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Carrot and cinnamon sugar doughnuts
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Carrot and cinnamon sugar doughnuts

Author: Chrissy Freer - B App Sc Nut, Grad Cert Human Nut
Photographer: Mark O'Meara
First published: Sep 2019
These carrot and cinnamon doughnuts are a simple sweet treat with a gluten free option.
Serves: 12
Time to make: 35 mins

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¹/³ cup brown sugar
  • ¹/³ cup skim milk
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 2 tablespoons castor sugar

    • Instructions

    1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lightly spray a non-stick doughnut tin.

    2 Into a large bowl sift flour, one teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg. Add brown sugar and stir.

    3 In a jug, whisk to combine milk, oil and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine. Add carrot and stir through.

    4 Into prepared doughnut tin holes, spoon mixture to halfway. Bake for 10–12 minutes.

    5 Meanwhile, on a plate, combine castor sugar and remaining cinnamon. Invert doughnuts from tin and sprinkle them, while hot, with remaining cinnamon sugar, to coat.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Substitute egg with Orgran No Egg™ Egg Replacer. Use almond or rice milk instead of dairy milk.

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check spices are gluten free.

    Make it low FODMAP: Swap flour for gluten-free self-raising flour and trim milk for lactose-free milk.

    HFG tip

    Doughnuts will keep stored in an airtight container in a cool place for up to two days.

    Nutrition Info (per serve)

    • Calories 123cal

    • Kilojoules 520kJ

    • Protein 2g

    • Total fat 5g

    • –Saturated fat 1g

    • Carbohydrates 15g

    • –Sugars 8g

    • Dietary fibre 1g

    • Sodium 50mg

    • Calcium 30mg

    • Iron 0.5mg

    Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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    One comment on Carrot and cinnamon sugar doughnuts

    1. Sarah Proctor January 23, 2022 at 3:18 pm #

      I had a bunch of carrots to use up and came across this recipe. They taste delicious!
      I would probably half (or even quarter) the amount of cinnamon sugar though, I had so much left over.

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