Mini Apple Cinnamon Donuts

 

This weekend I received my Sunbeam Mini Dessert Maker from Amazon so I was SUPER excited to try it out. After much deliberation I settled on trying apple cinnamon donuts since I had an apple left in the fridge to utilize. I did some researching and decided I'd base my recipe off of Sally’s Baking Addiction’s Strawberry Frosting Donuts.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes

What You'll Need (makes 14 mini donuts):
- 1 cup of All-Purpose Flour
- 3 packets of Splenda (or any equivalent)
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 4 Tbspn of Non-Fat Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 2 Tbspn of milk (I used almond milk)
- 1/4 cup of egg subsitute
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 Tbspn of Unsweetened Applesauce
- 1/2 of an Apple cored and diced
- 2 Tbspn of Ground Cinnamon

How To:
- Turn Dessert Maker on OR turn oven on to 325 degrees
- Spray Dessert Maker or donut pan with cooking spray
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, milk, egg substitute, vanilla, apple sauce, and ground cinnamon
- Slowly mix wet ingredients with dry while adding apple pieces
- DO NOT OVER MIX!
- Fill Dessert Maker or donut sheet completely
- Close Dessert Maker and donuts should be donebetween 8-9 minutes
- If baking, donuts should be done between 8-11 minutes
- Remove and let cool
- Mangia!

Nutrition (per serving):
- Calories: 40
- Fat: 0.4 g
- Carbs: 7.7 g
- Protein: 1.6 g

Tips:
- Do not mix by hand! Use an electric mixer. I did not do this and ended up immediately over mixing the batter.
- I made a frosting with reduced fat whipped cream and low-fat vanilla greek yogurt. You could also use apple butter. Yummy!
- I wish I had thought of this earlier, but you can also add protein powder to your batter to make it just a tad bit better for you.