Healthy Donuts Recipe

Name: Healthy Donuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (affiliate link); 1 tbsp. baking soda; ¼ tsp. salt; 4 large eggs; 2 tbsp. oil ((I used grapeseed)); ¾ cup honey; 2 tbsp. unsweetened almond milk ((or any milk except coconut))

ByTiffany McCauley

March 5, 2015September 2, 2023

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These healthy Donuts will make you a believer in clean eating!

Yep, you read that right. Healthy Doooooooooooonuts!!! There, I said it.

A single doughnut from this Clean Eating Doughnuts Recipe sits on a white, square plate. It's shown from the side. You can see the brown doughnut, the layer of fruit topping and the ground nuts sprinkled over the top.

I also “made it n’ ate it”. Yep, yep, yep.

A reader asked me if I could possibly come up with a clean eating donut recipe because she was craving doughnuts really badly, but didn’t want to get off track with clean eating. I had been meaning to try them for quite some time, so I went down and bought a doughnut pan that very same day.

In doing some research for this recipe, I stopped by the King Arthur website at a Facebook fan’s suggestion. I trust their recipes and knew that if they had a doughnut recipe, the likelihood of them being good, tasty donuts after converting them to clean eating would be much higher.

Ya. These R.O.C.K.!!!!

Need convincing? Here’s a little temptation to help talk you into making these…

An overhead shot of a single doughnut from this Clean Eating Doughnuts Recipe. It's the same doughnut as above, just looking down from the top. You can see the red fruit spread and chopped nuts over the top of the doughnut.

Oh yeah, baby!

There are three Clean Eating Doughnuts signed up on a long, rectangular, white platter. The platter sits on a pink cloth napkin which sits on a wooden table. The doughnuts are lined up from front to back and you can see the red fruit spread with sprinkled nuts over the top.

You know you want some of these, they are just calling your name…

Go ahead. Stop by the store on your way home for the ingredients. You know you wanna…

Okay. Now let’s regain some composure and get to the recipe, shall we?

Donut Pan

If you can’t locate a doughnut pan in your area, here’s the one I use. You can get it through Amazon.com. Wilton Nonstick 6-Cavity Donut Pan (affiliate link)

About The Ingredients

Whole wheat pastry flour – If you can’t find this, look for White Whole Wheat Flour. It’s the next best thing.

Baking soda – Use newer stuff so it works.

Salt – Any type you are comfortable baking with.

Eggs – These work best at room temperature.

Oil – I used grapeseed, but any light-flavored oil will work.

Honey – Any kind will work.

Unsweetened almond milk – Or any milk except coconut.

How To Make Healthy Donuts

Preheat oven to 375℉.

Spray doughnut pan with oil using an oil mister/sprayer.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the rest of your ingredients, whisking vigorously until slightly foamy.

Pour the liquid into the flour, and mix until just well blended. It should be a nice, sticky/thick batter.

Spoon the batter into your doughnut pan and bake for 10-12 minutes. Don’t walk away from these. They go from golden brown to burnt very quickly. You know they are done when you press on them lightly and they bounce back like a doughnut should.

Cool on a cooling rack and top with your favorite toppings.

Recipe Notes

A closeup of a well in a donut pan filled with water to show where to fill the well to with batter.

When you fill your doughnut pan, fill it so that the batter is about ¼ – ⅓ of an inch from the top. It won’t seem like much, but these rise a LOT!!! (Sorry about the water, I forgot to photograph the batter in the pan. But this will give you a good idea of where to fill to.)

An example of what the donuts look like if you overfill the doughnut pan wells with donut batter.

This is what they look like if you use too much batter. One side gets the indentation but no hole, and one side doesn’t get anything.

Donut Topping Ideas

I topped mine with 100% fruit spread (jelly) and then pressed that into some crushed pecans. But you can also try melting some baker’s chocolate with honey or agave and spooning a little over the top. Even just some plain honey drizzled over the tops would be yummy!

Storing Healthy Donuts

Keep this in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 4 days without toppings, and 3 days with toppings (depending on the toppings)

Freezing Healthy Donuts

These freeze best with no toppings and if you pack them well. They will last in the freezer for up to 3 months this way.

More Healthy Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Chip Muffins
Healthy Brownies

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