Skip the bakery and create these moist, cakey, and deliciously sweet donut holes in the comfort of your own home. A perfect shareable treat for the whole family to enjoy and even create together! Sweet cake-like donut holes that can be made vegan and gluten-free, paired with lovely aromas of cinnamon spices, vanilla, and cream cheese frosting. This breakfast-inspired dessert is a truly delightful treat!

By Jill of @peanutbutterandjillybeans

Prep 10m

Cook 25m

Total 35m

Serve 60

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Donut Holes Ingredients:

· 1 cup carrots (grated)

· ¼ cup melted vegan butter (can use unsalted butter)

· ¾ cup oat or almond milk (can use milk of choice)

· ¼ cup maple syrup

· ½ cup Purecane™ zero-calorie Baking Sweetener

· 1 teaspoon baking soda

· 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

· ¼ teaspoon salt

· 1 teaspoon cinnamon

· 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (can use regular or gluten-free)

· ½ cup quick oats

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

· 1 ½ cups Purecane™ Confectioners Sweetener

· 4 oz vegan cream cheese (can use regular cream cheese)

· 4 tbsp vegan butter (can use unsalted butter)

Sugar Free Carrot Cake Donut Hole Recipe

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 °F and grease 60 silicone donut hole molds, set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the carrots, melted butter (vegan or regular), milk of choice, maple syrup, Purecane™ zero-calorie Baking Sweetener, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, apple cider vinegar, and cinnamon together. Add the flour and oats until a thick batter forms.
Spoon the batter into the prepared donut hole molds. Fill each mold to about ⅔ full—Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until they've risen and are golden.
While the donuts are baking, make the cream cheese frosting. Begin by combining Purecane™ Confectioners Sweetener, cream cheese (vegan or regular), and butter in a medium-sized bowl, then mix with an electric hand mixer until frosting is smooth in texture.
Allow the donuts to cool by removing them from the molds and placing them onto a wire cooling rack. You may melt the frosting for 15 seconds in the microwave before dipping each cooled donut into it. Melting it makes it easier for dipping.
Enjoy!