These Cinnamon No-Bake Keto Donut Holes are everything you dream they would be! Not only are they crazy easy to make, but they are sweet, cinnamony, and melt in your mouth.
No-bake treats such as these Keto No-Bake Brownie Bites and Chocolate Fat Bombs are my absolute favorite snacks and desserts!!! They are just so incredibly fast and easy to make and very portable for school lunches.
Many times when my kids get home from school they've already raided the fridge and aren't even hungry by the time I get a snack made!
But since these keto donut holes are made within 5 minutes, they're perfect for after school. And since they're gluten-free and only have 1 net carb per donut hole, you don't have to feel guilty!
Also, I don't have to wait 15 minutes for them to bake before I know if they're good or not or how the texture turned out.
I'm like an evil scientist with my mixing bowl adding ingredients and tasting and adding... until I get them exactly perfect. Feel free to taste these as you go and adjust them to your liking and sweetness level.
And if you're looking for more keto breakfast recipes, I think you'll love these pumpkin donuts, almond flour cinnamon rolls with yeast, coconut flour pancakes, drop biscuits, and no-oats oatmeal recipes!
Or if you're not low-carb, Gluten-Free Palate's Gluten-Free Donuts look delicious too!
Ingredients
These are super quick and easy to make only requiring simple ingredients that most keto folks already have on hand, including:
- Blanched Almond Flour - Low-carb flour.
- Keto Brown Sweetener - I highly recommend the brown variety, otherwise, they will taste bland.
- Sea Salt - Enhances flavor.
- Nutmeg & Ground Cinnamon - Spices to add flavor.
- Coconut Oil - Makes them rich and adds texture.
- Almond Butter - Helps them hold together.
- Pure Vanilla - Try to use pure vanilla and not the imitation variety for the best taste.
Sugar-free sweetener
For the sweetener, I highly recommend using a keto brown sweetener. The white variety leaves them, well.. a little bland.
Any brown sweetener will work, however, I prefer to use Besti because it leaves absolutely NO aftertaste!
Butter vs coconut oil
You can use butter in place of coconut oil. When taste testing them side-by-side, though, my entire family preferred coconut oil. Surprising right!?!
I thought for sure we would like the butter version better. But the coconut oil donut holes just had a better texture.
The ones made with butter were slightly softer and were lacking that bready texture if that makes any sense. Especially because they're not even baked!
Don't get me wrong, the butter version was good but the coconut oil version had more substance, texture, and they seem to just melt in your mouth more 🙂 Uhm, yeah I'll take that one thank you!!!
I hope you love them as much as we do. Let me know what you think in the comment section below 🙂
Storage instructions
These can be stored, tightly covered, in the fridge for up to one week. They can also be frozen for up to 2 months.
Substitutions
- While you can use butter instead of coconut oil, we much better prefer the texture with coconut oil over butter.
- For Paleo, sweetened with coconut palm sugar.
Expert tips
- For the low-carb sweetener, I highly recommend using a keto brown sweetener. The white variety leaves them, well.. a little bland. Any brown sweetener will work, however, I prefer to use Besti because it leaves absolutely NO aftertaste!
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📖 Recipe
Cinnamon No-Bake Keto Donut Holes
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Blanched Almond Flour - super finely ground
- ¼ Cup Keto Brown Sweetener - see notes below, use coconut palm sugar for Paleo
- 1 pinch Sea Salt
- 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg
- 1 ½ tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Cup Coconut Oil - solidified, or slightly softened butter
- 1 tablespoon Almond Butter
- 1 Tbsp. Water
- ½ tsp. Pure Vanilla
Topping:
- 1 Tbsp. Keto Brown Sweetener - use coconut palm sugar for paleo
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sweetener, sea salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- Use your hands or 2 forks to work the coconut oil into the dough.
- Then, add the almond butter, vanilla, and water. Mix until dough holds together. Taste the batter and add more sweetener and spices, if desired (keep in mind that they are about to be rolled in a cinnamon/sugar mixture).
- Roll the dough into 10 Tablespoon-sized balls and place them on a large baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients.
- Roll each ball in the cinnamon/sugar topping and return to the baking sheet.
- Place in refrigerator to firm up if needed.
- Store covered in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Add Your Own Notes
Notes
- Leftovers can be stored, tightly covered in the fridge for up to one week. They can also be frozen for up to 2 months.
- While you can use butter instead of coconut oil, we much better prefer the texture with coconut oil over butter.
- For the low-carb sweetener, I highly recommend using a keto brown sweetener. The white variety leaves them, well.. a little bland. Any brown sweetener will work, however, I prefer to use Besti because it leaves absolutely NO aftertaste!
- For Paleo, use coconut palm sugar.
- As a special to gift to my readers I've teamed up with BESTI! Simply use the code "CRAVEABLE" at checkout for 10% off.
Nutrition
NET CARBS = Total Carbs - Fiber - Allulose - Xylitol
Nutritional information is approximate and may vary. Sugar alcohols, xylitol, and allulose are included in the total carbs and fiber.
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Jane C says
Additional to my first comment: Almond flour (0.25 cup) contains 5.5g total carbs, 2.4g net carbs, 14.1g fat, 5.8g protein, and 160 calories. From the CarbManager website.
Cassidy Stauffer says
Hi Jane C!
I recalculated the nutrition facts and I came up with 8 carbs and 1 net carb. Even though almond flour is low in carbs, there are still carbs in the spices, almond butter, and sweetener (even though the sweetener has 0 net carbs, it contributes to the total carb count). Sorry, I know this is higher than you were wanting! I make my bites a bit large, maybe you could make them into 20 bites so they would only have 4 total carbs each???
Sorry I couldn't help more! It's really hard to get total carbs low in a dessert recipe because of the sweetener, even though the net carb count is low.
XO,
Cassidy
Jane C says
I'm wondering about the carb count per donut hole being 9g. That seems high for the ingredients listed. I am only allowed 20g a day so I would not be able to eat these. Can you please double check this? Thanx!
Cheryl says
These do remind me so much of the cinnamon crumb donuts.. absolutely delicious!
Cassidy Stauffer says
Thank you Cheryl!
Cheri says
These are delicious! I made them with coconut oil. Family loved them. Even the non keto ones.
Very easy to make.
MJ says
Just made these and WOW! Delicious!
Thank you so much for the simple recipe. So quick and easy to make!
Nicole says
Can you suggest an alternative to the swerve? I react to all sugar alcohols and artificial sugars? Have you ever tried using dates or bananas?
Thank you,
Cassidy Stauffer says
The only other sweetener I've tried these with is coconut palm sugar. If you can't do coconut palm sugar I would suggest dates, but since I haven't tried them I just can't say for sure how they would turn out - sorry!!! If you try them let me know how they are and if you had to make any other adjustments to the recipe to get them to work!
-Cassidy
Bonita says
These sound so lovely. But what can I use in place of the almond flour? I know I can use sunflower butter in place of the almond butter but not sure which flour I could use. Allergic to almond and also bean flour. Any ideas?
Cassidy Stauffer says
Hi Bonita!
Since they're not baked you can use almost any flour you prefer... but it will affect the taste and texture and you should start with a smaller amount. If you try coconut flour, I recommend starting with between 1/4 - 1/3 cup and if using a different flour starting with around 1/2 cup. I wouldn't do only starch though. Then, add more flour as needed for the right texture. Just keep in mind that even though other flours will technically work, not using almond flour will effect the taste and texture. You mention sunflower seed butter... you can also buy sunflower seed flour as a 1:1 substitute for almond flour which would work really well! Let me know what you try and how they turn out!!!
-Cassidy
Janine says
Can we replace almond butter normal peanut butter?
Cassidy says
Hi Janie! It should be fine if you replace the almond butter with peanut butter, they will just have a peanut butter taste 🙂
-Cassidy
Michelle says
These are great! Enjoying a couple with my morning coffee.
Cassidy says
Thank you Michelle, I'm happy you like them!!!
-Cassidy
Frankie says
These are really good! Easy to make, and makes me feel like I'm having a sweet treat. I made them a second time and decided to coat them in a little unsweetened shredded coconut, and they are amazing! Thank you for the recipe
Cassidy says
Thanks Frankie! ...I'll have to try them with coconut, what a great idea, thanks!!!
-Cassidy
Valery Behan says
These taste like donuts but are super sweet, I think too sweet; but I did use a 1/4 cup of packed brown sugar/swerve...maybe I shouldn’t have used this?
Cassidy says
Hi valery! I sweetened them similar to a traditional donut hole which might be too sweet for some people on keto that are used to eating low sugar, sorry! Feel free to reduce or omit the sweetener if needed.
AS says
Can we use honey instead of sugar alcohol? Sugar alcohols give me bad stomach pain.
Cassidy Stauffer says
Hi AS,
I haven't tried using honey, only granulated sweeteners. I would first recommend coconut palm sugar because I know that would work. Having said that though, honey would *probably* work if you added just a bit more almond flour to counteract the extra liquid - but it might slightly change the flavor profile 🙂 If you try them with honey be sure to come back and let me know what you thought!
-Cassidy
Carolyn says
Delicious!
Vanessa says
Made these and they were amazing!!
Cassidy says
Yay Vanessa, I'm so excited you liked them!!!
-Cassidy
Melinda says
is a serving amount one donut hole?
Cassidy says
H Melinda! Yes, one donut hole is 1 serving . I made my donut holes pretty large though, you can make them more bite-sized then you'd be to eat more per serving 🙂 Hope you love them, let me know what you think!!!
-Cassidy
Brianna Hobbs says
I love that these are made with almond flour (yay for sneaking in some protein and fiber)! I also love that you can pick the sweetener that works best for your diet. They look like the perfect guilt-free indulgence!
Cassidy says
Thanks Brianna! Yeah, they are a pretty delicious little treat - but one that you can feel good about!!
-Cassidy
Alisa Fleming says
I'm always amazed by how beautifully almond flour bakes up! I haven't baked with alternative sweeteners yet, but I bet these are delicious.
jenna | the urben life says
Yummm, I haven't had donut holes in forever! I need to make these soon 🙂 Such a perfect little treat.
Sarah says
Simply delicious these are my kind of snack! I'll take a few with a chai latte please!
Kelly says
I love all things cinnamon, and cute bite sized treats. So many great ingredients in here!
Jules Shepard says
These look mouthwateringly good! I love anything cinnamon and sugar!
Cassidy says
Thanks Jules!!! Yeah, cinnamon and sugar is hard to beat 🙂
-Cassidy