Fluffy Sugar Free Donuts!

These super fluffy sugar free donuts are the perfect excuse to have dessert for breakfast!

Unlike regular fried donuts from the shop, these are full of fiber and protein to keep you full and most importantly, keep your blood sugar in check!

They whip up super quick and can be enjoyed on their own as a dessert, or as a sweet addition to a protein rich breakfast

Ingredients For These Sugar Free Donuts

Almond Flour – We’re using almond flour because its lower in carbs and high in fat to keep these donuts nice and moist

Whey Protein Concentrate – Make sure to use an unsweetened, high quality whey concentrate

Granulated Monk Fruit Sweetener – To sweeten our sugar free donuts

Baking Powder – leavening to help our donuts rise in the oven

Baking Soda – creates an extra fluffy interior in the donuts. Don’t skip it!

Instant Yeast (Optional) – I like to add this any time I make donut batter. I just think it adds more of a “donut flavor” but you can absolutely leave it out and still get fluffy delicious donuts!

Kosher Salt – To enhance the flavors in our donut batter

Freshly Grated Nutmeg – I like to add a tiny pinch of nutmeg. Not enough to really taste it, but enough to make things interesting. If you prefer to leave it out for a more pure vanilla flavor that’s ok too!

Greek Yogurt – Full Fat / Whole Milk Greek yogurt is going to keep these donuts nice and moist.

Egg – To give structure to our donut batter

Vanilla Extract – To flavor our sugar free donuts

Tips For Making The Fluffiest Sugar Free Donuts

These donuts are super easy to make, but there are a few things you need to keep in mind so they come out fluffy and perfect every time

Weigh The Dry Ingredients

Measuring your ingredients by weight is way more accurate than cups and will make it much easier to get the same results you see on my blog

Its especially important when measuring things like protein powder, because adding a little too much can leave you with a much drier interior of your donut

Butter And Flour The Donut Pan

If you’re using a metal donut pan like I am make sure to butter and flour the entire donut cavity! Even if the pan is non stick you need to grease it well.

If you don’t want to or can’t use wheat flour, coconut flour will also work. Just make sure to tap out all of the excess flour so you don’t end up with dry donut tops.

This part can take a while so make sure you do this BEFORE mixing the donut batter

Mix The Batter Quickly!

For a super fluffy interior you want to mix the batter QUICKLY!

When the baking soda reacts to the yogurt its going to create a ton of tiny bubbles and if you overmix you’re going to pop them them all.

Have Your Piping Bag Ready

You want to get these donuts in the oven right after they’re mixed so have your piping bag (or zip loc baggie) ready so can pipe them immediately.

I just place mine in a tall glass so I can gently plop the donut batter inter the bag without disturbing the bubbles too much

Adjust Oven Temperature For Darker Pans

If you have a dark baking pan your donuts are going to bake quicker and can dry out on the outside before the inside is cooked

I decreased the the temp by 10 degrees to compensate for the darker pan.

You can also try baking for less time if your oven can’t be lowered by smaller increments!

F.A.Q. About Sugar Free Donuts

The bigger donut was a result of the batter resting. It bakes up bigger but not as moist

Can I Skip The Protein Powder?

Absolutely not! Almond flour can be very dense when used on its own so we need the protein powder to make our donuts fluffy on the inside.

Does the type of protein powder matter?

Absolutely. Different types of protein powder behave VERY differently when baked so make sure you use the type of protein powder called for in the recipe. For these donuts you want to use an unsweetened whey concentrate

Can I Use Low Fat Greek Yogurt Instead?

Technically you can, but your donuts may be less moist due to the lower fat content. Try at your own risk!

How Do I Store Them?

The donuts can be stored in an airtight container on the counter for 2 days. If you want to keep them longer store in the fridge

Help My Sugar Dissolved!!!

Dip the donuts as you eat them, otherwise the sweetener will dissolve and you’ll have to dip them again.

They’re very moist on the outside so the sugar should stick well even after they’re cooled