A scrumptious low carb blueberry cake donut recipe that uses gluten free almond and coconut flours. The low carb donuts can be baked using fresh or frozen berries.
This post may seem a bit out of season since blueberries are a midsummer fruit. But we always have frozen blueberries in our freezer due to the large number berries we pick each summer.
I’m always on the lookout for new blueberry recipes to try. Recently, I’ve been looking for a recipe for blueberry cake donuts. And, I was curious as to how they would turn out using low carb ingredients.
My first attempt for the blueberry cake donut recipe was done using all coconut flour. The texture was good, but I wanted to tone down the coconut flour so I tried again with some almond flour added. The taste was better.
I recently purchased a couple silicone donut mold pans that make medium sized baked donuts. I actually bought two different brands, one made by Freshware and another made by Silikomart.
The Silikomart one cost a little bit more and it does appear to be made of a higher quality silicone. However, there is really no difference in performance.
I decided to try the silicone donut pans for this blueberry cake donut recipe. The reason is that I have to use a lot of grease to ensure an easy release with my old metal non-stick donut pan. There’s really no need to spray or grease the silicone pans.
I was also looking to get more donuts by using smaller donut molds. With my old donut pan I was getting about 9 large size donuts for each recipe.
With the smaller medium size donut molds, I get a dozen donuts per batch. I really like the smaller size and the fact that I’m getting a full dozen. Not having to grease the pan is a big plus with the silicone molds.
Using silicone for this low carb blueberry cake donut recipe, the donuts popped right out of the molds. The photo above shows how the they looked coming out of the pan.
I forgot to add xanthan gum to the first batch of these blueberry low carb donuts. Shortly after baking, the donuts crumbled apart when touched.
From my experience in low carb baking, I find that breads and cakes made with almond flour sometimes need xanthan gum to hold them together since there is no gluten. However, the donuts stayed together much better the next day.
The donut shaped cakes were quite plain without the glaze. I only added a small amount of blueberry pulp for color. More blueberries could be used for a deeper purple.
Low Carb Blueberry Cake Donut Recipe
Blueberry Cake Donuts
Ingredients
DONUT:
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour sifted (See Note)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup Swerve Confectioners Powdered Sweetener or powdered erythritol
- 4 tablespoons butter cold and cubed
- 1/4 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- 1/4 tsp SweetLeaf stevia drops
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 egg
GLAZE:
- 1/4 cup Swerve Confectioners Powdered Sweetener or powdered erythritol
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon blueberries fresh or frozen
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Instructions
- Mix together almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, nutmeg and erythritol in large bowl. Blend in the butter until coarse crumbs.
- Place blueberries in a small microwaveable bowl and microwave about 30 seconds or until they pop. Stir in the stevia, almond milk, and egg. Add this to the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
- Place the batter in a plastic bag with corner snipped off or a pastry bag. Pipe batter into well greased donut pan molds (or use silicone molds for easy release).
- Bake at 350 °F for 10-12 minutes. Cool donuts on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pan onto cooling racks.
- For glaze, add lemon juice to powdered sweetener until desired consistency is reached. To add color, microwave blueberries and add to glaze. Dip donut tops into glaze and let sit to dry.
Notes
Nutrition
Additional Info
- Net Carbs 3g
- % Carbs: 10.4%
- % Protein: 10.4%
- % Fat: 79.1%
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Note on Nutritional Information
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.
Lisa MarcAurele has been creating low carb recipes for herself and sharing them with others since 2010. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. The results are low sugar foods that taste like high carb favorites!
