Made the donuts this morning for my kids and before i could look around,,they were scoffed and gone!!
This is a great recipe, THANKS

I don't know from experience how successful they would be if you replaced part/all of the protein powder with almond flour, which lacks the sticky, gooey quality of whey protein, but I'm not optimistic. The "breadiness" of these comes from the protein/egg combo, and I'm afraid that if you dumped the whey, you'd just wind up with scrambled eggs with little gritty bits. I've never tried doing that, but I've done a lot of baking with protein powder and almond flour, and generally they are not interchangeable. Remember, almond "flour" is really not flour in the chemical sense, it's just very finely ground nuts. It provides body in baked goods, but doesn't produce any kind of chemical interaction with protein and fat in the same way that white/wheat/oat and other grain flours do. For example, you can't thicken a sauce with it, and baked goods made with it won't rise naturally (you have to use baking powder, egg foams, or other tricks like that).

To sum up, I'd stick with whey, which is not too difficult to come by -- Designer Whey is my preferred brand, and it's available at pretty much every health/nutrition store I've ever seen (GNC, Smoothie King, etc) or online. It's useful stuff to have around, since it is a VERY popular ingredient in LC baking.

I can't wait to try these! They sound absolutely sinful.

These were fabulous thanks!

I just made these, and oh are they delicious. I used chocolate carb solution shake mix, it's all I had in the house. They were awesome, didn't even need any sugar on top.

Thanks for this receipe, sure the kiddies will love them too, if I don't eat them all before they get home!!

Friggin' awesome. What an idea.

Just bumping so I can remember to try these.

Atlee, I bow down to you!! lol. I made those right when I saw the recipe. Can you say super yummy!! For the past few days I've been skimming the recipe forum, but they're not all that convenient. This was as easy as who knows what!

I ate the whole batter thing, but i used just a little bit of oil and made them into pancake thingies. I topped them with butter and voila! the yummiest thing!

It's because of people like you who are so creative that will keep me low carbing.

Thanks!

Atlee! You have the best recipes and LC baking advice! I can't wait to try these!

I would like to try your recipe, however I have been unable to find erythritol in Winnipeg...
Do you know of a local supplier?

YUM, these were excellent (and easy - yay)!! Even BF, who is excruciatingly picky, said these were fantastic. He said "if they sold these in a store, I would buy them". Huge compliment from him! LOL

Thanks for sharing!

I made these in vanilla with Designer Whey but the other day I was out of it...so I experimented. Here is a variation I came up with that was sooo good.
1/3 c Carb Sol'n chocolate shake mix
1 tbsp Atkins cappocino shake mix
1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
2 eggs
1 tbsp heavy cream
4 tbsp butter
sweetener to taste-- I used 5 packets of Splenda, plus one to sprinkle on top

I whipped the eggs and butter, then folded in everything else. It makes a pretty thick batter. I made 8 little pancakes in a skillet, fried in a little (1 tbsp) Mac Nut oil. Sprinkled tops w the last Splenda packet. Yummy!

I know. I am new to this forum but have done low carbing before. I usually have good luck. I loved the taste of these doughnuts even without vanilla in it and splenda as a topper. Just used cinnamon. The problem I had was when I put them in the pan they did not stay together. Well some did. I think I would have had at least 4 more doughnut holes if it had not spread out. I wonder if the brand of whey protein makes a difference. Anyone have any input on this? I just checked my brand and it does not say the name on it. Is made in Boca Grande florida. I dont even remember where I bought it from. Was either Costco or Walmart. Think I will get some of that Designer Whey Protein. Maybe that will work better.
My dog loved them also.

Where do you get the erythritol? I checked at my health food store and they did not have it.