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Coconut crunch donuts scattered across a cutting board, one donut has a bite removed.
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Coconut Crunch Donuts (Hostess Copycat)

These coconut crunch donuts taste just like the Hostess donettes, but are made with healthier ingredients. A soft cake donut is baked then dipped in warm honey and finished with toasted shredded coconut.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: coconut crunch donuts
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Donuts

Coconut Crunch

  • cup honey melted
  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut toasted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Spread coconut out on a rimmed baking sheet. You can line the sheet with parchment if you'd like. Bake until coconut is lightly golden and fragrant. This should take about 5-10 minutes. You'll want to watch it closely so it doesn't burn and toss the coconut 1-2 times while baking to ensure it browns evenly. Remove from oven, let cool and set aside.
    Toasted coconut flakes spread across a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
  • Turn oven temp up to 350°F.
  • In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and stir until combined.
  • In another medium bowl, whisk together coconut sugar, Greek yogurt, almond milk, egg, vanilla and coconut oil.
    Coconut sugar, Greek yogurt, almond milk, egg, vanilla and coconut oil in one bowl. Flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in another.
  • Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and stir until just combined.
    Donut batter mixed together.
  • Spray two (6-cavity) donut pans with cooking spray. Spoon or pipe batter evenly into the 12 cavities.
    Piping donut batter into donut pan.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until donuts spring back when lightly pressed. Cool in pan for 2 minutes. Invert donuts onto a wire rack.
    Freshly baked donuts cooling on wire rack.
  • While donuts are cooling, add honey to small microwave-safe bowl (just make sure it’s big enough to dip the donuts in the bowl) and microwave for about 30 seconds until thin and melted.
  • Add toasted coconut to a small plate. Dip both sides of a donut in the honey and then in the toasted coconut until donut is coated. Repeat until all donuts are coated.
    A donut, after being dipped into honey, now dipped in toasted coconut flakes.
  • Place donuts in the fridge or freezer to set for a few minutes. Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge for 4-5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 donut | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g