Chocolate Almond Breakfast Donuts
Description
Unlike most dense almond flour recipes, Chef John's high-protein chocolate almond breakfast donuts are super light--and they're free of gluten and grain.
Ingredients
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nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray
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2 large eggs
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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3 tablespoons maple syrup
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1 1/4 cups finely ground almond flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously spray or brush a nonstick donut pan with cooking spray; set aside until needed.
2
Place eggs, vegetable oil, and maple syrup into a mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly until the mixture is emulsified, light, and a little bit foamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add almond flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder; mix everything together thoroughly with a spatula until all the almond flour is incorporated and you've achieved a very thick batter.
3
Transfer batter into a pastry bag, or a plastic zip-top bag with one of the corners cut off. Pipe the batter evenly into the prepared donut pan.
4
Dip a finger in water and smooth the tops of the batter to even out. Tap the pan on a work surface a few times to settle the batter even more.
5
Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a wooden skewer inserted into a donut comes out clean, 9 to 10 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire cooling rack. Cool completely before serving.