I was just surfing through the various threads and I am going to make these things for lunch. I have all the ingredients. Thanks

Donuts for breakfast are beyond my imaging. The thought makes me dizzy and sick to my stomach even if they are low carb. They look good, however, and I may make them for a dessert.

I just made these!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! They're wonderful!!! Even my picky, nine year old liked them. I used one packet of splenda in the batter and rolled them in one packet, plus some cinnamon. Next time, I'll try to get a different sweetener for the rolling. It tastes good, but has an after taste.

Just tried these today for the first time. I havent eaten doughnuts in years, but these definately taste at least close to what I remember ....used chocolate whey protien, and added extra cocoa.

Just made these again. This time, I used 1 scoop powder, 1 egg, 1/2 stick butter, sprinkle of cinnamon, and tsp vanilla (watch the vanilla, some has corn syrup in it!!) I left out the splenda.

After mixing all that up in a measuring glass with a spout, I poured it into a skillet with 1/4 inche of oil. I let the batter take on the shape of a piece of french toast, making sure to splash oil on the top before flipping them.

When they were done, we had pancakes! I served them with fried eggs. We really liked them, though skip the butter on top. There's so much better in the batter and then the oil that it makes it a bit sickening.... can't believe I just said that about butter!!

Thanks again for this recipes. It's great!!

This thread is pretty dated, but I just had to reply because this has got to be one of the best recipes I have found for low carbing yet. Even my non low carb very picky teen age daughter loved these. With goodies like this one, who wouln't do low carb? My "donuts" turned out more like funnel cakes, but I think they tasted better that way, soft and crispy and very yummy. I can't stop raving over this recipe!!!

I made these today and they were so good. Next time though I will try baking them on my doughnut pan. I used co inn place of the butter and lemon in place of the vanilla.
These are so simple to whip up. I didn't even top them, I thought they where sweet enough.

This is how I want to try them. I just wanted to quote this so people who are jusst joining the thread can read it.

yummy!! These turned out great and so easy. Just make sure your oil isnt to hot else these will burn before there done. I like mine real small like the size of a walnut. Thanks you are amazing ATLEE

These sound so good - gonna have to try them. Atlee - did you ever come up with a good savory recipe?

Last night we did two experimental little batches:

1 egg
1/2 cube butter (regular salted)
1 cap (maybe 1/2 tsp) vanilla
a little bit of apple pie spice (cinnamon,allspice,nutmeg)
1 Tbsp coconut meal/flour

One variant: 1 scoop 'french vanilla' designer whey brand protein powder
Other variant: 1 scoop chocolate DW protein powder.

To one batch:
1/2 tsp butter-pecan flavoring extract
sweetzfree to taste

Then to the other batch:
1 square baking chocolate 70%
sweetzfree to taste

I didn't have much oil so I used these little All-Clad deep/oversized metal ramikens that you can use on stovetop too, to get some depth of oil (or organic nonhydrogenated palm shortening technically).

I used a cookie scoop (like the little 1" ice-cream style scoop) to dish the batter into the pan.

They tasted much better to me for having the additional flavoring and a little coconut flour in them. Even the few that were incompletely done so still battery in the middle tasted good there instead of protein-ish. I hate the taste of protein powder so it was amazing I liked even the ordinary version of these, but I think the flavoring/coconut flour really helps for me.

Hey PJ...I just noticed you are only 7 lbs from your goal!

Me too rightnow - can't stand the stuff. I always get excited when someone says they've found a protein powder that tastes great...but I've learned ... I still don't think it tastes great so now I don't buy it and expect to be able to have breakfast drinks etc.

I'll have to try your recipe - let you know how it goes

I think I'm going to try this today!

Yummmm

I recently made a very different version of these that was amazing.

Pizza Protein Pups
1/2 cube butter fully melted
1 egg
1/4 cup natural (unflavored) protein powder (I use designer whey)
1 tsp coconut meal
pinch of salt
1-2 tsp (to taste) of italian herb seasoning
small-diced pepperoni (I took 3 of the large sandwich-size pepperoni I got from the deli and sliced them up into about 1/3"x1/3" squares) (this is optional probably)
and
oil about 2" deep for frying

Melt butter, mix in coconut meal and herbs and salt, add the egg and pepperoni and mix, add the protein powder, then let it all sit to thicken a bit. If too thin still after sitting awhile a little extra coconut meal will take care of that promptly. The coconut is not taste-able.

Before serving, heat a little red italian (like spaghetti) sauce to dip these in.

I use a tablespoon-sized 'scoop' (the kind you push the thing with your thumb and it dumps out cookie dough or whatever). Heat the oil to very hot, and drop in a spoon of it. You don't want too much or the inside won't cook without making the outside overdry. Spooning it out quickly yet in a slightly "sliding" pattern (not a basketball drop but a bit more spread) is ideal.

It takes about 10-18 seconds per side to cook depending on how hot your oil is and how well done you like it -- you may need to experiment, make one and let it cool a bit then slice it open and see how the inside is cooked. I use a long fork or fondue forked stick to flip them over then, and then I usually keep a grid cooling rack on a cookie sheet right behind the pan and I literally flip it out of it onto the rack. If needed you can stab it and lift it out. I let it drain on that. You could use paper towels instead for draining them.

These were stunningly good. I mean I couldn't believe it. They actually tasted like something wonderfully-bad for you that you'd get either in frozen food section or fast food. And dipped in the spaghetti sauce it was fantastic. I literally couldn't believe it! I ate a couple of them thinking, maybe it's just me, but the slightly salty sorta crunchy fried outside of these are amazing, and the inside is yummy too, and perfect with the sauce!

I called my 13 year old in to try one. She said, "Oh my god!" and grabbed my plate and ran off with it, bringing it back to me when they were all gone, drats! I'm going to try them again and take pics and measure better so I can put the recipe on my blog.

PJ