Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Your Holiday Guests
See Brooke Thomas on NBC Charlotte Today making Healthy Donuts!
During the Christmas holiday, my out-of-town family tends to settle in at my house. I couldn’t be happier about having them all there, but I struggle at finding an easy, healthy breakfast to feed all of them. After stumbling across a donut pan at Hobby Lobby, I knew where I was going to start…donuts! Kids love donuts, so I wanted to make a healthier version. “Healthy donuts”, sounds like an oxymoron, right? This year, I took it upon myself to revamp these breakfast staples that are usually not considered a healthy option, along with a couple others. If you know me, you know that I’m no Betty Crocker, so these are definitely simple and doable for all!
Charming Chocolate Gluten-Free Donuts with Coconut Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Whip Cream Frosting
2014-06-18 19:54:28
For the donut recipes, I used a Wilton’s donut pan. You can find them at Hobby Lobby or Target, or use the link to Amazon.
Cook Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 3 tablespoon Shaklee protein
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup organic dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup xylitol
- 1 large free-range egg
- ½ cup buttermilk alternative
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Combine the dry ingredients, except the xylitol, in a bowl and set aside.
- Using a hand mixer, cream the butter and xylitol.
- Add the egg, buttermilk alternative, and vanilla to the mixture and combine well.
- Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient mixture and mix well.
- Grease with coconut oil or spray your donut pan, then add the mixture using a spoon to each donut form.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until tops have risen.
- Take the donuts out of the pan and let cool before adding the frosting.
Notes
- Gluten Free, Dairy Free
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Caramel Apple Donuts
2014-06-18 19:57:38
Donut Ingredients
- 3 pitted dates, finely chopped*
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons Shaklee protein
- 3 apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped*
- 5 free-range eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ cup creamy almond butter
Glaze Ingredients
- 1 (13.5) ounce can of coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons raw, unsalted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup xylitol
- *I used a hand chopped to chop the dates and the apples. It is a lifesaver!
Donut Directions
- Preheat oven to 425.
- In a large mixing bowl, add donut ingredients and mix until well blended. The batter will be chunky due to the apples. Fill your greased donut pan and cook for 7 minutes or until donuts have risen. (You may have batter leftover, but you can always make another pan).
- Take the donuts out of the pan and let cool before adding glaze.
Glaze Directions
- Add all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil for 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low and let cook, stirring often, until sauce has darkened and thickened (about 30 minutes).
- Dip the donuts, face-up, into the glaze.
- Place on a pan, plate, or cooling rack and refrigerate.
- These are delicious cold or warmed up!
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Brooke's Banana Bread
2014-06-18 20:05:52
Ingredients
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled
- 2 large, free-range eggs
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup gluten-free oats
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons raw, unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup Shaklee Instant Protein
- 1 tsp flaxseed meal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup pecans
- Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Use EVOO to coat a 7x11 baking dish.
- Place 2 bananas, the eggs, coconut milk, oats, vanilla, organic brown sugar, and butter in a blender (I recommend Blendtec) and mix until well pureed.
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then, slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Add in the pecans and mix.
- Pour the batter into a baking dish. Slice the remaining 2 bananas, however you want to slice them, to put on top of the batter. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the banana slices and batter, then bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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