Flourless Almond Butter Donuts (SCD & Paleo Friendly!)

These light & fluffy flourless almond butter donuts are magical for many reasons. No need for fancy gluten-free flours or heaps of sugar for this healthier gut healthy breakfast treat!

A Healthier Flourless Donut Recipe

You heard that right- these almond butter donuts are 100% flourless! Even all of my favorite healthier gluten-free alternative flours aren’t needed to make these delicious donuts. Simply grab your favorite nut butter (I used almond butter, but anything can work here!), 2 eggs, and a few other simple ingredients and run to the closest kitchen available!

A good healthier flourless donut recipe is great to have in your back pocket for many reasons. Not only are they nearly foolproof to turn out perfectly every time, but they are also made with simple ingredients you probably already have on hand! Aside from deliciousness, these donuts are packed with healthy fats, protein, and made without sugar. This nutrient combination is essential to keep you full and satisfied throughout the morning!

Eating 2 or 3 of these healthier flourless almond butter donuts for breakfast with a warm cup of coffee is my personal idea of a perfect Saturday morning breakfast. Donuts were one of the foods I missed the most when I had to give them up to follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) after being diagnosed with IBD nearly 4 years ago. Finally perfecting these flourless almond butter donuts has been the best thing to get me excited about romanticizing my weekend mornings!

SCD/Paleo Donuts

To be clear, I don’t love the idea of slapping diet labels on everything. BUT if you also struggle with an autoimmune disease, looking for recipes that fall under a certain diet for a specific phase of healing can be incredibly beneficial.

For me and several others diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, the SCD has been a huge piece of my healing journey. Even though I’ve been able to add a few foods in so that my diet reflects a Paleo-style approach to eating, I still think that the SCD is a fantastic baseline to fall back on when needed. Choosing natural, minimally processed foods is usually a game-changer for people with IBD, IBS, or other autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the SCD/Paleo type of diets that focus on these types of foods can be super beneficial!

The SCD focuses on removing specific inflammatory carbohydrates from your diet while adding in more healthy fats and protein to give your body the “building blocks” it needs to heal. The paleo diet is similar in the sense of not including several processed carbohydrates, but it’s slightly less restrictive. Because of this, I used the Paleo diet as a guide to start experiment with adding non-SCD foods back into my life. THIS POST explains more about how that process went for me & what worked/didn’t work!

What You’ll Need:

• Silicone donut mold
• Electric Hand Mixer
• Medium Mixing Bowl
• Creamy Nut Butter (I used almond butter)
• 2 eggs
• Unsweetened Almond Milk
• Pure Vanilla Extract
• Monk Fruit
• Baking Soda
• Cinnamon
• Sea Salt

How to Make Flourless Almond Butter Donuts

Step 1: Preheat the oven and prepare a 6-count silicone donut mold by spraying it with coconut oil cooking spray.

Step 2: Combine all of the ingredients into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Beat on a medium-high speed for at least 3 minutes (the longer, the fluffier!)

Step 3: Carefully pour the batter into 6 donut molds. Bake for about 10 minutes.

Step 4: When the donuts cool to room temperature, ice them with melted coconut butter and a drizzle of paleo dark chocolate or honey! Enjoy!

Note: I also like to sneak in some of my favorite healthier supplements to this recipe occasionally! Unflavored collagen and this Vital 7 Organic Adaptogenic Mushroom Powder are two of the ones I add in most frequently since it doesn’t have any impact on taste or texture.

More of My Favorite Gut-Healthy Breakfast Recipes:

• Single-Serve Cinnamon Crunch Bagel
• SCD/Paleo Collagen Banana Bread
• SCD/Paleo Almond Butter Waffles
• SCD Single-Serve Fig & Goat Cheese Quiche
• Paleo Lemon Beetroot Mini Muffins

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