Healthier Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts

Quick Bread - Bread

These donuts are made with Swerve® and almond milk. They are baked, rather than fried, which makes them healthier than a regular donut. They are delicious, quick, and very easy to make.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 donuts

Healthier Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts

Ingredients

cooking spray

½ cup granulated sugar substitute (such as Swerve®)

2 teaspoons lemon zest

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

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

⅛ teaspoon salt

Bread

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Sift flour baking powder and salt together. Add to the sugar mixture. Fold in poppy seeds. Divide the batter evenly among the donut pans.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Nutritional Information

Healthier Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 88.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.2g 4%

Carbohydrates: 39.5g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 2%

Sugars: 0.7g

Fat: 3.7g 6%

Saturated Fat: 1.7g 9%

Cholesterol: 21.9mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 119.9IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 1.8mg 3%

Folate: 23.3mcg 6%

Calcium: 64.2mg 6%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 9.3mg 3%

Potassium: 43.8mg 1%

Sodium: 137.8mg 6%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 33.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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