Moist cakey donuts topped with crumbs and covered with a sweet glaze. This is the best keto donut recipe I have ever tried!
I wanted to make a copycat to the Entenmann's Glazed Crumb Donuts but didn't succeed. These are much better. I won't be tempted to grab one of those boxed assortments anymore. These keto doughnuts are also low carb, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
After a few flops in the kitchen last week I was thrilled to nail these keto donuts on my first try. These are amazing.
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My husband enjoyed them and was disappointed I set some aside to take more photos of instead of just letting them all get devoured right away. A friend who was over said she couldn't believe how moist they were and loved the contrast between the donut and the crumbs.
When it comes to low carb donuts, anyone on the keto diet can enjoy eating these without any extra guilt. They taste similar to traditional donuts and are such an easy recipe to make. Not only does this curb your Dunkin Donuts cravings, but the keto-friendly ingredients prove that these types of donuts don't have to be complicated to make.
If you're a fan of all things sweet and delicious in the morning hours, be sure to check out my Keto Donut Holes for another great flavor and taste.
Ingredients
Butter - This will be used to make the donuts and the crumb topping. The butter keeps the doughnuts moist and makes the crumbs buttery.
Sour cream - Helps to keep the donuts moist and delicious.
Joy Filled Eats Sweetener - This is my favorite sugar substitute to use on a low carb diet.
Almond flour - The main flour used to make these low carb treats. I use almond flour in combination with coconut flour to balance the flavors and textures of both.
Coconut flour - Adds a light sweetness and works well in conjunction with the almond flour.
Egg - Acts as the binding agent to hold everything together.
Vanilla extract - Gives the donuts a nice warm flavor.
Baking powder - Helps the donuts rise and to add texture. Always make sure to use fresh baking powder or baking soda when baking.
Salt - For taste. Adding a bit of salt with enhance all the other flavors.
How to Make this Keto Donut Recipe
Step One: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step Two: Mix together all the batter ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Then, add the batter to the mini donut molds.
Expert Tip: I don't bother separating the dry ingredients from the wet ingredients. It is ok to just mix them all at once for this recipe.
Step Three: Combine the ingredients for the crumb topping and mix. This will make large crumbs. Spread them with your hands on top of the donut batter.
Step Four: Put the donuts in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
Step Five: While the donuts are baking, make the glaze. In a saucepan, melt the butter and sweetener over low heat. Cook on low, whisking occasionally. Do this for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool for 10 minutes, and be sure to whisk occasionally so that it doesn’t separate as it cools.
Step Six: Cool the donuts and then put them on a wire rack. Add a clean baking sheet underneath and then spoon the glaze over the top.
Variations
Add cocoa powder- Do you love chocolate donuts? Adding a tad bit of cocoa powder to the keto donut recipe makes these low-carb donuts have a whole new look and flavor.
Use a different sweetener - While I'm a fan of my sweetener, you can use monk fruit sweetener or a powdered sweetener of your choice for these donuts.
Add toppings - You can make a chocolate glaze or even use a cinnamon sugar topping for these treats. Cinnamon donuts are good, too! You can't go wrong making any type of sweet donuts, in my opinion.
Common Questions
Can I use this recipe to make keto donut holes?
You bet. You can easily take this keto donuts recipe and make donut holes. Once you combine the dry ingredient and the wet ingredients, it's time to bake. The biggest thing that you'll want to remember about this low carb donut recipe is that if you make holes, you'll want to change the baking time from what is listed on the recipe card.
After they are baked to a golden brown, you can drizzle them with dark chocolate, dip them in cinnamon sugar, or just leave them with that classic donuts flavor and taste. They really will taste like regular donuts and donut holes like you would get at the grocery store or donut shop.
Do I NEED a mini donut pan?
This is the donut pan I used. If you do not have a donut pan I'd recommend ordering one.
If you really don't want to buy a donut pan you can make the crumb donuts into little muffins.
Having the hole in the center helps the dough to cook evenly though so I do recommend the investment. And just think of all the donuts in your future once you have a donut pan.
How to store keto baked goods
I store all my baked goods in the refrigerator if we don't eat them within 2-3 days. They last for 2-3 weeks when they are refrigerated.
Be sure that you store these almond flour donuts in an airtight container as well. That way, you can enjoy a few mornings of eating these mini donuts with your cup of coffee!
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Ingredients
Donuts:
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- tiny pinch of salt
Crumb Topping:
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoon coconut flour
- 3 tablespoon butter softened
- 3 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
Glaze:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Combine all the ingredients for the batter and mix well. Divide between twelve mini donut molds.
- Combine the ingredients for the crumbs and mix well. They will be large moist crumbs. Spread them with your hands on top of the donut batter. You may need to break apart the large pieces into smaller crumbs.
- Bake for 25 min. If the crumbs start to get too brown you can cover them with foil.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze. In a small saucepan over low heat melt the butter and sweetener. Cook on low, whisking occasionally, for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Keep whisking occasionally as it cools to avoid it separating.
- Cool the donuts and put them on a wire rack. Put a clean rimmed baking sheet under them. Spoon the glaze over the donuts. Then scoop up the glaze that dripped off onto the baking sheet and spoon it on them again. Repeat. This helps them get a nice thick coating. You will notice that the glaze keeps thickening.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally Published April 19, 2016. Revised and Republished October 2, 2023.
Rose says
I have all 3 of the flours for this recipe. How much of each can I use instead of the baking mix? I don't want to buy the blend.
Taryn says
You need 1/2 cup total which is 2.66 tablespoons of each.
Jill says
Could you use vegan butter and get a good result? My daughter is vegan, and trying for a keto vegan lifestyle.
Taryn says
Hi Jill, I've never used vegan butter before so I'm not sure. I do use butter flavored coconut oil pretty frequently and I think that would work.
Christian says
Has anyone tried this nut free? My son has nut allergies and would love to try these 🙂
Sharon says
My oldest son loves these! So do I!
Sharon says
Oh my goodness! So good! I made these at 6:30 this morning and when my son dropped of the baby I gave him warm donuts! He was diagnosed with celiac disease, a few weeks ago and donuts were his fav food. His eyes got so big this morning when he heard gluten free! Thanks! I have to try the other donut recipes you have too!
Pamela says
On the original recipe carb net was 1 per Mimi donut. When I saved it, carb count rose to 4 per mini donut.......how did that happen? What is the correct net carb count??????
Taryn says
1 carb is correct. I just added this to MFP to double check. Some recipe calculators don't know to subtract sugar alcohols and fiber to calculate net cards so that is probably where the discrepancy comes from.
Nicole says
Thank you! So looking forward to trying these! ❤
Nicole says
thank you for all you do! is there anyway to just use almond and coconut flor but not flax?
Taryn says
Yes, I would use 2/3 almond flour. Increasing the coconut flour may make the batter too dry.
J. Park says
Hi, so does this mean use two-thirds almond flour to one-third coconut flour, equaling 1/2 cup of the two together? Thanks!
Jennifer says
Could ground chia be substituted for the flax or would you recommend just using the almond flour if flax is not available?
Taryn says
I have never used ground chia before so I'm not sure if it would work in this recipe. I would suggest just using additional almond flour but if you try the chia please come back and let me know how they turn out.
Davina says
OH MY GOODNESS!!! Pretty sure these are my new favorite treat!!! Forget breakfast! They are perfect for ANYTIME!!! They are fantastic!!! I cooked the glaze a little longer to make it darker/more caramel colored and added about 1/4-1/2 tsp vanilla after cooking and made it tasted like caramel and holy smokes were they good...i had to get out of the kitchen or i think i literally would have eaten all 12...that's a first for me...most of the time keto/low carb treats are "a nice break from the norm" but they never make me want to eat and eat (it's a texture thing - not a huge fan of our flour options) but these were PERFECT!! LOVE!! I will most definitely be making these again!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Taryn says
Thank you for your great review 🙂 I'm so glad you liked them!
Jnet says
Any way to make these without xylitol because i have dogs..??
Taryn says
I'm not sure if you can use another blend in the glaze. You would have to just try it (maybe half it) and see. But it should work in the donuts. You can convert using this chart: http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/
Miriam Zappala says
Hi! Do you know what the nutritional breakdown is per donut?
Thank you
Taryn says
I just added it to the recipe.
Miriam Zappala says
Oh my!!! Only 1 carb per donut! That's awesome!
Thank you!!
Taryn says
These are always estimates. I put the nutrition into caloriecount.com. This doesn't include the sweetener but that is 0 carb. Just an fyi 😉
Rochelle says
I just made these today! YUM! I have a heart-shaped, 6 donut pan. It made 4 of them. I ate 2 . . . I am FULL and they were delicious! My daughter, who doesn't do THM likes them as well! WIN-WIN!
Emily says
They were delicious! I subbed the baking blend for the thm baking blend and the sour cream for Greek yogurt. They really do taste like sugar filled treats.
Heather Harrison says
Can you use a mini donut maker?
Taryn says
You could if you left off the crumb topping. But that really is the best part.
Stephanie says
Serving size for an S?
Taryn says
Probably two for mini donuts and one if you make full size.
Julie C. says
Has anyone made these using the THM baking blend? That's all I have on hand...I don't have the stuff to make this baking blend ?
Taryn says
You should be able to sub the THM BB. I know some ladies have used it in my lemon blueberry donuts successfully.
Angela says
They tasted so good, I guessed on baking temp, did them longer as I had a reg size donut pan put a little less sweet blend and half the glaze. My THM support group just loved them so did I.
Brenda says
I don't have a mini donut pan, just a regular size donut pan. Could I use that? How would that change things? Baking time etc?
Taryn says
You will only get about six donuts and the baking time will probably increase by a few minutes. Just bake until they are golden brown.
Kris says
Oh my yum! My sister and I just made this and we stopped talking while we consumed them and instead just made happy eating noises. Oh my yum!
My mom didn't believe it was low carb and sugar free. I was the lucky one to clean up afterwards and I must admit,
I licked a few utensils I don't normally. I just couldn't help myself. How could I just wash that dot of yummy down the sink?!!
Taryn says
I'm so glad you liked it!
Kelcee S says
I didn't see a temperature to bake it. They look delicious!
Taryn says
350. Sorry! Just edited the post. I'll edit the printable recipe tomorrow.