Carrot Cake Donuts

Enjoy a couple of of those soft baked Carrot Cake Donuts for breakfast. Cake for breakfast is often an excellent thanks to begin out the day.

Carrot cake is one amongst my favorite cakes of all time. It makes Maine want I'm feeding a healthy afters because: A. there ar carrots in it and B. there's pineapple in it.

The last time I checked, carrots and pineapple were still healthy fruits and veggies, so makes these Carrot Cake Donuts healthy, right?

YAY! A delectable and healthy Easter breakfast plan is returning right up.

Ok, fine. You got me. This carrot cake doughnut formula that I created is not extremely healthy in the slightest degree.

But they are doing have carrots, pineapple, and dairy product in them, and that they ar baked not deep-fried in order that they aren’t that dangerous for you.

Just keep company with it. Don’t burst my bubble these days.

INGREDIENTS :

For the Donuts :

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup Greek yogurt
2/3 cup crushed pineapple, drained (save juice)
2/3 cup shredded carrots
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 egg

For the Frosting :

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons pineapple juice
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup finely diced walnuts
orange sprinkles

INSTRUCTIONS :

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until creamy. Add the egg, yogurt, pineapple, and carrots and beat again.
Add the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder and slowly mix it in.
Fill a large ziplock bag with the donut batter and cut one corner off.
Squeeze into donut pan cavities filling 1/2 full. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool a few minutes in the pan and remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Beat the cream cheese, butter and pineapple juice. Slowly add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
Dip the cooled donuts in frosting and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and sprinkles.