After my ride today, all I could really think about was donuts. Then my dad came home with a bunch of cinnamon rolls which also looked pretty darn tasty. Hmmm. Donuts sounded good, but so did something cinnamon flavored. It didn’t take me long to figure out how to fix my dilemma. I decided on some cinnamon sugar protein donuts. And don’t worry… the donuts are baked!
There is just something about a good fluffy cake donut that I love. That is probably because it has the work cake in it, and let’s be honest, cake is awesome. That’s exactly what these donuts were. Awesome. They are moist, fluffy, and the texture of cake. I used my MusclePharm cinnamon bun combat powder in them because they need some sort of nutrition boost. Each one has about 8 grams of protein.
To actually make them cinnamon sugar donuts, of course you need cinnamon and sugar. I just mixed 1-2 tsp. cinnamon with about 3 tbsp. of sugar. To get the cinnamon sugar to stick, I sprayed them with a little bit of olive oil cooking spray. You could go all out and melt some butter to spread on them, but then we might be getting a little bit away from the whole healthy aspect. Either way, you really can’t beat a moist protein donut coated in cinnamon sugar.
Cinnamon Sugar Protein Donuts
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 6 donuts 1x
Description
Moist and fluffy cinnamon protein donuts dusted with cinnamon and sugar. They are the perfect healthy indulgence!
Scale
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1/2 cup (60g) whole wheat flour
- 1 scoop (34g) MusclePharm cinnamon bun combat protein powder
- 1/4 cup granulated stevia or erythritol
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (113g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp. milk (any milk is fine)
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 1–2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Add flour, protein powder, stevia, baking powder, and cinnamon to a bowl. Mix. In a separate bowl; add egg, Greek yogurt, and milk. Mix.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and gently fold together until a smooth batter is formed. Spoon batter into a large ziploc bag. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray Cut the end off the bag and pipe into donut pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar in a bowl large enough to put a donut in. Spray donuts with nonstick spray. Dip donuts in cinnamon sugar mixture on each side to evenly coat. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 6
- Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 8