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Paleo Maple Banana Donuts

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These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

🍩 worry, be happy.  Sorry for the corny intro, but it had to happen because DONUTSSSS.  Today I’m sharing with you a recipe that I actually posted on the blog in summer 2014 (aka one of the first recipes every posted on Athletic Avocado).  

After seeing how popular they were with less than ideal pictures, I went on a quest to recreate them.  The first pictures back from two years ago didn’t do justice to present how good these donuts actually are.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

You pretty much have to be insane if you don’t like donuts.  Like 🍩 talk to me if you don’t like them, we can’t be friends (sorry I did it again).  Jk we can be friends, but you’re missing out big time.

 How does one live without eating donuts?  That’s a question for another time.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

But today lets talk about the magic of donuts.  Personally, I’m all about the glazed ones.  The frosted are just ok, the filled ones are decent, and the sugar coated are meh.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

I remember when my eyes would light up with joy when I sunk my teeth into a glazed donut.  It just melts in your mouth, then the fluffiness of the donut takes the show away.  Ahhhh I’m drooling.  But regular donuts are fried and sugary and  give me no energy what so ever.  These donuts on the other hand, different story😉

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

These donuts are baked, taste like banana bread and have a maple glaze.  No refined sugar, grains, gluten or oil in site.  Now you may be thinking, “then how do they taste good?”

 Trust me friend, they’ll wow you with taste and are able to keep you full so you won’t crash mid afternoon.  Thats the magic of using real unprocessed whole food ingredients.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

With only about 96 calories per donut, you can have two or three without feeling guilty.  Take that Dunkin!🙅

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

Paleo Banana Walnut Donuts with a Maple Glaze

A sweet maple glaze encases a soft banana donut and is studded with toasted walnuts!  Did I also mention that they’re healthy?  No need for Dunkin Donuts anymore!

Paleo Maple Glazed Banana Walnut Donuts

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 donuts

Equipment

  • Donut Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts toasted
  • Glaze
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
  • 3 Tbsp. maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine banana, eggs, vanilla and maple syrup. Mix well then add to flour mixture.
  • Add in chopped walnuts and stir batter well until evenly mixed.
  • Spray cooking spray in a donut tin and add in batter. Bake for 20 minutes, or until done.
  • Let cool and take out of donut pan. Combine coconut oil and maple syrup for glaze. Dip donuts in glaze.
  • Enjoy!

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Questions of the day!

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Paleo Donuts:Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Coconut Flour Munchkins

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I used to love going to Dunkin Donuts when I was a kid to get munchkins!  So sweet and yummy, you could pop ten in your mouth in a minute no problem.  There is a big problem with that,  because one baby munchkin contains between 60-70 calories and 3.5 grams of fat ( Yes this the nutrition facts for only one)!  I missed these guys so much but not the extra baggage that came along with them, so I knew I had to do something.  So glad I came up with this recipe!  In my opinion they are so much tastier  (not to mention healthier)  than munchkins!  Chocolate and nut butter is the perfect combo, and in these donuts they are even more heavenly!  So go ahead, make these and eat a few,  you don’t have to feel guilty eating munchkins anymore!

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Nut Butter Filled Chocolate Coconut Flour Munchkin (adapted from Healyeatsreal.com)

Makes about  15-20 munchkins

  • 1/3  cup coconut flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 Tbsp. coconut oil
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 Tbsp. raw cane sugar  (I used Chancaca)or honey
  • 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • nut butter ( I used Earth Balance Creamy Peanut Coconut Spread)
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Blend all ingredients in food processor until a dough forms.
  3. Roll dough into half circles ( should make about 30-40).  Make an indent with finger in the middle and add a 1/4 tsp. peanut butter( make sure you don’t over flow it).  Place another half circle on top.  Repeat with remaining ingredients until you make about 15 munchkins.
  4. Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until done.
  5. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits

Coconut Flour

  • High in fiber
  • Wheat-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Healthy fats
  • Packed with Protein

Coconut Oil

  • Healthy fats
  • Unrefined
  • Rich in vitamin K and E

Recipe as a whole

  • All-natural
  • Protein
  • No preservatives
  • No refined sugar
  • All natural
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Wheat-free
  • Non-GMO
  • 100% clean
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Whole 30
  • Paleo

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Coconut Banana Fritters

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Looking for a sweet little dessert that won’t make you feel guilty eating it?  Well here it is!  Coconut banana fritters are super-easy to make and don’t require much effort.  They are very sweet nut contain not added sugar so you won’t have a sugar overload.  All natural sweetness is the trick in making this dessert taste amazing!  There is no room for artificial ingredients or preservatives in this dessert because they are not needed!  These babies are as clean as can be, so there is no guilt when you pop one in your mouth!  All you will taste is coconut banana deliciousness!

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Coconut Banana Fritters

  • 3-4 bananas, sliced ( 3 large or 4 small)
  • 2 Tbsp. coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup almond-coconut milk( any milk is fine)
  • 1/4 tsp. coconut extract
  • 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  1. Combine flour, milk and coconut extract in a bowl.  Mix well.
  2. Place coconut on a small plate.  Dip banana slices in batter then roll in coconut.  Repeat with remaining slices.
  3. Coat a skillet with coconut oil and place on medium-low heat.  Add fritters, flipping to the other side when brown.
  4. Let cool and Enjoy!

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Health Benefits

  • Fiber
  • Healthy fats
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Antioxidants
  • All natural
  • No preservatives
  • No added sugar
  • No artificial ingredients
  • Vegan
  • 100% clean
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Paleo
  • Whole-30
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Nut-free

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Yummy Paleo Breakfast:Cinnamon Apple and Pumpkin Butter Custard Muffin Cup

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Let me tell ya, these muffins rock my world!!!  They taste like mini apple pies but with a pumpkin butter twist! So yummy and simple to make! Made with coconut flour, these are paleo, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and whole 30 approved!!!  These can be your new favorite breakfast, just pop them in the microwave( or not) for 30 seconds and enjoy with a mug of joe and your good to go!! 

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Cinnamon Apple and Pumpkin Butter Custard Muffin Cups

  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/8 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 3 egg whites, whisked (or flax egg for vegan)
  • 1 Tbsp. no sugar added pumpkin butter (I used kauffmans)
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  • one apple,chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, mix well.
  3. In a seperate bowl, combine wet ingredients, mix well.
  4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until batter is smooth and equally blended.
  5. Place batter equally among 6 muffin cups lined with cupcake liners.
  6. combine apple with cinnamon and place on top of batter.
  7. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until muffins are done (they should be a little soft in the middle).
  8. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits

  • Fiber
  • No added Sugar
  • No preservatives
  • All-natural
  • Paleo
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Whole 30
  • 100% clean

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Paleo-Approved Breakfast: Oven-Puffed Banana Bread Pancake

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Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, that is literally all I have been thinking about this weekend. I have been looking forward to making them, but not all the unhealthy flour and butter that is in them. So I figured, how should I make my own healthy and clean version? I didn’t want to make regular pancakes because that’s what everyone does, so I thought, “why not make a oven-puffed pancake?” So I did and it was extremely easy and simple, not to mention the best pancake I have ever eaten in my life. This little guy is banana bread in pancake version, you have to try this, especially since it’s paleo and is all good!

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  Oven-Puffed Banana Bread Pancake

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 small banana, ripened
  • 2.5 Tbsp. unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp. honey
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place all ingredients in a food processor. Blend for about 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
  3. Spray two ramekins (or other small pans) with cooking spray. Add pancake mixture to ramekins and slice other banana to place on top.
  4. Bake in oven for about 25 minutes (or until fully cooked).
  5. Top with high-quality maple syrup, if desired.
  6. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits:

  • Paleo-friendly
  • Gluten-free
  • Whole 30 approved (if leaving out honey)
  • Natural sugar from honey and banana
  • No added sugar
  • All-natural
  • Low-fat
  • Low-calorie: approx. 210 calories for the whole recipe (not including the syrup)!

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Easy Low Calorie Coconut Flour Donuts

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Who doesn’t love donuts, there are so many different flavors to choose from, you can’t get bored. Too bad donuts these day are so processed and contain too much sugar. I rose to the challenge to create a 100% clean, sugar and preservative-free donut. I think this challenge was successfully complete once I bit into one of these coconutty and sweet treats, they are so delectable. Perfect for a grab-n-go breakfast, not to mention quick and easy to make, and really low calorie especially compared to other donuts. Krispy-Kreme donuts are gonna be jealous of these little guys, peace-out chemically processed donuts, hello all-natural, clean and even more delicious bundles of joy! 🙂

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Easy Low Calorie Coconut Flour Donuts (recipe adapted from thecoconutdiaries)

  • 1/3 cup dry oats
  • 3 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 tbsp almond milk
  • 1 egg white (for a vegan option, just add 2 tbsp more apple sauce or mashed banana)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp honey

1. In a food processor, pulverize oats until they are similar to a flour

2. keep oat flour in food processor and add the rest of the ingredients and pulverize until mixed throughly

3. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray and place batter in the pan, bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until golden

4. Let cool for about 10 minutes and add toppings of you choice (melted peanut butter, cocoa nibs, coconut flakes, nuts, fruit, etc)

Makes about 4 donuts

  • 84 calories per donut (not including topping, but at 84 calories, top away ) 🙂

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Health Benefits

  • No added Sugar
  • Healthy Fats
  • No preservatives
  • Protein
  • 100% clean
  • Vegan (if not using egg white)
  • Low Calorie

What’s your favorite donut flavor???

Vegan Chocolate-Strawberry and Hazelnut Tarts with Cocon ut Crust

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So today my goal was to make coconut tortillas, but that FAILED.  It was my first time working with coconut flour so I didn’t really know how the texture was.  It is super-fine, so the tortilla dough was all crumbly.  That was clearly not going to work so I put my thinking cap on and came up with these babies.  They say when one door closes another door opens!  And I think this is even better than what I originally wanted to make!

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Vegan Chocolate-Strawberry and Hazelnut Tarts with Coconut Crust

  • 1/3 cup hazelnuts (without skin)
  • 1/4 cup sliced strawberries
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp.  coconut oil
  • 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp. maple syrup

Crust

  • 1/2 coconut flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 3 Tbsp. egg whites, beaten
  • 2 Tbsp. shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tbsp.  honey
  1. To make the crust, place all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix until it resembles a dough (will be crumbly).
  2. Spray five ramekins with cooking spray and press dough to bottom.
  3. Bake the crusts at 350 °F for about 25 minutes, or until slightly brown.
  4. While crusts are baking, add remaining ingredients to a food processor and mix until mixture is a smooth puree.
  5. Let the crusts cool for about 15 minutes before topping them with chocolate-strawberry and hazelnut puree.
  6. Add sliced strawberries, shredded coconut, cocoa nibs for toppings, if desired.
  7. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits:

  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Paleo
  • no-added sugar
  •  dairy free
  • Fiber
  • Protein
  • Healthy fats
  • Antioxidants, vitamins and minerals!

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