Nutella Protein Donuts – Healthy and Sugar Free!

Superb Nutella Protein Donuts made healthy with protein powder and sugar-free nut butter substitute! These chocolate hazelnut protein donuts are baked and have no oil or butter either.

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And real soft donuts here too with the light and cakey texture.

Proper rich Nutella flavor in these baked doughnuts too, but all of it healthy and sugar free. For real!

Ingredients For Nutella Protein Donuts

These healthy Nutella Protein Donuts are made with clean ingredients like whole wheat pastry flour and applesauce instead of butter. They’re also sweetened with protein powder and have a sugar-free nutella substitute too!

• Chocolate Protein Powder – This adds in sweetness for a sugar-free donut. I used Quest Nurition Chocolate Protein Powder for this donut recipe since it’s whey-casein and bakes well.
• Unsweetened Cocoa
• Sugar free Chocolate-Nut Butter Spread/Nutella! I used the monk-fruit sweetened Nutella substitute – Suntella – from Lakanto for this recipe since it’s sugar free (same code here too).
• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour – or a regular all purpose flour
• Unsweetened Applesauce – Replaces the fat that’s in most donut recipes. 
• Egg Whites
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt 
• Baking Powder

And for the Nutella Glaze on these

• More Chocolate-Nut Butter Spread/Nutella
• Whey Casein Chocolate Protein Powder; I used the one from Quest Nurition again here.
• Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1:1 Sugar Free Powdered Sugar Replacement: I used Lakanto powdered monk fruit and erythritol sweetener (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount here too)
• Almond Milk

Some Tips For Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Donuts

• Make sure your mixture has enough moisture in it. Protein powder is quite absorbent and if the wet ingredients are too little, the donuts will be dry! The mix should be like a slightly thick brownie batter.

• Use room temperature egg whites and yogurt so they mix well with the dry ingredients.

• Grease the donut pan if it isn’t silicon.

• Let the donuts cool completely before spreading the glaze on them.

How to store Nutella Protein Doughnuts?

These homemade nutella protein doughnuts keep really well in the fridge, freezer, or even at room temperature.

Store chocolate hazelnut protein doughnuts in an airtight container for 2-3 hours at room temperature, 5 days in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Nutella Protein Powder Donuts

I made these low calorie, low fat and healthy baked Nutella donuts with this particular ingredient list, but here’s some options to try:

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour or All purpose flour in the same amount by weight not cups.
• Chocolate Protein Powder: Use a Vanilla
• Applesauce: Mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• Tahini: Almond Butter, Hazelnut Butter, Peanut Butter, Cashew Butter

Baked Vegan Nutella Protein Donuts

To make these Nutella protein donuts Vegan, use aquafabla (chickpea liquid) and coconut yogurt instead of the egg whites and greek yogurt.

Also make sure you use a plant based protein powder and dairy-free chocolate nut butter for these baked nutella donuts.

Some more Baked Chocolate Protein Doughnuts to try:

• Surprise Oreo Protein Donuts (Extra Low Calorie, Low Fat)
• Chocolate Orange Protein Donuts
• Peanut Butter Cup Protein Donuts
• Chocolate Coffee Protein Donuts