Soft, light, & decadently healthy red velvet donuts ? with a secret ingredient and NO food coloring!

Did you notice the theme with my most recent recipes"
I?ve been having fun trying healthier alternatives to food coloring, first with my Magical Rainbow Unicorn Dip, and now with these vibrant red velvet donuts. They are baked instead of fried, are free of refined sugars and food dye, and they are also safe for vegans. The homemade donuts come together with just a few minutes of work and are healthy enough to eat for breakfast.
? You won?t miss the food coloring and refined sugar!

When I think of red velvet, I immediately think of Sprinkles? red velvet cupcakes, complete with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.
But these donuts are so much better than that? mostly because donuts are so much better than cupcakes. You can eat them plain, or with chocolate glaze, or topped with melted coconut butter or my Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting.
If you want to do the chocolate glaze, either dip the finished donuts in melted chocolate (mixed with a little oil if desired for a smoother sauce) OR mix together 2 tbsp pure maple syrup, 2 tbsp melted coconut oil, and scant 3 tbsp cocoa powder and gently heat until it becomes a thin sauce.
Refrigerate to ?set? the chocolate glaze. If you use the coconut-oil version, it?s best to store the donuts in the fridge because coconut oil melts at room temperature.
 
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Mini Homemade Snowball Donuts
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