Lower carb, grain and gluten free, can be sugar free, delicious and with a rich dark chocolate topping plus vegan friendly too, these berry donuts are a treat that will satisfy your cravings and nourish you too. These are super soft and moist, they really do taste amazing and look good too with a vibrant pink colour AND use many great ingredients that are so beneficial for you!
I used a berry powder blend (goji, beet, strawberry, cherry) that a friend got for me from Home bargains, yes you can find ingredients like this in there and the coconut flour I used was from Lidl, another discount store plus ground almonds can be found in all supermarkets too so these may sound like a fancy recipe but you can access these ingredients quite easily now.
Recipe (makes 4)
60g ground almonds
12g fat reduced coconut flour (the absorbent kind, lower in fat check the nutrition lable)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1-2 Tbsp berry powder/freeze dried berries crushed to powder
1 & 1/2 Tbsp (or adjust to your tastes) granular sweetener e.g. Natvia, xylitol or coconut sugar
1 chia egg (1 Tbsp ground chia/seed+45ml water) or can use a normal egg
85g coconut yogurt (I used Coconut collab strawberry one)
1 Tbsp oil
Top
35g dark chocolate (I used Ombar 72%)
1 Tbsp almond milk/water/plain oil
Directions
Pre heat the oven to 160c fan
Make the chia egg (if not using real egg) by mixing the ingredients then leave for 10mins with occasional stir
Mix together the dry ingredients, followed by the wet until combined then spoon into your molds.
Bake for 15-16mins (ovens may vary so check before removing) then allow to cool before making the top which you do by melting together the ingredients and dipping the donuts in. Store leftovers in the fridge but bring to room temp before consuming as they’re best this way.
