Description
It’s true! Delicious, healthy baked donuts exist! These green monster donuts are packed with spinach and lightly sweetened with banana and agave syrup. It’s a fun spinach recipe for toddlers and children!
Ingredients
Scale
Donuts
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup almond milk*
- 3 tbsp avocado oil*
- 1 large, very ripe banana (about 1/2 cup mashed)
- 3 oz fresh spinach
- 1/4 cup agave syrup*
- 1 egg
Icing
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray a donut pan with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Place the almond milk, avocado oil, banana and spinach in a blender (in that order) and blend for about a minute or until the spinach is totally pureed. Add in the syrup and egg and blend for 15 more seconds.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Pour the liquid ingredients in, stirring until just combined. Do not overmix!
- Transfer the batter into a piping bag or a large Ziploc bag with the tip cut off, and fill each cavity of the donut pan until the cavities are each 2/3 full.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the donuts spring back lightly when poked. Allow the donuts to cool for about 5 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack while you prepare the icing.
- Combine the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a medium sized bowl, and whisk until smooth; add more sugar if the icing is too thin or more cream if it is too thick.
- Using a cake spatula, spread the icing onto the cooled donuts and top with sprinkles.
Donuts are best enjoyed fresh, but will keep at room temperature, in an airtight container for 2-3 days. If they are too warm, the icing may melt into the donut. I actually keep my leftovers in the fridge to avoid this!
Notes
- Use any other non-dairy milk, 1% or 2% dairy milk
- Substitute honey for the agave, or regular granulated sugar. If using regulated granulated sugar, add it into the dry ingredients rather than into the blender
- Substitute canola oil or another oil in place of the avocado oil
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes