These healthy baked powdered sugar snowball donuts are perfect for breakfast or dessert, and they can be completely dairy free, egg free, low fat, and vegan.
With just five minutes of work and a little time in the oven, a batch of fluffy Entenmann’s-style donuts can be all yours!
Simply whisk all of the ingredients together, pour the batter into a pan, and wait for the donuts to magically rise as they bake.
There’s no yeast, and no frying required for these wholesomely delicious baked donuts.
Also try this reader-favorite Healthy Banana Bread
Soft, light, sweet… and the best part is that you can eat them without leaving the comfort of your kitchen.
Readers have said they like these homemade snowball donuts even better than the packaged version!
Serve with a glass of Vegan Hot Chocolate or this Whipped Coffee Recipe.
I made these donuts for what was supposed to be a special occasion – the first predicted snowfall of the season.
But while the entire northeastern United States was blanketed with soft and powdery snow, those of us in the nation’s capital ended up just getting rain.
Safe and warm inside my apartment, with donuts in hand, I watched as the rain fell slowly down the window. Who needs snow anyway, when you can have donuts???
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Snowball Donuts
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup milk of choice
- 1 1/2 tsp white or cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 tbsp oil (or banana, applesauce, or almond butter for oil-free)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup spelt, white, or oat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar (or xylitol for sugar-free)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- powdered sugar or sugar-free powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the first four ingredients. Preheat your oven to 350F and grease a mini (or regular) donut pan or mini muffin tin. In a large bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except the powdered sugar, and stir well. Pour wet into dry, stir until just evenly mixed, and immediately pour into the donut pan. Bake 8 minutes, then allow to cool completely before removing from the trays. Pour the powdered sugar into a deep bowl, then either dip the doughnuts into the bowl or simply sprinkle powdered sugar over the tops.View Nutrition Facts
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Katie T says
Hi Katie, I’ve been a reader for a few years now and I just wanted to let you know how much these make my day. You make food fun for me and that’s been a challenge for most of my life. Thank you <3 you really make such a difference.
Chanuli says
Hi Katie, made these today and they came out amazing. I didn’t have cider vinegar so I substituted lime juice instead so the donuts tasted more like a lime donut. Thank you so much!
CCK Media Team says
That sounds delicious!
Erika RJ says
Hi Katie! I just discovered your blog and youtube channel, I was wondering if you have this video recipe on youtube too? thank you
CCK Media Team says
Hi! She has pretty much this recipe in video format (just minus the powdered sugar part) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdcPGhgZNo
Sharon says
Hi! These look AMAZING! Could I please have a link to the pan you use for these donuts? Thanks!
CCK Media Team says
Sure thing! Katie uses this one from Wilton: https://amzn.to/3DNAqoU
Marlene says
I’m definitely making these – they look amazing! I will make a batch, then try another one with filling. Remember the powdered sugar donuts with raspberry filling? They were my daughter’s favorites when she was young and we always had them on hand. So I’m thinking of making a batch of these, but putting them in a muffin tin. Then figuring out how to stuff some raspberry jam in the middle and dipping them in powdered sugar. Then I can surprise my daughter with them (she’s 42 now!).
kaisa says
Lovely and quick recipe!!
I didn’t have the appropriate pan so I made mini muffins (size 1.5) out of the batter. came out sweet and fluffy.
Y says
Best baked donuts!