For chia seeds, there’s not really a spectrum. I’ve found that you either love them or you hate them and I am in the “I LOVE CHIA SEEDS” camp, for sure.
Mini Chia Donuts
Chia seeds are a nutrition powerhouse. They contain awesome things like antioxidants, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, Vitamin B3, potassium, Vitamin B1, and Vitamin B2.
These little cuties are loosely adapted from Angela at Oh She Glows (from her first cookbook), but without grains and with a few extra touches to pack in a little extra flavor.
They are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacks. For a treat, I whipped up a strawberry drizzle and a lemon drizzle to go on top for our open house last week (see notes below), but they’re perfect without. And they freeze very well.
This recipe makes wonderful little mini muffins too, so if you don’t have a mini donut tray, no problem! I’d love to know if you make these, so please let me know in the comments below!
Details
20-ish mini donuts
5 minutes
12-15 minutes
Easy
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Ingredients
1/2 cup cassava flour
1/2 cup chia seeds
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
1/3 cup nut milk or regular milk (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 cup melted coconut oil (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300F degrees.
- In a medium bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients.
- In a small bowl, mix together all of the wet ingredients.
- Next, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Working quickly, spoon the mixture into a sandwich bag and snip off a small piece of one of the corners. Pipe the mixture into each well of your mini donut tray. Or, spoon into the cupcake liners of your mini muffin tray.
- Bake 12-15 minutes (closer to 14 or 15 minutes if making muffins). Enjoy!
If you use coconut milk…
My suggestion is to mix 1/6 cup canned, full-fat coconut milk with 1/6 cup water very well.
Want to add a drizzle?
I eyeballed these, so just add a little of each ingredient until you get a good consistency and flavor.
It needs to be thin enough to lightly coat a spoon and wave back and forth over your donuts to make little stripes – but not too watery.
Lemon: Mix organic powdered sugar (maybe 1/8 cup) with a little fresh lemon juice. Maybe start with 1/2 tsp and add more as you go. After you drizzle your donuts, top with a few pieces of lemon zest.
Strawberry: Mix organic powdered sugar (maybe 1/8 cup) with a little water or nut milk. Maybe start with 1/2 tsp and add more as you go). Mix in 1-2 tsp dehydrated strawberry powder. I get dehydrated strawberries in the canned fruit aisle of a regular grocery store, mash them up in their packaging, and sift the powder into a separate container. Also add a few drops of lemon juice – trust me, it brightens it up! You could also use dehydrated raspberries, blueberries, whatever your little heart desires.
Chocolate: Mix organic powdered sugar (maybe 1/8 cup) with a little water or nut milk. Maybe start with 1/2 tsp and add more as you go). Mix in 1-2 tsp unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder. Taste as you go and make sure it tastes as chocolatey as you want. Feel free to add a few sprinkles of cinnamon to enhance the flavor.
