Amazing Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts (Baked)

Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts with an Almond Butter Glaze that taste like a baked mocha dessert! Made with protein powder, egg whites and greek yogurt, and an added caffeine boost, these might just be the best high protein low fat donuts out there!

So I’ve made donuts quite a few times before, and thought they were all perfect, but this recipe definitely beats them all!

Such a light texture, soft, fluffy, and basically everything you expect from a donut! 

Don’t be surprised if all my baked doughnuts (:D) that come from now on have protein powder (chocolate or vanilla) in them – really drops the calories, carbs and sugar that would be needed in there!

It took me a second attempt to get these chocolate coffee flavored donuts one right because the first one turned out a but dry (protein powder eats up a lot of the moisture guys). But after the perfection in round 2, this might just be my go-to base donut recipe.

Ingredients For Double Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts

I call them double chocolate coffee protein donuts because they’re made with chocolate protein powder as well as cacao or cocoa powder!

They also have a light airy texture, so are kind of like chocolate cake donuts too!

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour – or a regular all purpose flour
• Chocolate Protein Powder – This adds in sweetness, so together with the natural sweetness from the applesauce and stevia sweetener, these chocolate donuts have no added sugar and are completely sugar free. I used Quest Nurition Chocolate Protein Powder for this donut recipe since it’s whey-casein and bakes well.
• Cacao Powder or Unsweetened Cocoa – My fave is the cacao from Kiva, since it’s organic and clean!
• Instant coffee (Decaf is okay)
• Stevia Sweetener
• Baking Powder
• Unsweetened Applesauce – Replaces the fat that’s in most donut recipes. 
• Egg Whites
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt 

And for the Tahini Glaze on these Mocha Protein Donuts

• Some drippy Tahini
• Whey Caesin Vanilla Protein Powder; I used the one from Quest Nutrition.

Alternatives for Healthy Chocolate Protein Powder Donuts with Instant Coffee

I made these healthy, low calorie and low fat baked chocolate coffee donuts with this particular ingredient list, but here’s some options to try:

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour or All purpose flour in the same amount by weight not cups.
• Chocolate Protein Powder: Use a Vanilla
• Applesauce: Mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• Tahini: Almond Butter, Hazelnut Butter, Peanut Butter, Cashew Butter

Vegan Mocha Protein Donuts

To make these chocolate coffee protein donuts Vegan, use aquafabla (chickpea liquid) and coconut yogurt instead of the egg whites and greek yogurt.

Also make sure you use a plant based protein powder for these baked mocha donuts.

Some Tips For Baking Donuts with Chocolate Protein Powder:

• Make sure your mixture has enough moisture in it. Protein powder is quite absorbent and if the wet ingredients are too little, the donuts will be dry! The mix should be like a slightly thick brownie batter.

• Use your brand’s conversion chart for the stevia to get the right sugar equivalent. Not all sweeteners are the same. Some are also a blend of stevia and erythritol so the conversion for those would be a lot different.

• If using regular sugar instead of stevis, add more moisture to make sure the mix is not too thick or dry.

• Use room temperature egg whites and yogurt so they mix well with the dry ingredients.

• Be sure to grease the donut pan if it isn’t silicon.

• Let the donuts cool completely before spreading the glaze on them.

Do I Need A Donut Pan To Make Baked Protein Powder Donuts?

If you have a silicon or metal metal donut pan use it, – be sure to grease the metal one.

But no donut pan? Use a muffin tin!

Check out the tips for that on my Vanilla Cake Donuts recipe.

How to store Gluten Free Glazed Chocolate Protein Doughnuts?

These homemade chocolate protein doughnuts keep really well in the fridge, freezer, or even at room temperature.

About 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container.

Store them at room temperature, for 1-2 days in an airtight container again. 

Another option is to place the donuts in freezer-safe zipper bags and freeze for up to 2 months.

Some more Baked High Protein Doughnuts to try:

• Surprise Oreo Protein Donuts (Extra Low Calorie, Low Fat)
• Peanut Butter Cup Protein Donuts
• Pumpkin Chai Protein Donuts
• Cranberry Orange Protein Donuts
• Pancake Mix Protein Donuts

More Healthy Baked donuts?

• Sugar Free & Gluten Free Vanilla Cake Donuts
• Good-for-You Baked Chocolate Whole Wheat Donuts
• Carrot Cake Oatmeal Baked Donuts
• Keto Chocolate Cake Donuts with Spaghetti Squash

Amazing Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts (Baked)

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Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Servings: 6 donuts (3” wide, 1” high)

Calories: 80kcal

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts with a Tahini Glaze that taste like a baked mocha dessert! Made with protein powder, egg whites and greek yogurt, and an added caffeine boost, these mocha donuts might just be the best high protein low fat doughnuts out there!

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Gluten-free All Purpose Flour, or regular, 30g
• 1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder, Whey-Caesin, 30g, about ⅓ cup
• 3 Tbsp Cacao or Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 Tbsp Instant Coffee
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• Stevia Sweetener, 2 Tbsp sugar worth (Use your brand’s Conversion Chart)
• ½ cup Unsweetened Applesauce, 120g
• 3 Egg Whites, about ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp, about 92g
• 2 Tbsp Non-fat Greek Yogurt, about 28g

Almond Butter Glaze:

• 1 Tbsp Tahini, 16g, see post for subs
• ½ Tbsp Vanilla Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 3g

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a donut pan with cooking spray to grease.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, protein powder, cacao or cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking powder and sweetener.
• Add in applesauce, egg whites and yogurt and mix with a large spoon until just combined.

  Mixture will be runny.
• Divide mixture evenly among donut pan cavities, filling about ⅔-¾ way up.
• Bake for 15-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the donut comes out clean.
• Let cool for 5 minutes and remove from pan. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool.

Glaze:

• In a bowl, stir together tahini and protein powder.
• Use the back of a spoon, a knife or your fingertips to spread glaze on top of donuts!

Notes

Recipe adapted from Mason Fit.

• Nutrition information includes an the glaze and is calculated using the products recommended below.
• See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.

Product Recommendations:

• Quest Nutrition Chocolate Milkshake Protein Powder
• Kiva Organic Cacao Powder
• Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder

Nutrition:

• Servings: 6 donuts (3” wide, 1” high) | Serving size: 1 donut with glaze
• Calories: 80kcal
• Fat: 2g | Saturated fat: 0.3g
• Carbohydrates: 9.2g | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 2.2g
• Protein: 8.2g