I've been wanting to make these donuts for a while… I saw them on Pinterest via The Skinny Fork but those are Vanilla Bean. I didn't have Vanilla Bean Paste so I just swapped that with vanilla extract. I'm guessing they taste very different from each other, but these donuts with extract are still pretty good and are worth sharing. I also didn't have Whole Wheat White Flour so I used All-Purpose flour… so it's probably a little less skinny. Ok I should probably say that I didn't use a Donut Pan either, because I don't have one…. so as you can see, this recipe is pretty flexible depending on what materials you have. If you have the bolded ingredients above, maybe you should check out the original recipe for the Vanilla Bean donuts! Because those are about 120 calories, and mine are most likely not as low calorie, but still skinnier than regular donuts. Anyway, let's get started!!!
Skinny Vanilla Donuts
Inspired by The Skinny Fork recipe
Marietta May
Donuts:
1 c. All-purpose flour
1/8 c. sugar
1/8 c. honey or sweetener
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 large egg
1/4 c. plain fat free greek yogurt
2 tbsp. skim milk
1.5 tbsp. softened unsalted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Vanilla Glaze:
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. skim milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1) Preheat oven to 325º F and grease a cookie sheet or donut pan.
2) Mix all of the dry ingredients in one bowl.
3) Mix the rest of the ingredients (all the wet ingredients) in a separate bowl, then add to the dry ingredients.
4) Gather the dough in the bottom of a ziplock bag (or piping bag) and cut off a corner.
5) Pipe out some dough in whatever donut shape you want on the cookie sheet or pan.
6) Bake for 10-15 minutes.
7) Mix all the glaze ingredients together while donuts are baking.
8) Take the donuts out, let cool, then dip one side in the glaze to coat. Let the donuts sit untouched for the glaze to harden.
Scroll down to see pictures!
Skinny Vanilla Donuts
Inspired by The Skinny Fork recipe
Marietta May
Donuts:
1 c. All-purpose flour
1/8 c. sugar
1/8 c. honey or sweetener
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 large egg
1/4 c. plain fat free greek yogurt
2 tbsp. skim milk
1.5 tbsp. softened unsalted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Vanilla Glaze:
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. skim milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1) Preheat oven to 325º F and grease a cookie sheet or donut pan.
2) Mix all of the dry ingredients in one bowl.
3) Mix the rest of the ingredients (all the wet ingredients) in a separate bowl, then add to the dry ingredients.
4) Gather the dough in the bottom of a ziplock bag (or piping bag) and cut off a corner.
5) Pipe out some dough in whatever donut shape you want on the cookie sheet or pan.
6) Bake for 10-15 minutes.
7) Mix all the glaze ingredients together while donuts are baking.
8) Take the donuts out, let cool, then dip one side in the glaze to coat. Let the donuts sit untouched for the glaze to harden.
Scroll down to see pictures!