10 Keto Donut Recipes Worth Waking Up For
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Fried, baked, or pressure-cooked. These 10 keto donut recipes cover the full range: glazed, filled, seasonal, and fried pastry options, all under five grams net carbs. The Krispy Kreme copycat has collected more than 30 ratings and the average has climbed to 4.7 since it went up.
Classic Donuts
Glazed, chocolate, and single-serve. These are the ones I come back to on weekday mornings when the coffee is already poured.
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Keto Krispy Kreme Donuts
Three and a half grams of net carbs in a fried, glazed donut that holds 4.7 stars across more than 30 ratings. The vanilla glaze is the part people keep commenting on (they describe it as the thing that makes this taste like a Krispy Kreme rather than a keto compromise).
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Keto Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Chocolate glazed. Cake-style, not yeast. 4.8g net carbs. It pairs well with strong coffee in a way that plain glazed usually does not.
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Single Serve Keto Donut
One donut, ten minutes, 11.5g protein. Old-fashioned cake style and the texture holds up better than you might expect from something this fast. Rated 4.7 by more than a dozen readers.
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Instant Pot Keto Donuts
Made in the Instant Pot, then covered in chocolate glaze. The pressure cooking method (I was skeptical at first) actually produces a softer interior than baking does. Around four and a half grams net carbs.
Seasonal and Filled
Fall spice options and a jelly-filled version for when the basic glazed lineup stops being interesting.
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Keto Apple Cider Donuts
Under one gram net carbs. The cinnamon coating on these apple cider donuts goes on thick enough that you get it in every bite, not just on the outer layer.
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The Best Keto Pumpkin Donuts with Pumpkin Spice Glaze
Pumpkin donuts with pumpkin spice glaze, 4.2g net carbs. I make these in September and usually keep making them through November. Good dunked in coffee, though the glaze softens fast so eat them within an hour.
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Keto Jelly Donuts
Soft, pillowy, filled with sugar-free jam. 13.2g protein. The interior texture is closer to a real jelly donut than any baked keto donut has a right to be. That part surprised me.
Fried Treats and Pastries
Fritters, churro bites, and cinnamon rolls. All fried or baked without any equipment beyond a pot or a standard oven.
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Keto Churro Donut Holes
0.7g net carbs. Rated 4.8 by more than 40 readers. The cinnamon sugar coating on these churro donut holes sticks because of the butter in the dough. No egg wash needed.
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Keto Apple Fritters
Apple fritters, fried. The crust crunches when you bite in and the center stays soft. 0.9g net carbs, and the apple cinnamon flavor is throughout the dough, not just added on top.
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Keto Cinnamon Rolls
Almond flour dough, cream cheese frosting, 1.9g net carbs. Thirty four ratings at 4.7 stars. The dough is worth noting specifically: it rolls and cuts without cracking, which is not a given with almond flour cinnamon rolls.