🙂
Linda @ 2 Cookin' Mamas
Healthy & donuts in the same sentence? You got me! These look fantastic and who could resist that hazelnut center. By the way, do you think these could be made with a gluten-free flour instead of whole wheat? I know my daughter and her family would love them.
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Right?! What’s better than a warm, chocolate hazelnut center? I think you could definitely swap this for GF flour. I might add a little bit more oil to balance it out.. maybe a tablespoon or so.
Carly @ Fitliving Eats
Yum! I love all things donuts. I need to make them more often! I’m with you – I sometimes loathe the technical side of blogging, but you can’t ignore it because it’s so important to pay attention to!
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Me too 🙂 I’m definitely not a tech person, but ya just gotta do it sometimes!
Giselle Rochford
If we’re talking store bought: I love classic vanilla donuts with colourful sprinkles. But if I had to choose a fav from donuts I’ve actually made at home, I’d go with my orange poppy-seed donuts. So freakin’ good 😀
p.s. these look amazing! Pinning!
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Those are on my list to try!! I’ve been drooling over them since I saw them on your site! Thanks for the reminder.. maybe this Sunday I’ll make them 🙂
Heather @ FITaspire
My donut pan has been lonely for far too long, these sound like a good reason to put it into action again! 🙂
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You gotta break it out!! These are the perfect things to test it out with 🙂
Emily
Okay, I’m about to make these right now!
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Go for it! 🙂
Cassie
Is there anyone who truly dislikes donuts? I think everybody has liked them at least once in their lives! Anyways, these look killer, and I don’t blame anybody for going crazy on the pinning!
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Totally agree. Anyone who doesn’t like donuts must be crazy!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
Congrats on the pin success! Pinterest is so awesome for driving traffic. You kill it with donuts but this might be your best one yet!! These look CRAAAAAZY yum!
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Thanks friend! I was super excited about it 🙂
Tiffany LaForge
These look soooo good! Pinning it! xo
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Thank you, Tiffany!
Emily
1,000 pins is AMAZING girl, and these look delicious! I’m glad you capitalized on that and made more doughnuts with the new Chocmeister, because I’ve heard that Chocmeister is really good. Do you think it’s tastier than Nutella?
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Thank you! I really liked the Chocmeister. I’m not a huge fan of Nutella because its a little too sweet for me. This was the perfect balance 🙂
Laura
I *need* to get a donut pan STAT! These look SO good! 🙂
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Yes you do!! They’re so much fun to make!
Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat
These look amazing! That chocolate hazelnut filling has me totally drooling! I saw that you mentioned to another reader that they could be made with GF flour. I totally need to try that! Awesome recipe!
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Yes! I think they would work great with GF flour! Let me know what you think if you try them 🙂
Farrah Fong
I need to find my donut pan! This looks awesome! 😀
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Yes! Break it out and make these 🙂
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Thanks, Kelli!