Trying to make healthy donuts--help!

ad.bc
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:49:56 +0000

10 cups of sesame oil is most likely going to be a lot more expensive than vegetable oil unless you’re using really cheap stuff. Also, sesame oil has a flavor+scent and that might make it taste not like a typical donut. Id just stick to the vegetable oil, and I dont know if sesame oil is any healthier anyway.
When I bake I always use margarine instead of butter, I dont notice any difference but then again I’m not really picky about those kinds of things. You could probably cut down the butter by at least 1/4 and it’d be ok but I think the main problem is the oil. Find some way to cook it without using as much. You probably do this already but after you cook it put it on paper towels to absorb the oil, that might help.
Donuts are supposed to be pretty soft so I think adding granola to it will make it taste kind of weird. If you want to add it I think you should maybe glaze the donuts and then put the granola on it while its still not dry yet.
But basically you probably aren’t going to be able to make a really healthy donut because it is after all deepfried.
The only way I can think of is to bake the donuts instead of deepfrying them but I’ve never tried it and have no idea how it would taste. Here’s some recipes you can look at if you want to do that.
Baked Donuts - Recipes - Cooks.com;