I know. I have seriously been slacking getting this post up, and giving you all the amazing recipe from the donut holes I made on Easter morning.
BUT, I have an amazing reason why!
While on Spring Break, I GOT ENGAGED!
Ever since, it has been a crazy whirlwind of excitement and wedding talk, therefore leaving me no time to blog and hardly any time for baking *sad face*
Although, I do love talking wedding.
Almost as much as I love to cook.
I had booked us a hotel in Chicago for a night, and had planned on spending two days walking around beautiful Chicago and eating at some tasty restaurants. My boyfriend (now finace :D ) had other plans. (And so did the weather)
*Here begins my engagement story...If you just want the recipe, scroll WAY down*
I always joke, but it never fails, whenever I plan to go somewhere in advance, the weather always turns out to really suck. Last week, it was beautiful in Chicago on Monday, but on Wednesday and Thursday, the forecast was a warm (joking) 45 and torrential downpours all Thursday. Awesome.
So as we drove up, I was so bummed. Like trying to make the best of it, but on the inside I was bummed. I wanted to be able to walk around the beautiful parks without freezing.
We had talked about going to some museums, but ultimately we chose to bundle up and walk through Millennium and Daley Park.
Yup, I'm so glad we did this.
Side rant: If you haven't seen or been to the new Daley Park and Playground, you are missing out on life. Go. Now.
Fast-forward to us playing on the playground, and walking on the sidewalks along the park. We were just discussing how beautiful the skyline was at the spot where we were standing, when Marc asked if I wanted to make a memory.
Another side note: He has a history of joking about getting engaged and fake proposing.
So, of course, I was like "hell no!" Let's keep walking.
*He kneels down*
"OMG. This is for real. Like you aren't joking?"
*Pull out ring box*
My inner self was screaming hysterically at this point, and I'm pretty sure I blacked out, and the world went silent, and whatever beautiful words he said, I didn't hear any of it. Not one word.
I said, "YES!"
And it was awesome.
It turned out to be a really fun trip. We ate at Mercadito (best Mexican restaurant EVER, seriously), and had breakfast at Wildberry (again, amazeballs). And just like the weather forecast predicted, there was terrible thunderstorms Thursday morning, so we just hit the road.
After all, I was engaged, and had to get home to start planning (not joking).
And all of that, is why I am just now getting around to posting this DELICIOUS recipe.
I found a version of this on a Keto Diet blog, but adapted it so that I didn't have to go to the store, and it turned out perfect! I can't wait to try some more donut holes in the future.
Apple Fritter Donut Holes
- *1/2 cup coconut flour
- *2 tsp baking powder
- *2 Tbsp of UMP Vanilla Protein Powder (or any sort of vanilla protein you like)
- *1/2 t Chia Seeds
- *10-15 drops of Sweet Leaf Drops
- *2 tsp ground cinnamon
- *1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- *1/4 tsp kosher salt
- *2 eggs (if you are allergic to eggs, you could also use applesauce, which would be perfect in this recipe)
- *2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- *1 Tbsp Grass-Fed Butter (or coconut oil)
- *About 1 1/2 Apples diced into small pieces
For the cinnamon sugar, I combined 4-5 Sweet Leaf Sweetener packets (not drops) with about a tablespoon of cinnamon.
Mix all the ingredients (except the apples) together with a hand mixer. The dough should be slightly sticky and firm enough to roll into a ball. Fold in apples. Roll into balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball. In a deep pot, heat coconut oil to approximately 275 degrees, so it is slightly bubbling. Drop balls into oil, cooking each side for about 2 minutes, then flip!
Take them out of the oil when they are golden brown, Toss them onto a paper plate lined with paper towels to soak up any excess oil. As soon as they are slightly cooled, roll then in the cinnamon sugar mixture. And enjoy!
Oink, Oink! Haylea.
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