Keto Brown Butter Donuts (Minis)

These keto brown butter donuts are everything and more. Imagine having keto donuts that feature a base of warm, baked, fluffy goodness with the perfect rich, brown butter glaze.

That, my friend, is what this keto donut recipe delivers.

Your taste buds will find it hard to believe that these delicious donuts are not only keto-friendly but they are also sugar-free, grain-free, and gluten-free!

Make these keto-baked brown butter donuts for breakfast, as a snack, or any time you need a quick dessert. I promise you’re going to love these!

These low-carb brown butter donuts can be made in the oven, donut maker, and MINIS! Everything is cuter in a mini and great for portion control!

The brown butter icing is sure to make you smile, and the (lack of) carbs will have you coming back to make more.

If you’re a donut lover like me, you’ve probably already made some of my other keto donuts. Just in case you missed them, I have keto blueberry donuts and keto sour cream donuts for your enjoyment.

In fact, I have a complete collection of my Keto Donut Recipes here to save you time.

Keto Brown Butter Donuts

The beauty of these donuts is that there are so many different ways you can make them! The donut maker makes it so much faster and mess-free, but I also love making larger donuts in the oven! 

It really depends on your occasion, whether it’s meal prepping, a quick get-together, or a big holiday! You can make them in the oven or in the donut maker, big or small. Okay, I’m done with the Dr. Seuss moment!

Ingredients And Tools Needed

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The following is a list of materials and ingredients you will need to bake your keto brown butter donuts:

• Sifter
• Mixing bowl
• Electric stand mixer or hand mixer
• Donut Maker
• Donut mold, Silicone, or non-stick
• Almond Flour
• Coconut Flour
• Granulated sugar substitute
• Unsalted butter
• Cream cheese, room temperature
• Large eggs, at room temperature
• Heavy cream, room temperature
• Vinegar (to make keto buttermilk with heavy cream)
• Confectioner’s sugar substitute, for icing

How To Make Mini Keto Donuts

Making these keto mini donuts is truly so simple. I promise that even beginner keto bakers will love to make them!

These are also perfect to make if you purchased or someone gifted you a donut maker.

What’s key is to follow the baking directions of your specific donut maker. Most will vary but land somewhere in the 7 to 10-minute range. This achieves the perfect middle ground. 

After you’ve read your manufacturer’s directions for your donut maker, you can continue to prepping your batter.

You’ll mix your dry ingredients in one large bowl and wet ingredients in the other large bowl, and then combine.

Then you’ll bake them up and enjoy the aroma of donuts baking in your kitchen. 

It really is half of the joy of baking, am I right? 

Allow your donuts to cool fully, this is very important, and then simply dip your donuts into the brown butter icing.

Tips For Keto Donut Sucess 

In this recipe, I add my homemade version of keto buttermilk. It’s super simple to make by simply adding a tiny amount of vinegar to the heavy cream and allowing the cream to slightly curdle.

The buttermilk flavor really complements the brown butter profile.

It should go without saying, but you’ll need to grease your donut maker or pan properly. I personally like using melted butter for this, but you can certainly use a coconut oil cooking spray

Be sure not to over-bake your donuts. You want your donuts to remain moist and tender. If you are using a donut maker, I would test one to get the proper timing.

If baking in the oven, then follow the recipe instructions and check at the minimum time first. You’ll know your donuts are ready if they’ve risen slightly and spring back when gently touched.

Keto Brown Butter Icing

The real star of the show is clearly the brown butter icing.

We’ve talked about brown butter a lot here, and if you’re not familiar with my keto brown butter cake you truly are missing out! This recipe quickly dethroned my keto pound cake in my family and is still the reigning champ!

Making the browned butter is so much easier than it may seem. It is really as simple as using a pan that is stainless steel so that you can cook evenly and see the bits start to form at the bottom! 

You’ll let the butter cook on medium-high heat until it bubbles. After 2 minutes, you’ll see the brown bits of magic forming on the bottom.

Remove from the heat and add the confectioner’s sugar substitute and heavy cream. 

Then, it’s just a matter of dipping your cooled donuts into the warm icing. It’s that easy.

The Best Sweetener For Sugar-Free Donuts

As far as which sugar substitute to use for these keto brown butter cake donuts, I have a few recommendations.

If you’re a regular reader of our site, you know I’m a massive fan of Lakanto Monk Fruit.

This is because the texture of Lakanto is spot on, and there is barely any aftertaste. It is a monk fruit and erythritol blend.

I love that Lakanto Monk Fruit is all-natural, and it gets its sweetness from antioxidants called mogrosides, instead of fructose or sucrose. And it has zero calories and zero glycemic impact. 

I’m also partial to Swerve, another erythritol blend.  It works well in this keto donut recipe and is a great choice if you are looking for a sugar substitute that has no bitter aftertaste and measures just like sugar.

It’s also a sugar substitute that browns and caramelizes just like sugar. Swerve is made from ingredients found in select fruits and starchy root vegetables and contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives, or flavors.

Like Lankanto, Swerve has a 0 % impact on blood sugar.

If you are a fan of stevia, you can use the stevia and erythritol-based brand Pyure in this recipe.

However, it’s important to note that if you are using Pyure, you will want to use half the amount called for in this recipe since it’s a much sweeter option.

Lastly, if you cannot easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with great success.

You will need a confectioner’s sugar substitute for the donut icing. Thankfully, both Lakanto and Swerve have great ones.

You can read more about my keto baking tips to assist you with all of your baking needs with keto-friendly ingredients.

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