I’ve got one more holiday recipe for you guys and this one might be my favorite one of the whole year…
Of all the flavors I love during the holidays, I think chocolate peppermint takes the cake for me. I’ve been have a LOT of peppermint hot cocoa, and for about a month there I was even putting chocolate peppermint creamer in my coffee at least once a day…how am I not sick of it yet?! Haha
If you’re a fan like me, then you’ll love this recipe! These donuts are insanely fluffy, and both gluten and dairy free. I used chocolate protein powder in them, which I’ve been using in a lot of my recipes lately just because it’s an easy way to add some nutritional value without a ton of sugar! You can pretty much swap out up to 1/2 cup of flour for any protein powder in most recipes, but I like to keep it at max 1/4 cup per recipe just because I know too much can be hard on the tum!
If you do decide to use flour instead of chocolate protein, I would just add an extra tablespoon or so of cocoa powder and maybe a touch more granulated or liquid sweetener. Otherwise, these make the perfect sweet treat over the holidays, or any time of year! If you’d like a video tutorial, I shared a reel over on my Instagram 🙂
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT DONUTS
3/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup chocolate protein powder
2 tbsp coconut flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 cup granulated sweetener (I like the Whole Earth blends!)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
4 tbsp melted coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp maple syrup or honey
2 tbsp almond milk (optional, only if batter is too dry!)
1/4 cup chocolate chips (these are my favorite!)
dairy free white chocolate + crushed candy canes for topping
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray coconut oil on a donut pan
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients up to the salt
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, liquid sweetener, vanilla and peppermint extracts, and coconut oil, then mix well into the bowl of dry ingredients. *Add almond milk here if necessary!
- Fold in the chocolate chunks, then spoon into donut mold filling each to the top.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch, then let cool completely before removing, drizzling with melted white chocolate and topping with crushed candy canes!
What’s your favorite flavor during the holidays?!
xo Jordan