So excited to share these healthy mint chocolate donuts with you!! This is a spin-off of my Healthy Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting recipe, which I am also mildly obsessed with lately.
These healthy donuts only have added sugar in their chocolate “frosting.” Otherwise, the yummy cake part is free of added sugar! Which makes me really excited because healthy desserts are my fave!
The cake is made with rice flour, which keeps this treat gluten free. Rice flour seems to give these baked goodies a light and fluffy texture. Not to mention it’s a great, inexpensive flour option for gluten free baking.
If you don’t have a donut pan, then you should get one. Haha, just kidding [sort of]! You can use a muffin pan in place of a donut pan and the recipe doesn’t change a bit—not even the bake time!
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Healthy Mint Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
Chocolate "Frosting"
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray two donut pans (for total of 12 donuts) with cooking spray. *If you don't have a donut pan, use a muffin pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients: rice flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix together all wet ingredients: mashed banana (make sure your banana is really, really well mashed), pumpkin puree, egg whites, and peppermint extract.
- Whisk together wet and dry ingredients until well combined.
- Pour batter into greased baking pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 15 minutes. *This baking time will be the same whether you are using a donut pan or a muffin pan.
- Allow donuts/muffins to cool completely before moving onto the chocolate frosting.
Chocolate "Frosting"
- In a microwave safe bowl, microwave your chocolate chips and coconut oil until completely melted. I microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each round, until the chocolate has melted completely.
- Using a knife or small offset spatula, evenly frost all of your donuts/muffins. Allow the chocolate to set at room temperature.
Additional Notes:
- Any leftover donuts should be stored in the fridge.
- If you know you're not going to eat an entire batch within 7-8 days, only frost what you think you will eat. Otherwise, store the unfrosted donuts in a ziplock in the fridge or freezer. If storing in the freezer, wrap in aluminum foil before placing in the ziplock. Allow donuts to thaw completely before topping with chocolate.
