Chocolate-chili glazed baked doughnuts

I succumbed to temptation in a kitchen store and bought a baked doughnut pan. So of course, I had to make some doughnuts. I was one of those weird people who actually has never liked doughnuts, because they always tasted greasy to me. So baked doughnuts sounded great. I made these last year before my dietary changes. If you don’t like the idea of chili and chocolate together, of course just skip the chili powder in these.

I loved how these doughnuts combined the rich flavor of chocolate with the hint of spice from the chili powder. I was a big fan of chili in chocolate before having to change my diet for migraines and Meniere’s. Enjoy!

Suitable for:

vegan, vegetarian, celiac, gluten-free diets

Not for:

low-sodium, migraine, reduced-sugar, diabetic diets

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Chocolate-chili glazed baked doughnuts

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 39 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Lunch

Cuisine American

Servings 12 doughnuts

Ingredients

  

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Doughnuts

• 2.4 ounces sweet sorghum flour (1/2 cup)
• 1.4 ounces cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
• 2.2 ounces almond flour (1/2 cup)
• 2 tbsp coconut flour (13 g)
• 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp espresso powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
• 1/4 tsp cloves (dried, ground)
• 1-1/2 tbsp flax seeds (ground) (8 g)
• 3 tbsp water (filtered or spring)
• 1/2 cup agave syrup
• 4.4 ounces applesauce (unsweetened) (1/2 cup)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup water (mineral) or sparkling water, unflavored

Glaze

• 2 tbsp rice milk
• 2.2 ounces powdered sugar (vegan) (1/2 cup)
• 1.4 ounces cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
• sea salt flaked, vanilla if possible

Instructions

 

Doughnuts

• Preheat oven to 400F/200C/gas mark 6. Coat doughnut pan with cooking spray. Set two wire racks on the counter with waxed paper underneath them
• Sift and measure the flours into a large bowl. Whisk or sift all the dry ingredients together (the sorghum flour through the cloves).
• Put the flax seeds in a dry blender and grind them until they look like coarse flour. Add the ground flax seeds to the filtered water in a large mixing bowl (the bowl for a stand mixer if you have one) and let it stand five minutes.
• Add the agave syrup, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla to the mixer bowl and blend until fluffy. You want to add as much air as possible to help create a tender, fluffy cake. With the mixer running on medium, add in the flour mixture a bit at a time until it is thoroughly mixed.
• Add in the mineral water and mix just until you have a smooth, pourable cake-style batter.
• Using a measuring cup or ice cream scoop, fill the doughnut depressions about half full. Use a spoon to smooth the batter around evenly. Wipe the top of the pan clean of drips and overspray.
• Bake for 7-9 minutes.
• Set the doughnuts on wire racks to finish cooling completely. If you need to reuse the pan, wipe it completely clean with a paper towel before spraying and refilling.

Glaze

• Sift the cocoa powder with the powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl.
• Adding just a small spoonful at a time, stir in the rice milk until you have a smooth, pourable glaze.
• Drip the glaze over the doughnuts with a spoon, or place in a plastic bag, close the top, and cut off a small corner of the bag to make a disposable pastry bag.
• Once the glaze has started to harden, sprinkle a few flakes of sea salt on each doughnut. If the salt crystals are very large, break them into smaller pieces with the back of a spoon before sprinkling.
• Doughnuts are best if eaten on the first day, but can be left out on the counter for another day.

Notes

Per serving of 1 doughnut:

• 130 calories
• 3 g fat
• 3 g saturated fat
• 0 g monounsaturated fat
• 0 g polyunsaturated fat
• 0 g trans fat
• 0 g cholesterol
• 154 mg sodium
• 31 mg potassium
• 23 g carbohydrate
• 1 g fiber
• 18 g sugars
• 1 g protein
• 3 Weight Watchers Points Plus