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How to Make Healthier Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts - A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you a fan of donuts but trying to eat healthier? Look no further! These Healthier Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts are the perfect guilt-free treat for anyone craving a sweet and tangy snack. With a soft and fluffy texture and a burst of citrus flavor, these donuts are sure to become a new favorite in your recipe collection.

Donuts often get a bad rap for being high in sugar and fat, but this recipe puts a nutritious twist on the classic treat. Made with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, an...

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Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • ½ cup granulated sugar substitute (such as Swerve®)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest (Optional)
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 2 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon lemon extract
  • ½ cup almond milk, at room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar substitute (such as Swerve®)
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (Optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 donuts

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place granulated sugar substitute and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix until zest is fully coated with sugar. Add egg, butter, lemon juice, vanilla, and lemon extract. Add almond milk and mix until well incorporated.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to the sugar mixture. Fold in poppy seeds. Divide the batter evenly among the donut pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and cool completely.
  • While the donuts cool, make the icing. Mix powder sugar substitute, lemon juice, almond milk, lemon zest, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl. Set a rack over a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Dip donuts into the icing and place on the rack until glaze sets, 2 to 3 minutes.

    • Nutrition

    88 cal.

    • Total Fat: 4g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 22mg
    • Sodium: 138mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 40g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 1g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 64mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 44mg

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