Red Velvet Donuts
Decadent cake and frosting without the guilt! Red Velvet Donuts are a fun way to portion out this classic dessert so you can stay on track while still indulging.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9 donuts
Calories: 97kcal
Author: Geri
FOR THE DONUTS
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tbsp nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food coloring (amount depends on your food coloring and how red you want it)
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 2 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp almond milk (or milk of choice)
MAKE THE DONUTS
Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and sugar. (See blog notes for how to quickly soften cream cheese.)
Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the cream cheese/sugar mixture and beat until fully combined.
Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until just fully combined. Add in food coloring (if you want) until the batter is a deep crimson/burgundy color.
Evenly divide batter between 9 donut molds or muffin tins. Mine came out to about 3 tbsp batter per mold.
Bake until just cooked through, when a tooth pick inserted comes out clean, about 11-15 minutes. Mine were perfectly done at 13 minutes. Try not to over bake! Let cool for about 5 minutes.
MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add in vanilla and milk, then whisk until combined.
Frost donuts/cupcakes with a mini spatula, or drizzle frosting over the top. See blog notes for how I did that.
Serving: 1frosted donut | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 45mg | Sugar: 9g