Chocolate Cake Donuts
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons date sugar or coconut palm sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup + 1 Tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons natural creamy almond butter
  • 2 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 3 oz dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk dry ingredients together.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk egg. Pour into dry ingredients. Pour in each wet ingredient, stirring in between each addition.
  4. In a small heat-safe bowl, melt 1 Tablespoon coconut oil with 1 oz chocolate in the preheated oven.
  5. Grease donut cavity generously with non-stick spray or olive oil. Pour in donut batter evenly into all 8 cavities.
  6. Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until springs back. Let cool completely before removing from pan.
  7. Meanwhile, in a small heat-safe bowl, melt remaining coconut oil and chocolate. Stir to combine and drizzle over cooled donuts.
Notes
If you prefer your donuts very sweet, add an extra 1-2 Tablespoons date sugar.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 donut Calories: 251 Fat: 12 Carbohydrates: 32.2 Sugar: 10.7 Sodium: 441.3 Fiber: 4.7 Protein: 6 Cholesterol: 30.8
Recipe by Wake Up to Waffles at https://wakeuptowaffles.com/chocolate-cake-donuts/