Prize winning keto donuts! Tender almond flour cinnamon donuts with a dreamy brown butter glaze. Seriously, what’s not to love about this delicious sugar-free treat? Now with an instructional video.
Prize winning keto donut recipe? Okay more like keto recipe battle winning. If you’ve ever seen the fun and hilarious High Falutin’ Low Carb on YouTube, you know what I am talking about. He takes two similar recipes from low carb bloggers and tries them both out, on camera.
And then of course he declares a winner. He’s an absolute hoot to watch so I highly recommend seeking him out. It’s all done with good humour and good grace.
Honestly, I had all but forgotten about these delicious keto cinnamon donuts, since I originally wrote the recipe back in 2012. But his recent video brought it back into my sights and I decided to have a go at it again myself and do my own instructional video. So you can see first hand just how delicious and easy they are to make.
Keto Cinnamon Donuts Video
How to make brown butter
Brown butter. Just the very words are enough to send shivers of delight down my spine. I love butter as it is, but there is something about heating it to the point where it becomes nutty and fragrant that is pure heaven.
It’s incredibly versatile too. You can use brown butter in savory dishes, on fish, chicken, or vegetables. Combined with some lemon and capers, or some crispy sage leaves, and that brown butter sauce will have you running your fingers across your plate, trying to get every last drop into your mouth.
Like my Brown Butter Chicken with Sage and Prosciutto, a simple dish that comes together in minutes and tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant. Or as the base for my Keto Cream of Mushroom Soup, giving it an unparalleled depth of flavor.
But it’s also wonderful in sweet dishes too. It has a rich, almost caramel-like flavor that’s good in cookies, cakes, and frostings. I’ve used it my popular keto blondies, as well as in the glaze for a low carb pumpkin layer cake.
Browning butter is incredibly easy. Simply place it in a saucepan or skillet over medium heat and watch it carefully, as it can burn if you’re not paying attention. For 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup butter, it usually only takes 4 to 5 minutes to achieve a rich amber color.
The froth from the butter can sometimes obscure the color, making it hard see if the butter is properly browned. Just get a spoon in there and push some of the froth aside. You can also swirl the pan a bit if the butter is browning unevenly.
Remove it from heat as soon as you see that rich color, as it can burn very quickly after that.
How to make keto donuts
The baking pan:
Thank goodness for donut pans! It’s made a world of difference for those of us who can’t, or don’t want to, eat the sugary high carb variety.
I highly recommend the donut pan from USA Pan, as it’s incredibly non-stick and your keto donuts will practically fall right out of them. Yes, it is pricier than most, but you are paying for durability. I have learned in my many years of baking that quality matters. Purchase a ten dollar pan and you will likely be tossing it in a few years when it everything starts sticking. Purchase a good pan and it will last you forever.
The keto flour:
Keto donuts can be made with any number of low carb flours. My Keto Chocolate Donuts are made with coconut flour and it’s one of my most popular recipes. I’ve also made keto donuts with a combination of almond and coconut flours, and I’ve even made some donuts with hazelnut flour.
This particular donut recipe is made with almond flour, and they are light and fluffy, and absolutely delicious. To be honest, they are good enough on their own. But then that brown butter glaze takes them to new heights.
The keto sweetener:
You guessed it. You know me, I am a big fan of Swerve and their powdered sweetener is beyond compare, in my opinion. I will tell you that I think you should use Swerve for this recipe, especially in the glaze as it helps give it the right consistency.
If you want other options, your best best are BochaSweet or Lakanto. Do be aware that Lakanto powdered sweetener is 2x as sweet and so you need less of it, which will make your glaze a lot thinner.
Also, BochaSweet powdered sweetener is very clumpy so break it up before you try to make the glaze. You also may find that your glaze is softer and thinner as well.
The protein powder:
Yes, it is a critical ingredient. I wouldn’t add it to a recipe if it wasn’t. Gluten is a protein and in its absence, another dry protein helps baked goods rise and hold their shape.
Every time I skip the protein powder, I regret it. Don’t do it! But you can sub egg white protein instead.
The brown butter glaze:
Be patient here, friends, and let that brown butter cool properly before adding it to the glaze. You will regret it if you rush the process as the glaze will clump up and then separate.
You want the brown butter to be just cool to the touch but still liquid. Then slowly drizzle it into your sweetener, whisking constantly. The mixture will be thick until you add the cream. Then it should become a thick frosting that you can spread on your donuts.
If you would prefer a thinner glaze, just add a little more cream.
There yo have it, my friends. An updated version of my delicious Keto Cinnamon Donuts with Brown Butter Glaze. You are going to love them!
More keto donut recipes you might like
Keto Cinnamon Donuts
Ingredients
Donuts:
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 6 tbsp Swerve Sweetener
- 2 tbsp vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 cup almond milk (can sub half cream and half water)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 7 tbsp powdered Swerve Sweetener
- 1 to 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 325F and grease 8 wells of a donut pan (If your pan only holds 6, you can make muffins with the remaining batter or work in batches).
- In a large bowl, whisk together teh almond flour, Swerve, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Stir in the eggs, melted butter, almond milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Fill the donut pan wells approximately 2/3 full and bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until the donuts are lightly browned and set.
- Let cool in the pan 5 minutes, then flip out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with any remaining batter.
Glaze
- Melt the butter in small skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the butter is browned and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool about 10 minutes.
- Place the powdered Swerve in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the browned butter until well combined. The mixture will be quite thick.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon of the cream at a time until a spreadable consistency is achieved. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Spread glaze on cooled donuts and let set, about 20 minutes.
