Vegan Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

These vegan donuts with chocolate glaze and hazelnuts are pure decadence! But they are baked, therefore, super fluffy and oil-free! Have some of these goodies!

You know that i’d always take muffins and cookies over donuts any time on my recipe.  Mostly because I don’t like that a lot of them are super sweet. But now that I tried so many new things in the last couple of months, I thought what the heck why not just give vegan donuts a try. So I ended up with these delicious  donuts with chocolate glaze and hazelnuts.

Vegan donuts are definitely better than regular donuts! Because they don’t contain eggs and dairy products, they are free of cholesterol and saturated fat. Plus, usually you bake homemade vegan donuts and don’t fry them. Therefore, are overall lower in fat.


Some vegan donuts also use black beans or chickpeas as a basis, instead of flour. This way you not only get a super delicious treat but also one that is packed with proteins!


Vegan Donuts with Chocolate Glaze Recipe
These vegan donuts with chocolate glaze and hazelnuts are super delicious, fluffy, and easy to make! Plus they are baked and oil-free. Have some!

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can kidney beans
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 3.5 oz package vegan dark chocolate
• 4 tablespoons hazelnut brittle You can also sub it with chopped hazelnuts, or use sugar sprinkles or coconut flakes instead

Instructions

1. Rinse and drain the kidney beans. Place them into a blender together with the brown sugar, almond milk, and cacao and blend until the mixture is smooth.
2. Then transfer it to a medium bowl and stir in the whole-wheat flour, the baking powder, and vanilla. Spray the donut pan with cooking spray or grease it with vegan butter such as Earth Balance.
3. Either use a spoon to fill each donut or fill the batter into a Ziploc bag and cut off one edge.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 °F and bake the vegan chocolate hazelnut donuts for 9-11 minutes. Allow to cool down in the pan for a couple of minutes, then move them to a cooling rack.
5. In the meantime, make the chocolate glaze. Melt a 3.5-ounce package vegan dark chocolate either by using a microwave or place the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place it over a pan of barely simmering water. Once melted, cover the donuts with the chocolate and sprinkle with hazelnut brittle.

Recipe Adapted : VEGAN DONUTS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE @ veganheaven

Sweet and Spicy Baked Cauliflower Recipe

This sweet and spicy roasted cauliflower recipe is the perfect oven roasted side dish. Toss it on a sheet pan and it’s ready in no time! It’s vegan and gluten free, and it’s great for adding to meal prep!

This sweet and spicy cauliflower is one of those recipes you can keep on hand, in the back of your mind. When you see cauliflower on sale. When you have cauliflower that’s on the verge of going bad. Or when you have a mixture of random vegetables in the fridge and you need a solution right now – this is the kind of recipe that saves your ass at hangry dinnertime.

Sweet and Spicy Baked Cauliflower Recipe
BEST roasted cauliflower recipe. Tossed in an easy sweet and spicy marinade and baked for 30 min. So good!
Keep it simple with this oven-roasted side dish. Cauliflower florets are tossed in an irresistible sweet and spicy marinade and baked until tender.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 Tablespoon sriracha
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 Tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl (or a Ziplock bag) combine cauliflower and other ingredients – maple syrup, sriracha, olive oil, tamari, and pepper. Mix until the cauliflower is well coated.
3. Pour the cauliflower onto the baking sheet and place in the oven. Be sure to give the cauliflower “room to breathe.” If the baking sheet is over-crowded, the cauliflower will “steam” and it won’t cook right. If you need to, divide it between 2 baking sheets.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
5. Notes
6. I recommend serving this over a bed of steaming quinoa or rice. 
7. You can easily incorporate other vegetables with or instead of cauliflower.

Recipe Adapted : Sweet and Spicy Baked Cauliflower @ thefitchen

Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Eating the keto way does not been you have to give up your favorite foods! Even though we love wings on keto, I like to change it up a bit with these keto buffalo chicken meatballs!

Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Prep Time :10 minutes

Cook Time :15 minutes

Total Time :25 minutes

Servings :6 People

Calories :167 kcal

 

 

Ingredients :

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 sprigs of green onion finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk trimmed and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon almond or coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp pink sea salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 cup of buffalo wing sauce

Instructions :

1. Preheat the oven to 400. Spray a sheet pan with non stick cooking spray or grease with Olive oil, coconut oil or butter. (I use Olive oil)
2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, minus the buffalo sauce. Mix well.
3. Use your hands to form 2″ balls, mixture will be sticky. If desired set out a small amount of almond or coconut flour to dust your palms with. I personally just pushed through it and made a mess all over my hands!
4. Place meatballs on a sheet pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until center has reached 160º
5. Remove meatballs from the oven. Place in a skillet or pot over medium low heat. Coat with buffalo sauce. Continue to cook just until sauce is warmed.
   Serve over pureed celery root or cauliflower that has been mixed with a ranch seasoning packet! Or eat as is.
   
   

   

Recipe Notes : These keto buffalo chicken meatballs make a great snack, lunch or dinner.  Heck, I have even had a few wrapped in lettuce for breakfast…… don’t ask …   it was a weird day.

Read more : Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs- Low Carb, Higher Fat, Moderate Protein! @ howtothisandthat.com