Doughnuts in Disguise

Quick, delicious and full of goodness!

When it comes to doughnuts, not all are created equal. While the sugar and cinnamon coated treat is a fond memory from many school tuck shops, the doughnut has undergone a healthy makeover of late and this super speedy recipe will have the kids coming back for more.

Using all natural ingredients, these apple doughnuts require almost no cooking skills and are great for the kiddos to help out in the kitchen - not to mention being much healthier than their fried doughy cousin. We’ve used a mixture of apple rings and watermelon slices cut into hearts with cookie cutters, but the options are endless and you can use any fruit your children enjoy most. Use dinosaur or car shaped cutters, and stars or butterflies work well too.

The topping choices are just as flexible. Cover the rings with naturally coloured cream cheese, nut butters or yoghurt and top with no-nasties sprinkles, dark chocolate chips or granola. It’s a great way to get the kids eating more fruit and increase their five-a-day in a fun way. Get the kids having fun in the kitchen by adding their own toppings. They’ll add more fruit if its cut into fun shapes and they will have so much fun putting together their creations and getting their hands dirty.

Ingredients

• Fruit {such as apple, pineapple, watermelon}

• Additional toppings {such as sprinkles, berries, choc chips, granola}

Pink Icing

• 200g cream cheese or thick yoghurt

• Honey or sugar to taste

• ¼ cup strawberries or raspberries

Purple Icing

• 200g cream cheese or thick yoghurt

• Honey or sugar to taste

• ¼ cup blueberries

Yellow Icing

• 200g cream cheese or thick yoghurt

• Honey or sugar to taste

• ¼ cup mango or peaches

Equipment

• Cookie cutters

• Apple corer or small round cookie cutter

Method

1. Cut apples and chosen fruit into 1 – 1.5cm slices. Using an apple corer or cookie cutter, make a hole in the middle of the apple slices. Using a cookie cutter, shape your other fruit into fun shapes.

2. The method is the same for each coloured topping: blitz the cream cheese, fruit and add honey in a food processor or using a stick blender. Adjust honey or sugar to taste, baring in mind that additional topping may add sweetness.

3. Spread your coloured frosting on top of the apple slices and cover with your toppings of choice. Enjoy!

TIP

While yoghurt is great as an icing, I find cream cheese provides a thicker coating and will stick to fruit better. The tangy cream cheese flavour might need a touch more honey than the yoghurt. Nut butters or mashed banana are also fabulous substitutes.

Kit Bate & Jessie Spiby

Words: Jessie Spiby | Photos: Meaghan Coles

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