The Best Keto Donuts Recipe
Super easy keto donuts with only 10 ingredients and only 2g net carbs! They will satisfy any sweet craving for my friends following a keto diet. They are baked not fried. Plus, they’re made without yeast and without sugar.
The ingredients are simple pantry ingredients. Made with almond flour, these donuts (or doughnuts) are fluffy, cake-like, and perfectly sweet.
Just a little scroll below you will find some amazing variations ideas so you can make these donuts how you like them! So what are you waiting for? Try out this low carb donut recipe and indulge in some delicious, fluffy goodness!
Related recipes: Raspberry Keto Muffins / Keto Cupcakes
Why We Love This Recipe:
Keto Donuts Ingredients
How to Make Keto Donuts
Step 1. PREHEAT oven 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F. Spray or grease a donut pan and set aside. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl, Thermomix or food processor.
Step 2. Mix until combined.
Step 3. FILL Spoon or pipe the batter into the donut pan (see notes). Fill each hole about 3/4 full.
Step 4. BAKE 15-20 minutes until or lightly golden and cooked through. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Step 5. Mix the remaining sweetener and cinnamon and sprinkle onto a large plate. Once the donuts have cooled, dip them into the melted butter and roll in the powdered cinnamon sugar. Serve while they are warm as they are so incredibly delicious at this time.
Step 6. The donuts can be cooled completely and dipped in melted chocolate, coated in ganache, or filled with keto whipped cream and berries, as pictured.
Variations
- Classic Glazed Keto Donuts: combine 1/4 cup powdered sweetener and a tablespoon of cream. Use for traditional glazed donuts made with keto-friendly ingredients.
- Chocolate-Frosted Keto Donuts: A rich and decadent chocolate glaze recipe to satisfy your chocolate cravings. I just use melted sugar free chocolate and sprinkles for mine.
- Donut Holes: A delightful twist on the classic cinnamon sugar donut, without the guilt. Use a mini muffin pan or donut hole pan to bake a lot of keto donut holes!
- Donut Muffins: scoop the doughnut batter into muffin holes and bake. Fill a piping bag with keto whipped cream, Keto Lemon Curd, keto custard, chocolate ganache or even keto chocolate mousse and pipe into the centre when cooled.
FAQs
These sugar free donuts are diabetic friendly. At only 2g net carbs they are low carb and use clean keto ingredients.
You can store the almond flour donuts, in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 1 week. You can also freeze it for up to 1 month.
Yes, you can make dairy free keto donuts. Swap the butter for light taste olive oil. The sour cream can be replaced with dairy free sour cream or coconut or sheep milk yoghurt. Whey protein can be omitted with more almond meal used instead.
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Easy Keto Donuts Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) butter
- 2 cups (2 cups) almond meal (200g)
- 1/2 cup (½ cup) whey protein powder or substitute coconut flour
- 1/2 cup (½ cup) sweetener of choice (105g)
- 3 tsp (3 tsp) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp (½ tsp) nutmeg fresh grated
- 2 large (2 large) eggs
- 3/4 cup (¾ cup) sour cream 180g
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) vanilla extract
Coating
- 1/4 cup (¼ cup) sweetener of choice
- 1-2 tsp (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) butter melted
Instructions
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
- PREHEAT oven 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F. Spray or grease a donut pan. Set aside.
- MIX – Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove. Pour into a mixing bowl and add all the remaining ingredients. Use a spatula to combine.
- FILL Spoon or pipe the batter into the donut pan (see notes). Fill each hole about 3/4 full.
- BAKE 15-20 minutes until or lightly golden and cooked through. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
- TO COAT – mix the sweetener and cinnamon and pour onto a plate. Set aside. Pour the melted butter into a bowl. Baste or dunk the donuts into the melted butter and roll on the spiced sweetener.
THERMOMIX METHOD
- PREHEAT oven 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F.
- MELT – butter 2 min/100℃/speed 1.
- MIX – Add remaining ingredients; mix 30 sec/speed 4. Follow from step 3 above.
Notes
Your Own Notes
Nutrition
66 responses to “Keto Donuts Recipe”
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Today is international donut day.(Or so my daughter told me.) What better way to celebrate than baking these. I used the thermo method, so easy. They turned out great. Unfortunately not all of them made it to the cream and berry stage.😉
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Today is international donut day.(Or so my daughter told me.) What better way to celebrate than baking these. I used the thermo method, so easy. They turned out great. Unfortunately not all of them made it to the cream and berry stage.😉
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Always need a healthy excuse, to want to have a 🍩. These were so scrumptious, love the texture. Thank you! ❤️-
You are very welcome
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Wow such absolutely stunning pictures! I love that these are healthy and keto-friendly! All of the amazing flavors we love about donuts but without the guilt!-
No guilt required haha!
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This is a super donut recipe. I love that these are so easy to make and healthy, plus I can make them with different coatings or fillings.-
I am so happy you enjoyed it Jacqueline!
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I made the chocolate glazed version, the whole family loved them. Especially like that they are baked and not fried!-
I am so happy everyone loved them Tristin. Thanks for letting us know.
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I started back on low carb in January and haven’t ventured much into sweets, but I have been CRAVING donuts so made a batch of these. They turned out really good! I will definitely make them again the next time the craving hits.-
Yay! Winning!
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Hi Megan,
in the step 3 of the conventional method instructions is reference to notes but there is nothing in the notes concerning the donut pan.
Is there a way to go around it if I don’t have any donut pan.
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Thanks Hana. I have fixed it now. x
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My neighbor is on a keto diet, so I thought I would surprise her with these donuts. Of course, I had to sample two first, and they were delicious!!!-
Yay!
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We could not stop eating them; they are so good and so rich in flavor. I love the hint of nutmeg, thank you.-
You are very welcome
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You don’t have to be keto to love these. The whipped cream filling…yum!-
This is so true Mary!
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I love the flavors of the almond meal and spices in this. These are donuts elevated!
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Such a high praise. Thanks Helen.
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We opted to make the cinnamon and the chocolate glazed versions, yum they were so good I had to stop my little before he ate way to many!-
Haha! I totally understand. I pop some straight into the freezer!
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Just because you are doing keto, doesn’t mean you have to miss out on your favorites like donuts! This is a great comprehensive guide on how to make them keto-friendly.-
That is so true Sharon!
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My go-to donut recipes that everyone enjoys! These donuts are so quick and easy and came out perfectly-
Yay! That is so great Linda!
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Love your recipe and love your presentation too. This is such a healthy and Keto friendly recipe.-
Thanks Veena
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