Baked Blueberry Zucchini Donuts with White Chocolate Drizzle
Beautiful whole wheat zucchini donuts bursting with fresh juicy blueberries & drizzled with white chocolate! These are not to be missed.
Servings 9 donuts
Calories 178cal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded zucchini unpeeled, squeezed well of all moisture
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (honey will also work)
- 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or avocado oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (any milk will work)
- 3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- For the white chocolate glaze:
- 2 oz high-quality white chocolate bar
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir well with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl mix together all wet ingredients: shredded zucchini, egg, maple syrup, almond extract, coconut oil and almond milk.
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients mix until just combined. Fold in blueberries.
- Spoon the batter into donut pan, filling almost to the top. Bake at 350 for about 13-17 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Turn donuts on a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make the white chocolate drizzle: Place a saucepan over low heat and add in white chocolate and coconut oil. Stir until melted then remove from heat and drizzle on donuts. Makes 9 donuts.
Notes
These donuts would be amazing with some lemon juice & zest: To make them lemon blueberry donuts, reduce the almond milk to 1/3 cup and add in 2-3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice + the zest from 1 lemon.
Want to make these gluten free? Simply sub a gluten free all purpose flour for the whole wheat flour. You may also need to reduce the almond milk a little. The batter should resemble a quick bread batter consistency.
Want to make these vegan? I actually think a flax egg would work amazing in this recipe. I haven't tried it, but let me know if you do!
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 178cal | Carbohydrates: 26.1g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 6.9g | Saturated Fat: 4.9g | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 9.9g