Description
These Cottage Cheese Donut Holes are soft, pillowy and each donut has 5 grams of protein!
Ingredients
Units
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tablespoons melted butter (for coating)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (for cinnamon sugar)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for cinnamon sugar)
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese until completely smooth with no lumps.
- Combine the blended cottage cheese with the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl, stirring just until a springy dough forms. If the dough is very wet add more flour as needed.
- Form the dough into a flat circle, then cut into even pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball. (lightly wet your hands if needed to prevent the dough from sticking.)
- For the oven: Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer and bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly golden.
- For the air fryer: Place the balls in the air fryer basket in a single layer without overcrowding and air fry at 350°F for 7 to 9 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Brush the warm donut holes with melted butter, then toss in a bowl with cinnamon sugar until fully coated. (You can alternatively add the cinnamon sugar to a ziplock bag, and add each buttered donut hole to the bag and shake it to coat.)
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Blend cottage cheese well to avoid lumps in the final donut holes.
- Adjust flour as needed: if dough is too wet, add more until springy.
- Don’t overmix or donut holes will be dense.
- Wet your hands when rolling to prevent sticking.
- Start checking at 7 minutes in the air fryer; temperatures vary.
- Swap Greek yogurt for cottage cheese in a 1:1 ratio.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut hole
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 6g
- Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g