A Donut A Day Keeps the Doctor Away!

Okay, maybe not... But I wish that were true!! (Who doesn't?!)

Anyways... HAPPY NEW YEAR/2013, EVERYONE! Who's excited for another fresh start and new year? *Raises hand*

I'm gonna start this new year off with a post dedicated to one of my favorite things: donuts! Normally I'd be posting a protein pancake or microwave dessert recipe, but not today!

For Christmas, Santa brought me a mini instant donut maker. It looks like this:

And I looooooove iiiiiiiit!! The donuts are always so cute and tiny... Kind of like mini donut shots! 

But, since I got it, I of course had to test it out! Two of my successful recipes were chocolate protein donuts with peanut butter fudge, and cinnamon sugar pumpkin pie protein donuts! Can you say, um, DELICIOUS?! These were both too good not to share, so here we gooooooo...

Mini Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter "Fudge"

Ingredients:

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp milk chocolate protein powder
1/4 cup oat flour (1/4 cup dry oats ground into a flour texture)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup sugar/sweetener (I used 4 packets of Stevia... use more for a sweeter taste)
2 eggs

Peanut Butter "Fudge":
2-3 tbsp almond milk
1 tbsp melted peanut butter
1/4 ripe banana, mashed

Directions:

Whisk all your dry ingredients in one bowl.

Next, whisk your sweetener/sugar with your eggs. Stir in your dry ingredients.

Turn on mini donut maker once your green light turns off it is ready.

Scoop your donut batter into each mini donut ring, then close and cook for 2-4 minutes.

Mix the ingredients for your "fudge", then pour on top of your donuts. Bon appetite!

(Inspired by x!)

Mini Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Pie Donuts

Ingredients:

2 tbsp cinnamon roll protein powder
1/4 cup oat flour (1/4 cup dry oats ground into a flour texture)
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup sugar/sweetener (I used 4 packets of Stevia... use more for a sweeter taste)
2 eggs
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
pinch of salt
few dashes of cinnamon/nutmeg/pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

Whisk all your dry ingredients in one bowl.

Next, whisk your sweetener/sugar with your eggs. Stir in your dry ingredients.

Turn on mini donut maker once your green light turns off it is ready.

Scoop your donut batter into each mini donut ring, then close and cook for 2-4 minutes.

When done, spray with butter spray (or drizzle with melted butter), and roll into cinnamon and sugar mixture.

*Both of these can also be made using a donut, or even a muffin pan! I'd say about 350 degrees for around 10 minutes.