Low carb pumpkin donuts (paleo)

  Hello everybody! Donuts! Yes I know everybody loves them, and guess what, I have a recipe for you, that is not just contains healthy ingredients but it’s also low in carbohydrate, so people who are following a low carb or paleo diet, can easily and guilt free eat it. Here are the ingredients you need:

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 
  • 1/4 cup coconut cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp stevia or sweetener of your choice
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt

Glaze ingredients:

  • Cashew nuts soaked in water for 2 hrs
  • Stevia or any kind of sweetener
  • 3-4 tbs or coconut milk
  • Lime juice or cocoa or just cinnamon, you can be creative here

  Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease a donut pan with coconut oil.
  • In a stand mixer mix the first 5 ingredients until smooth.
  • In another bowl whisk the rest of the ingredients together.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in the mixer until combined thoroughly.
  • Pour the batter into the donut pan.
  • Bake 15 minutes.

Allow to cool completely before glazing.

To make the glaze simply add ingredients into a stand mizer and blend until smooth.

And you are ready with the most delicious healthy treats ever. 

Nutrition Information

Serves: 6 donuts

Serving size: 1

Calories: 114

Fat: 8.3g

Saturated fat: 2.9g

Carbohydrates: 5.9g

Sugar: 0.5g

Sodium: 151mg

Fiber: 3.3g

Protein: 3.9g

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