Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts {GF, Low Cal}

Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts baked in the oven with lighter, healthier ingredients. Great for a sweet breakfast or snack, and super easy to make. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Sometimes I forget I’m a blogger when I’m out in the real world. Rewind that. I forget people are reading this blog and following what I’m doing on social media. It’s a strange feeling walking around in the world blissfully unaware that people know who you are. It’s not something you think about until someone brings attention to it.

Like a reader standing behind me in line at Trader Joe’s who announced to the store I was “Skinny Fitalicious.” I’m sure half the store was like who is that? A huge wave of embarrassment came over me no less and I wanted to crawl in a hole. Then there was the Instagram follower who came to my spin class. Thankfully, she didn’t announce it to the class and introduced herself in a low key manner.

I don’t know why, but instead of feeling proud of what I’ve accomplished I still feel embarrassed {not sure that’s the right word} about what I do and telling people about my nutrition practice. I know I shouldn’t feel that way about something I’ve built from the heart and love doing. I guess there’s part of me that feels insecure about it. Kind of like I still feel insecure about my weight.

While losing weight was the best thing I’ve ever done in my life, reaching my goal weight also taught me the weight was a reflection of more than over eating. No matter what size I am today or in the future, I  may never feel good enough inside. I’ve come to realize it’s about finding things you do feel confident about within yourself and leveraging them to build confidence in other areas.

Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts are one way to build confidence. I know, sounds weird, but doing something that scares or intimidates you will do that. Years ago, I never would have imagined myself creating healthy recipes like this one. Now, it’s no big deal.

If you’re struggling, do something that scares you and after you tackle it reflect on how that experienced changed you. Then treat yourself to guilt-free Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts. Because everyone deserves donuts in their life.

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Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts

Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts baked in the oven with lighter, healthier ingredients. Great for a sweet breakfast or snack, and super easy to make. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Author Megan

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 9

Calories 141 kcal

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Ingredients

• 1 large egg room temperature
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup Gluten Free oat flour
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2/3 cup fresh diced strawberries
• 1/4 mini chocolate chips dairy free, for the drizzle

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a donut baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl whisk together the egg, oil, milk, vanilla extract and sugar.
3. In a separate smaller bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
4. Add the flour to the wet mixture, stirring until combined.
5. Fold the strawberries into the batter. Do not over mix.
6. Spoon the batter into the donut cavities dividing the batter equally for 9 donuts.
7. Bake 10 minutes at 350 F.
8. Remove the donuts from the oven. Cool 5 minutes in the pan before flipping the pan over a wire cooling rack to remove the donuts. I ran a small plastic spatula around the edges first to help release them from the pan.
9. While the donuts continue to cool, boil a pot of water and place a glass bowl with the chocolate in it over the top. Stir the chocolate continuously until melted.
10. Drizzle the chocolate over the top of the donuts liberally.
11. DEVOUR!

Course Breakfast

Nutrition facts per serving (1g)

Calories 141 kcal

Fat 7.6 g

Saturated Fat 2.4 g

Trans Fat 0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 5.2 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 20.8 mg

Sodium 16.6 mg

Potassium 0 mg

Carbohydrates 15.9 g

Fiber 2.9 g

Sugar 2.9 g

Protein 4.2 g

Vitamin A 0 %

Vitamin C 0 %

Calcium 0 %

Iron 0 %

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About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.