Easy Vanilla Protein Donuts with the highest protein you will find! Vanilla protein powder donuts are healthy with only 83 calories each, low sugar and low fat.

I just put together the nutrition label of these vanilla protein donuts, and was genuinely surprised by how much protein there was in there! Not even kidding, these doughnuts have more protein than carbs, and very little fat.

Are Protein Donuts Healthy?

You may not believe it, but these protein donuts here are actually healthy since they’re made with whole wheat pastry flour and unsweetened applesauce, have no sugar, and use very little butter. The doughnuts are also baked and not fried, so much healthier in that aspect as well.

Ingredients for Vanilla Protein Donuts

Thesevanilla protein donuts are made with healthy and basic ingredients you likelu have in your pantry already.

Here’s what you need:

Vanilla Protein Powder – This adds in sweetness and some vanilla flavor; I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla Protein Powder.
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein vanilla doughnut. I used a whey-casein blend from Quest Nutrition.
Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Almond milk, or any other reduced fat milk, at room temperature
Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
Egg also at room temperature
Melted Butter
Vanilla Extract
Baking Powder and Baking Soda

And for the Vanilla Glaze on these Protein Dougnuts

These vanilla protein doughnuts have a simple, high-protein glaze:

Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
More Vanilla Protein Powder – Quest Nutrition vanilla again
Unsweetened Almond Milk

Food Coloring and Sprinkles for aesthetics.

How to make Baked Vanilla Protein Doughnuts:

This recipe for healthier baked vanilla protein doughnuts is super easy, and here’s how you go about it:

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl: flour, protein powders, baking powder and baking soda

Whisk the wet ingredients: applesauce, milk, yogurt, egg and vanilla extract
Use room temperature eggs and milk; This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well.

Add dry mix to wet and fold.
Don’t over-mix the batter! Make sure you gently fold. If you over-mix it, the protein powder – will make it tough, dense and gummy.

Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have sugar free vanilla protein donuts.

Divide the batter among 10 donut-pan cavities, filling about ¾ way to the top.
Be sure to grease the donut pan if it your pan is not silicon.

Bake at 350°F for about 12-15 minutes.

Let donuts cool before adding glaze.

Make glaze: Whisk yogurt, milk and protein powder.
Taste it to see if its sweet enough, and divide into portions and add food color if you want some variety.

Dunk donuts in glaze and invert onto cooling rack to dry.
Add on sprinkles if you want aesthetic 🙂

How to make Protein Donuts Moist?

The key to making these protein donuts moist is using the tiny bit of yogurt in the batter. Even though it’s just 2 tablespoons, protein powder absorbs a lot of moisture, so the yogurt helps add that back in. If the wet ingredients are too little, the donuts will be dry and tough.

The batter should be like a slightly thick brownie batter.

How to store Best Sugar-free Protein Donuts?

These sugar free protein donuts need to be stored in an airtight container. Keep these vanilla protein doughnuts on the countertop for upto 2 hours, in the fridge for 5 days, or freezer longer term.

To freeze these best protein donuts recipe, let them freeze individually on a baking sheet and then transfer them to freezer safe zipper bags. They should keep up to 2 months.
Thaw to room temperature before eating.

Alternatives for Healthy Baked Vanilla Donuts Recipe

I made these low calorie, low fat and sugar free healthy vanilla donuts with the ingredients and brands listed above, but here’s some options to try:

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight not cups
Unflavored Protein Powder: ¼ cup more Flour, but also skip the Greek Yogurt
Almond Milk: Regular milk
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt

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