Chocolate Donuts with Irish Cream Glaze – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

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.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings donuts

Calories 174kcal

Ingredients

Donuts:

2 cups almond flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup granulated Swerve Sweetener
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
3 large eggs lightly beaten
1/4 cup butter melted
1/4 tsp vanilla stevia liquid extract
OR 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/4 tsp liquid stevia extract
1/2 cup almond milk

Irish Cream Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
3 tbsp Irish Cream liqueur or Sugar-Free Irish Cream
1 to 3 tbsp 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 2/3 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 tbsp at a time, until a smooth, drizzly consistency is achieved. Spread evenly over cooled donuts.

Notes

Serves 12. Each serving has 3.25g NET CARBS.

Food energy: 174kcal
Total fat: 14.75g
Calories from fat: 132
Cholesterol: 56mg
Carbohydrate: 7.08g
Total dietary fiber: 3.83g
Protein: 6.60g

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