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Healthy Triple Chocolate Donuts Recipe - these healthy donuts are baked instead of fried, so they've only got 160 calories each! They're so rich, chocolatey and fudge-like you would NEVER believe they're healthy!
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Healthy Triple Chocolate Donuts with a Dark Chocolate Glaze

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 donuts
Calories 160kcal

Ingredients

for the donuts

  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1.8 oz /50g chopped dark chocolate
  • ½ cup fat-free sugar-free yogurt
  • ¼ cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

for the chocolate glaze

  • 0.7 oz /25g dark chocolate
  • sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/175C and separate the egg.
  • Place the egg white in a medium-size bowl and whip with an electric whisk until you've got stiff peaks. You should be able to turn the bowl upside down without having anything fall out.
  • In a separate medium-size bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking powder and dark chocolate.
  • Mix in the yogurt, applesauce, vanilla extract and egg yolk until you've got a thick batter.
  • Carefully fold the whipped egg white into the thick batter. This is what will keep your donuts light and sponge-like, so be very careful not to over-beat!
  • Scoop the donut batter into a piping bag and pipe into 6 molds of a Wilton non-stick donut pan.
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until the tops are spongy to the touch and a toothpick - when inserted into the centre - comes out clean.
  • Leave the donuts to cool in their pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. When cool, tip the donuts out onto a plate.
  • For the chocolate glaze, melt the dark chocolate in the microwave in 20-minute intervals, stirring in between to make sure it doesn't burn.
  • Evenly spread the melted chocolate onto the top of the donuts using a teaspoon and cover in sprinkles.

Notes

Place the donuts into the fridge for the chocolate glaze to set then stack inside a sealed container or wrap with plastic wrap. You can then keep the donuts in the fridge for up to one week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcal