Low carb grain free chocolate donuts with a sweet Irish Cream glaze. Perfect for any St. Patrick’s Day celebrations! Plus a great recipe for sugar-free Irish Cream.
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya, St. Paddy’s Day is a-comin’. Yep, that’s my version of a very bad Irish brogue. My apologies to the Irish people, I know you don’t really speak that way. Just as I know you don’t eat corned beef and cabbage and drink green beer on March 17th. But we here in North America sure like to pretend you do. Just as we all like to pretend for that one day that we are all Irish. Sure, many of us, myself included, have plenty of Irish heritage in our backgrounds. But let’s face it, we are really just using the day as an excuse to kick up our heels and drink beer, green or not. And I have a true love of corned beef and cabbage, it’s one of my favourite meals. This year, I am attempting to corn my own beef, per a recipe out of Cook’s Illustrated. If it works, I will share it, but not quite in time for St. Paddy’s.
But I did decide to jump on the holiday blogging train and come up with a recipe I could share ahead of the day (just barely, since it’s tomorrow!). I’m not always good in this regard, but I woke up one morning early this week with the notion to bake up some donuts. And it occurred to me that the bottle of Bailey’s that has been languishing in the back of my refrigerator would make a great glaze to a chocolate donut. I don’t actually like Irish Cream that much myself, but I thought that paired with chocolate, it would taste mighty fine. And would you know? I was right!
Now, if you are concerned with the carb content of Bailey’s Irish Cream, you have some options here. First know that Bailey’s contains about 11 g of carbs per serving and a serving is 3 tablespoons (a standard jigger in cocktail making). This recipe only uses 3 tablespoons of Irish Cream so it only adds about 1 g of carbs per donut.
That said, I know many readers like to avoid sugar in all forms, so you can also make your own sugar-free Bailey’s and it’s not very hard to do at all. I created a recipe for Sheknows.com and it’s a great option for a low carb Irish Cream. You can use it in this recipe or just drink it straight if you like. And it comes in at a whooping 1 g of carbs per 2 tablespoons. So it adds practically nothing to the overall carb count of these donuts. Check out my Sugar-Free Irish Cream recipe here.
Chocolate Donuts with Irish Cream Glaze – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Donuts:
- 2 cups almond flour
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup granulated Swerve Sweetener
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- 3 large eggs lightly beaten
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla stevia liquid extract
- OR ½ teaspoon vanilla and ¼ teaspoon liquid stevia extract
- ½ cup almond milk
Irish Cream Glaze:
- ½ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
- 3 tablespoon Irish Cream liqueur or Sugar-Free Irish Cream
- 1 to 3 tablespoon almond milk
Instructions
Donuts:
- Preheat oven to 325F and grease a donut tin.
- In a large bowl whisk together almond flour, cocoa powder, sweetener, baking powder, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum. Stir in eggs, butter, vanilla and stevia (or vanilla stevia liquid) until thoroughly combined. Add almond milk and stir until smooth.
- Fill holes of donut tin ⅔ full (you will have to do 2 to 3 batches if you only have one donut pan). Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until set and donuts spring back when touched. Let cool in pan 5 minutes and then flip out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.
Glaze:
- Whisk together powdered sweetener and Irish Cream in a small bowl until smooth (mixture will be very thick). Stir in almond milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a smooth, drizzly consistency is achieved. Spread evenly over cooled donuts.
Notes
Total fat: 14.75g
Calories from fat: 132
Cholesterol: 56mg
Carbohydrate: 7.08g
Total dietary fiber: 3.83g
Protein: 6.60g
gwyn says
i would use it in coffee or hot chocolate or an almond pound cake. mmmm. doesn't that sound good?
Tierney says
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Tierney says
In baked goods
Siobain says
I've got a great recipe for chocolate chip cookies that are low carb and gluten free… id love to add this to the vanilla nut extract in that recipe and see how the flavors combine! I wouldnt mind trying it in my tea either… iced vanilla chai tea with a few drops of the Stevia in it sounds lovely!
Janelle says
I've been meaning to use NuNaturals stevia drops tos weeten my low carb baked goods. I was just about to order some tonight!
KatC says
This is my favorite brand! I put the packets in my coffee every morning and I use the liquid in my protein shakes.
food_dreamer says
Well, glad you like the brand, I do too! Enjoy the donuts. My husband said he was surprised at how good the flavour of the actual donut was too!
Carolyn
Blog: All Day I Dream About Food
URL: https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com
Angie's Recipes says
These look fantastic! Love Irish cream glaze.
geokatgirl says
I am cracking out my donut tin tonight! I have been using this vanilla stevia as well, and it is really really good. I am finicky with the taste of stevia and I dont seem to have the same "yuck it is bitter' response with this product! As always, it is a joy to read your blog.
Marthalynn says
I pinned this! marthalynn16 at gmail
Marthalynn says
I would definitely use NuNaturals Stevia in all of my gluten-free baking! marthalynn16 at gmail
Karen says
Um, donuts and Irish Cream?? Yep…that's just fine by me! These look like a perfect breakfast!
Kim says
My mother had her pancreas completely removed in January due to pancreatic cancer, so she's a brand-new type 1 diabetic. She doesn't like baked goods made with Splenda, and my favourite sugar substitute (xylitol) upsets her digestion, so if I won some NuNaturals Stevia, I'd use it in my baking and see if she likes it! I'd start with these donuts, because donuts are her favourite comfort food, and at this point she is facing a lifetime of never eating donuts again. My next step would be to figure out how to make a no-sugar-added creme-filled donut!
Kim
me (at) abandon-reality (dot) net
Melissa C. says
I would use it to bake vanilla cupcakes
Kelli says
I would love to try NuNaturals in this donut recipe
spiffycookie says
A breakfast treat that has some alcohol on it, I like it 😉
curegirl0421 says
I've been loving stevia ever since I found it, especially when I found the stuff with no additives (darn that Truvia!). For me, I'd love to try the vanilla, as well as another brand than the one I've been using. The vanilla in particular would go great in my nonfat lattes, which I'm allowed, but which are SO much better with some vanilla…the problem is that my favorite coffee shop (the one with the mermaid) uses vanilla syrup that is just loaded with sugar alcohols and stuff I can't pronounce…this sounds way better!
curegirl0421 at yahoo dot com
Danielle says
Ooh, I've been wanting to try liquid stevia and with vanilla added? Even better! I'd like to use it in my smoothies or in baking as a sugar alternative. Thanks!
Brian says
I've been meaning to make donuts for a while now… here's another reason I need to get on that.
Giuliana says
Well, I guess I'm convinced now — I need a donut tin!
julie says
Me too! …where does one buy a donut tin?
Carolyn says
I think I bought mine on Amazon http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=aldaidrabfo05-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B004CYELOQ&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr
You can also get them at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Maria says
You can find them at Walmart (not all the time), Michael’s, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby.
Linda says
Got mine at bed n bath
9.99 minus 20% w coupon