Try this delicious Key Lime Coconut Donuts recipe made with cottage cheese, topped with a zesty lime glaze and toasted coconut. It’s bright, tropical, and easy to make.
Key Lime Coconut Donuts
Photo and recipe courtesy of Hood
Ingredients
Donut:
- ⅔ cup Hood Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
½ cup canola oil, or coconut oil, if desired - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup Hood 2% Reduced Fat Milk
- 3 tablespoons key lime juice
- 2 teaspoons key lime zest
Topping:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ cup toasted coconut*
- 1 tablespoon key lime zest
Directions
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
STEP 2
Coat two standard donut pans with
cooking spray.
STEP 3
Place cottage cheese in a food processor and blend until smooth, about 45 seconds. Set aside.
STEP 4
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
STEP 5
In a large bowl, whisk the egg. Add the oil, vanilla, sugar, milk, lime juice, lime zest, and cottage cheese, combining well.
STEP 6
Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
STEP 7
Spoon the batter into the donut pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 2 minutes before removing. Cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes.
STEP 8
To make the glaze, whisk the powdered sugar and lime juice in a small bowl until smooth. Top each donut with an equal amount of glaze, coconut, and lime zest.
STEP 9
*To toast the coconut, place in a dry skillet over medium heat for about five minutes, stirring constantly until just golden brown.
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