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recipe

Makes
CHOCOLATE doughnuts INSTRUCTIONS
8 to 9
INSTRUCTIONS
DOUGHNUTS ? Preheat the oven to 350°F.
? In a medium-size bowl, whisk to-
gether the flour, cocoa powder, baking
powder, and sea salt.
By Del Sroufe, The China Study Family Cookbook ? In a separate bowl, whisk together
the applesauce, date puree, plant milk,
INGREDIENTS REDIENTS
y mom never let us ING and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to
have foods like dough- § ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour the dry ingredients and stir until just
nuts for breakfast at § ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder combined.
home. She tried to § 1 teaspoon double-acting ? Spoon or pipe the batter into eight
Mmake sure we had a baking powder or nine wells in a nonstick doughnut
healthy breakfast and doughnuts had a § ¼ teaspoon sea salt pan. Bake until the doughnuts spring
reputation as the bad boy of breakfast § ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce back when gently pressed, 12 to 15
foods. Rightfully so—until now. These § ¾ cup Date Puree* minutes. Let the doughnuts cool slight-
doughnuts are not only whole grain § ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk ly in the pan before transferring to a
but also free of oil and processed sug- § ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract cooling rack to cool completely.
ar, so you can include them on the list ? While the doughnuts are cooling,
of healthy breakfast foods you serve to Chocolate Frosting combine all the chocolate frosting
your family. § ½ cup sweet potato puree (see Tip) ingredients in a food processor and
§ ¼ cup Date Puree* puree until smooth and creamy.
§ 2 tablespoons almond butter ? Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the
§ 3 tablespoons unsweetened chocolate frosting over each doughnut.
RECIPE TIP cocoa powder Serve.
You can buy canned or frozen
sweet potato puree at your
grocery store, but you can also *Date Puree recipe can be found
make your own version that is in the The China Study Family Oil-free baked goods go
cheaper and better. Here’s how: Cookbook) from done to overdone
very quickly. Watch the
? Preheat the oven to 350°F.
timer and check them in
? Put 2 large sweet potatoes the last few minutes of
on a baking sheet and pierce baking. If they feel firm on
each potato a few times with top, they are done.
a fork. Bake until the potatoes
are very tender, about 1 hour.
Let the potatoes cool to room
temperature.
? Cut the potatoes in half and
scoop the potato flesh from
the skins into a food processor.
Puree until smooth and creamy.
? Store in an airtight container
in the refrigerator for up to
a week.

It is important not to overmix any batter or dough
when baking, and especially when baking without
oil or added fat. Overmixing causes the finished
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