Healthy Krispy Kreme Donuts

For some time now, the universe has been hinting to me to buy a freakin’ donut pan. I really must do this!

a vegan Tiramisu would be awesome!

Every since I can remember, my family (we’re German & Danish) has always celebrated everyone’s birthday with a Kringle. There are many types of Kringle pastries, but the my family’s recipe is actually more of a bread, but sweeter & fluffier. It doesn’t have eggs, and milk could be substituted for almond, but it does call for canned almond filling, which isn’t vegan. I would love a substitute vegan Kringle!

I would love to see your take on a croissant recipe. I already have a recipe for vegan ones that I make every once in a while (well, every once in a while when I have like 12 hours to kill), but while delicious, they’re basically just as bad for you as the omni version. I bet if anyone could make a healthy-but-delicious vegan croissant, it would be you. Also biscotti! I made biscotti for the first time like three months ago and have been obsessed ever since.

GELATO AND SORBETTO PLEASE!! <— here's a challenge: make it Raw Gelato. 🙂

You should attempt to make a crème brûlée or a tiramisu! It would be amazing to enjoy these recipes in a more healthful way!

I’d love to see your take on a typically British fruit trifle….it’s one thing I havent yet attempted!

Yum! I will definitely be experimenting to make a paleo version of these. 🙂 I totally support more international flair. Churros would amazing. So would flan. Fried ice cream, gelato, cannoli… I could go on. 😉

Chocolate crossiants or chocolate eclairs would be fun!

Sopapillas are my fave, and a vegan (not honey) sauce for them would be awesome! also, Russian blinichiki are kind of like pancake crepe hybrids and have fun toppings/presentations.
I know that I always have missed praline/toffee things a ton since going vegan, not very international though (kind of italian?)
Malva pudding is also awesome, it’s South African. (All African/Ethiopian food is amazing, and a lot is naturally vegan, like Misir Waat and veggie berber dishes).
I used to love nanaimo bars, plus they minght be easy to recreate because they’re no-bake and use layers of graham cracker, pudding-like filling, and chocolate.
That was a ton, sorry! Gonna go make some donuts now 😛

How about green tea ice cream, cannolis, and flan?

These look so tasty! And they look kind of perfect. I’m always intimidated to make donuts for some reason, but this looks really yummy!

maybe baklava?

Oh no, Katie! What happened to the new and improved blog you had on the 20th? It was so beautiful, organized, stylish, and sophisticated! Plus, if was your best blog look yet! Why did you change it? I love your blog, but I can’t say the same for this “newer new one”! Please change it back!

YUM!!! 🙂

yum yum yum yum. off to try these now! I’m loving your recipes, Katie. I’m neither vegan nor vegetarian but I love your recipes as my mum and I are trying to eat better. I just made them the cookie pie the other night and even my fried-food-and-meat dad LOVED it! So good. Thank you so much! 🙂

rice pudding, bread pudding, italian cookies (pignoli, pizzelle, rainbow cookie cake, zeppolis), plaintain chips, soufflé (chocolate & vanilla)

You should try to make a healthier version of a the popular chinese dessert Nian Gao (: it’s a sweet chewy rice cake! Or steamed Asian buns

These look really cool, they would probably be great with chocolate coat!
I think you could do a lot of great things with mochiko rice flour. It’s chewy and super yummy in sweets!
Also, as a Russian, I also second a recipe for Russian Blini. I just made a post on them, myself, and seeing them veganized would be super. If you could make Russian bird’s milk candies then that would be the best thing ever!

Katie can you use coconut flour instead for this recipe and if so is it the same amount as you would all purpose flour??

Hi Katie! Thanks for the doughnut recipe. Looking forward to trying it. I have yet to try one of your recipes and fail. They have all been successful attempts! For international recipes, I was wondering if you would try Torta di Riso (Italian rice tart/pie). Churros would also be lovely. Thanks for your wonderful recipes!

i think i may have to invest in a doughnut pan…. 🙂

and could you make a version of Taiwan’s pineapple cakes?
http://coreddiced.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/pineapple-taiwanese-style/

Hi Katie

Loving the new site!
French desserts and patisserie..? As others have suggested, crème brûlée would be great, and what about Tarte Tatin? Tarte au citron?
If you can master the croissant can you also tackle almond croissant, pain au raisin or even the Breton kouign amann (gorgeous but FULL of butter)

Thank you for all your fabulous recipes!

PS I’m in agreement with the churros & chocolate and dulce de leche recipes too!

Vietnamese desserts! I cant think of any English words to describe them, a bit like pudding, with the use of lots of beans and coconut , and banana! Super vegan-friendly

I haven’t heard of the Krispy Kreme doughnut race before – but my high school track team had a” jelly doughnut relay “. Basically all the members of the 4 x 400 relay team had to scarf down a jelly doughtnut before their leg of the race. I can’t believe we got other schools to agree to do this with us…

Oh please PLEASE do some french desserts like fruit and chocolate tarts! Or pastries, such as a religieux. My personal favorite, however, is a tarte amandine aux framboises et chocolat (an almond paste tart with raspberries and chocolate chips!)

PLEASE come up with an egg free, grain free, gluten free,soy free, sugar free pancake. Maybe one that includes protein powder.

I know this is a challenge!

Thanks!!!

Hi Katie. Thanks for this recipe. I’m curious. Since you don’t have much of a sweet tooth, would you use less sugar and/or stevia than shown in the recipe if you were making these for yourself? Thanks.

Hi Katie,
For international desserts, I think sticky rice with mangoes is right up your alley. So coconutty and delicious and a lot of people don’t think of it for an easy, delightful dessert. Also, there are many eastern european desserts that are very nutty and seem Chocolate-Covered Katie-ish. Potica is a Slovenian or Croatian nut roll, that is somewhat laborious to make, but maybe the flavors could be inspirational to something quick and easy? More international flavors would be great. Good luck. I always am inspired by your creativity!

Hi, Katie,
Your blog is not lacking in anything. It is what it is, fantastic. And complete. We know where to find recipes from afar… and quite frankly, those are often more compatible than American treats with our son’s diet (Mexican ? corn, not wheat! Thai? Coconut milk, not cow’s milk.) No, it’s the American desserts which are the hardest for us to convert or to imitate, and that you are helping us with. Thank you!

This recipe will be perfect for sunday am thank you!

Hi:) First of all, you rock. Scones popped to mind. I know it’s not international- the scones I know are probably so far away from traditional as to be a travesty….
But I LOVE Bigby Coffee’s blueberry scones, so sweet and cakey, with a hint of lemon… and weighing in at a whopping 500(ish) calories per serving (I can’t remember if that’s for a whole scone or just a measly 1/2). I’m sure you could make that over!

They recently did a Krispy Kreme challenge where I live (Wilmington, NC) – I saw a few people running the 2nd lap. Turns my stomach to think of it!

I’d love to see a recipe for healthy creme brulee, personally. My favorite dessert!

Hi Katie

Donuts look absolutely delish!

How about trying kem chuoi (Vietnamese banana ice cream)? I know you’ve made banana soft serve but this one’s a little different. You get some Lady Finger bananas, squash them, then dunk them in coconut milk and then sprinkle with crushed peanuts. Then freeze. Very simple and delicious.

Or you can also try Vietnamese mochi in ginger syrup which is a famous Viet dessert. Thankfully most Vietnamese desserts are vegan already.

Hi Katie! You should create some Japanese desserts since you lived there for some time. Also I would LOVE a vegan Napoleon dessert.

OMG, that Krispy Kreme challenge sounds horrifying!

Your doughnuts however sounds delicious. I like the idea of making doughnut holes instead since I don’t have a doughnut pan.

Looks yummier than Krispy Kreme 🙂

International treat: how about Pavlova? It’s a national favorite in New Zealand (and a few other countries, too), especially topped with whipped cream or custard and lots of fresh fruit (kiwifruit, raspberries, blueberries, mandarins, etc.). There must be a way to healthify it….

Hi! I’m a new subscriber to your site & I already love you! ^_^ This recipe is ingenious! I’m on a very restricted program right now, but when I start adding starches back in, you can bet I’ll be trying these and many many more of your recipes – thank you!!!! ^__^

Churros!!!! I have always wanted to try these yummy snacks/deserts, but have not yet managed to find a diary-free version. Preferably non-greasy, too, haha 😉

chocolate croissants!

I would just like to echo everyone who has already voiced their opinion on churros. I remember eating them on occasion when my family went to Sea Worl (Orlando, FL) and remembering the taste still makes me drool!

Churros with hot chocolate are amazing but pretty unhealthy. The hot chocolate is quite thick usually, and the churros are completely deep-fried. The last ones I had were set in paper towel to sop up the grease (just like bacon!).

Flan (caramel custard) is also very popular in Spain. It’s similar to ‘Crema catalana’ which is a sort of crème brûlée. I tried both of these there, and while they are different I can’t remember which one was better!

Last one – German black forest cake? It’s already fairly popular here but fundamentally German. One of my favorites 🙂

I live near the Krispy Kreme challenge in Raleigh, NC. So gross. They also serve burgers on krispy kremes at the state fair. So gross.

I never noticed that your blog doesn’t have international treats. I just ooh and aah at whatever you put up 🙂

I just made these this morning for my 3 year old daughter who was asking for donuts yesterday and they came out amazing! I did not have the sweeteners on hand you use for your sugar free glaze so I used a little bit of regular powdered sugar and added unsweetened cocoa (we are chocoholics over here), but I figure that’s better than a factory made, chemical laden processed donut. Thank you! These will be a favorite recipe around here now for a treat!

Yes, Churros definitely! I’ve been fantasizing of those for way too long, especially lately when I visited Barcelona and didn’t find any vegan 🙁 Healthy Tiramisu-recipe would be great too 🙂

btw. Greetings from Finland! I’m most likely your number one fan here, you have the best dessert blog ever 😀 Keep up the good work!

Katie
I love your blog….made so many things …forwarded your page to many….
Just thought id say that again 🙂
CROISSANTS yes please
Cannoli used to be my favorite
Creme brulee and flan all good 🙂

This looks great:) Yeah, I’ve tried a few baked doughnut recipes and they didn’t taste too great:( But I’m sure this one will be delish!
For the international recipe thingy, I think you should try to come up with a recipe for these Jewish cookies called hamentashens! They’re these adorable triangle cookies with jam in the middle:) They usually have dairy, so they’re not vegan :/ It’s not chocolate, but it’s still yummy!

Well, I don’t know if you already have a recipe for shortbread, but how about Hungarian shortbread? When my mom makes it, she separates the dough into two parts and refrigerates them both. Then, she grates the first half into the bottom of the pan, drizzles blackberry jam over it, and grates the second half on the top. It comes out SO flakey and buttery.

Hey Katie,
Mmmm finally a guilt-free way to enjoy Krispy Kremes! 🙂
I definitely agree with everyone who has suggests baklava and Nanaimo bars. If you manage to come up with a healthy Nanaimo bar I will be forever in your debt!
Sheelagh

Hmm… International flair… I remember you mentioned on one of your blog posts that you grew up in Japan (do I remember this correctly?)- maybe you could whip up a mochi type recipe? As you know, sweetened beans have long been enjoyed as a treat all over Asia (hello adzuki & mung beans!). And I know you’re no stranger to this as well- your chocolate chip cookie dough dip is next on my list of things to try! I bet you could come up with a phenomenal mochi dish- in fact, I’ve yet to see any type of chocolate mochi, and I’ve seen a lot of mochi in my day (Taiwanese-American roots here)… just a suggestion 🙂

Nanaimo Bars!
Also the doughnuts turned out great, thanks!

Hi Katie, I love your blog as I try and eat as healthy as I can, but when it comes to cake and chocolate, I always cave in! So for the past 6 months I’ve been a happy convert to all your healthy desserts! Thank you.

I was just wondering what you do for a living? Or is your blog a full time job now it’s so popular? I just couldn’t work out where you get the time to do it all.

Thanks again Katie,

From Celeste in Australia 🙂

Hi Katie,

I’m a college student and all my friends rant and rave about the chocolate croissants here on campus. And while they certainly smell amazing, they’re not vegan. I’ve been dying to show my friends and my bf that I CAN, in fact, make a good vegan chocolate croissant recipe except that I have tried to no avail. Could you help me out?

By the way, for Valentine’s Day I made your chocolate mousse pie and got every single one of my friends to try it. And you know what? THEY ALL LOVED IT! It was only until after they had cleaned their plates that I told them that it was made out of tofu…

Thanks for the recipes. I really, really enjoy reading your blog. Perusing yummy dessert recipes is a fantastic procrastinator. 🙂

Emily

You should try making a healthy version of empanadas! Especially the pumpkin or pineapple stuffed ones. I would also love to see your take on a ‘Tres Leches Cake’!

Wow, Chocolate-covered Katie, you never fail to inspire me to bake! Thank you for being the perfect resource for health-nuts and vegans with a sweet tooth. I really admire that you are so incredibly conscious when it comes to your readers. International sounds awesome!

One of my favorite things are Strawberry custard tarts. If you could find a way to make them healthy, I would literally build a statue in your honor.

How about a vegan cream tea? It’s a scone served with preserves and clotted cream (and of course, English tea and milk, which is substituted nicely with coconut milk!) If you could figure out how to make vegan clotted cream, that would be amazing!

I never really thought your blog needed more international flair, but it’s always nice to see something different.

I know the Italian Pannettone (sp?) bread would be a great thing to healthify, and as you meantioned….churros! Baked churros would be awesome!

I would loooove a healthier recipe for Stroopwafels, that are dutch caramel waffels/wafers. one thin waffle has around 200 calories, but they are just sooo delicious!
i also love apple strudel, but the dough is usually full of butter and sugar, so that would be awesome too 🙂

Katie, you have made a dream come true for me with this donut recipe! I cannot wait to make them later today!

As for international recipes, I would LOVE a healthy version of tiramisu, creme brulee and anything, absolutely anything, with blueberries in it! lol

I personally think your website has a nice variety of foods. A little entree and a log of YUMMY!!! If you need to branch out to international foods, how about a take on a healthy Tiramisu. As long as it quick, easy and yummy, knock yourself out!!! Also love the new header.

I made these on Saturday, they were amazing! I used all purpose flour and vanilla almond milk. For the frosting I adding a little cinnamon to the powdered sugar. I just bought a doughnut pan a week ago, first attempt at doughnuts, a success!! Will try a GF version next.

I’d love to see your takes on traditional desserts from cuisines around the world, although I would think it would be hard to recreate if it’s something you’ve never tasted before, so it could be a tough challenge! I like the cannoli idea from other readers, and another one I’d love to see would be Portuguese custard tarts!

tarts, definitely tarts. and mousse.

How do you use coconut oil when it solidifies the minute it touches the cold milk? That isif it isn’t already solid, which mine is this time of year. Thanks!

i once had apple stuffed churros with a caramel dipping sauce at a tapas restaurant that were amazing!! if you did those i would be in heaven!!!

Cool! That race sounds fun hahaha 😛 Um churros, croissants, danishes, pastries, waffles, dessert dumplings 🙂

Hi Katie,
Let me start by saying that I love many of your recipes! I make a few of them on a regular basis and they’re really good (my favorite recipe is the black bean brownie one). However, I must point something out. In the title of many of your recipes, you put “healthy”. I am confused by this (especially for this particular recipe) because none of the ingredients seem healthy to me. While Stevia and Xylitol may have fewer calories than regular sugar, they certainly aren’t healthy.

Wait, so what is the serving size for this? 6 donuts or 1?

Hey Katie I was wondering how many doughnuts this recipe makes? Thanks for the post!

Anything yeasted!

I would love to see a recipe for a gluten free quesadilla.

Hi Katie! These look fabulous! I was wondering where you got your doughnut pan? Thanks! 🙂

Hi Katie!
I have to say I love your blog! I just popped these doughnuts in the oven, but am worried I over filled the doughnut pan. How many was this recipe meant to make? I was able to make 6 regular doughnuts and 1 twisted long john using Wilton pans…this is my first attempt at baked doughnuts and I’m very excited. 🙂 I guess if I over filled them I get the excuse to make more!
🙂 Deese

I successfully made a low carb version of these today using almond flour. I had to cook it longer to get them to stay together so I think next time I’ll add and egg or two to bind them.

These are delicious! Mine, however, puffed up in the oven but flattened when I took them out. I followed the recipe exactly. Any ideas?

WOW!!! love the cake batter ones and what is so healthy about homemade donuts??

hi, not sure if you already answer this, i was wondering how many doughnuts is this recipe yield to? I can’t seams to find that info. Thanks

I think a good dessert is Elephant Ears. <3 I don't know if they are from a different part of the world.. xD

how many does this make??

These were really good! I made them with whole wheat pastry flour although I am sure they would have been even better with spelt. I used a variety of different glazes including yours (very good) and made them cute for my kids on valentine’s day! So much better than getting fried doughnuts. Thanks 🙂

Would you mind adjusting things for a chocolate donut recipe too?? 🙂 we love these!!

I used Mama’s Almond Blend AP Gluten Free Mix + 1/8 tsp zanthan gum, coconut palm sugar and rice milk and they are AMAZING!!! I also made them in my little doughnut maker (shaped baking on a little waffle-iron type thing). Suuuuuch a great GF option. My family is inhaling them for the second time.

Quick question: is whole wheat pastry okay for this recipe? I’m trying to gear away from refined sugars and white flours!

Chinese Moon Cake made with red bean filling and Italian Biscotti are my favorites.

For how much doughnuts is this recipe? Would love to make it (Even though I have no doughnut pan, and no muffin form either)

These are absolutely DELICIOUS!!!! I added shredded coconut and maple syrup to the batter. Thanks Katie!

Lol, I meant doffins

how long dose it take to make home made krispy kremes

Hi! Would it be possible to make a pumpkin spice version of these donuts?
Thanks!