top row: mini gf banana donuts from Sweetly Raw / cinnamon sugar coated baked doughnuts from Eat Love and be Happy / baked cranberry orange donuts from Country Cleaver
middle row: baked strawberry donuts from Mary Quite Contrary Bakes / gf vegan chai pumpkin donuts from Gluten Free Foodies
bottom row: totally coconut doughnuts (gf) from Kumquat / maple sea salt doughnuts from Edible Perspective / chocolate cardamom tahini mini donuts from Purely Twins
They seem to be sprouting up everywhere. Healthy doughnuts! Baked not fried!
I can’t lie, I’m a little skeptical. Really all that it means by healthy is that it’s baked. And I mean, aren’t doughnuts supposed to be the epitome of artery clogging heart attack inducing melt in your mouth deliciousness?
But I can’t remain a skeptic for too long now. I keep pinning these healthy donuts, so it’s only a matter of time before I make one of these bad boys.
To be honest, I’m probably only trying to remain a skeptic so that I don’t bake them and end up eating the entire dozen, convincing myself that it’s ok because they’re healthy.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Stephanie says
I’ve made healthy donuts before and they are tasty, but I still splurge on the “real” kind every once in a while. ๐ There is a donut shop near my house that sells donuts fried in soybean oil so they are trans-fat free… that makes them slightly healthy, right?!?
Joy says
I’ve been to Steph’s doughnut shop, and those babies are ADDICTIVE.
That said, I love baked doughnuts too! These pumpkin ones were one of my very first recipe posts — and they’re kid approved so they must be good. ๐
Stephanie@Henry Happened says
haven’t tried any, but they do seem tempting… I can totally see myself saying it’s ok to eat a dozen, cause they’re healthy…
Monica Lazar says
I think that healthy means “a healthier version”. If you use whole ingredients like wholemeal, unrefined sugar and replace frying with baking, you will eat a not so tender but healthier doughnut :)And it’s really impossible to eat to many whole ingredients baked doughnuts because wholemeal gives you immediately a full stomach sensation. So, probably you will not find the same taste and texture but this kind of doughnut is for sure more nourishing ๐