Many moons ago, when I was a young girl and could still eat all of the gluten, I adored an Orange Milano cookie. The folks at Pepperidge Farm had a sheer moment of brilliance when they thought to combine orange and chocolate into the unsung hero of flavor mashups. We all know about the bliss of biting into a chocolate peanut butter cup or a scoop of chocolate mint ice cream…but do you know of the life-altering goodness of chocolate orange donuts? Because you should. So it’s a good thing I came up with a recipe for them. You’re welcome. Also, if someone could just eat an Orange Milano cookie in front of me for old time’s sake, I’d appreciate it. Stupid gluten.
Chocolate Orange Protein Donuts
Soft, super fluffy chocolate donuts full of orange flavor
I have not tested this recipe with any other protein powders or mixes, so I cannot guarantee the same results without using the ingredients listed below. You can use dark cocoa powder or regular cocoa powder; I used regular but only because I was out of dark!
Ingredients
FOR THE DONUTS*1 bag of Empowrd gluten free protein donut mix
*10 grams (2 TBS) cocoa powder
*1 large egg
*4 ounces (1/2 c) unsweetened applesauce
*1 tsp vanilla extract
*1 TBS orange zest
*1/2 c + 2 TBS pulp free orange juice
FOR THE GLAZE
*30 grams Quest chocolate milkshake protein powder
*30 grams Lakanto powdered monkfruit
*5 grams (1 TBS) cocoa powder
*4-5 TBS water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease a donut pan with cooking spray (can use a muffin tin if you don’t have a pan)
- Mix all donut ingredients well
- Carefully pour batter into the pan until each cavity is 3/4 full (I used a piping bag with the tip snipped to make this easier)
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until set and springy
- Let donuts cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes while you make the glaze
- Mix Quest chocolate milkshake protein powder with Lakanto monkfruit and cocoa. Add water to get a drizzly consistency (about 4-5 TBS)
- Once donuts have cooled 15 minutes, dip into glaze and top with sprinkles
- Donuts are best eaten warm; reheat for 10-15 seconds and keep leftovers in the fridge
Nutrition
Macros10 servings
111 cal/15 c/1.6 f/9.1 p per donut
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