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Watermelon Donuts

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Watermelons are starting to pop their pretty little heads up in the grocery stores (yay for seasonal produce!) and it’s time to find as many creative ways to eat up this fruit before it leaves us at the end of the summer and we have to wait another year. And since no one (I know of) can turn down a donut, why not try to make them a little easier to make, a little prettier to look at, and a lotta healthier to eat when you turn them into Watermelon Donuts?!

See your favorite summer fruit differently and turn them into HEALTHY watermelon donuts!

The fun and healthy twist to these donuts (beside using fresh fruit) is the icing. Where the normal donut icing if full of sugar, butter, shortening, more sugar, and whatever else that makes it taste so darn good,  these Watermelon Donuts are covered with: dairy free whipped cream. Coconut cream, to be exact, that has been chilled in the fridge overnight and whipped up with one teaspoon of vanilla extract and that is it! A delicious and healthy pairing with watermelon. And sprinkles too. Can’t forget the sprinkles.

See your favorite summer fruit differently and turn them into HEALTHY watermelon donuts!

 

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Watermelon Donuts

★★★★★ 4.9 from 7 reviews
  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 1 dozen 1x
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Description

Keep the oven turned off and watch your watermelon go from fruit to donuts in almost an instant!

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 small watermelon, cut into 1 1/2″ slices
  • 1 14 oz. can of coconut cream, chilled overnight
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • sprinkles or toppings of choice
  • Round biscuit cutter (mine is 2 5/8″)
  • Fondant mini circle cutter

Instructions

  1. Using a biscuit cutter, make circles out of the watermelon slices. Using the fondant circle, make holes in the middle of each “donut.” See the video on how I did it.
  2. Place the chilled coconut cream (I use cream because it tends to be more stiff that coconut milk but you can use coconut milk that has been chilled instead if you’d like) into a bowl, separating the solid cream from the liquid. Discard the liquid.
  3. On medium speed, use an electric mixer for a couple of minutes until fluffy. Add vanilla extract and whip up another couple of seconds.
  4. Spoon the coconut cream onto the tops of the donuts. If you have extra coconut cream leftover, store in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 1 week.
  5. Garnish with sprinkles or whatever toppings you’d like.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 donut
  • Calories: 43
  • Sugar: 1.3g
  • Sodium: 3mg
  • Fat: 5g
  • Carbohydrates: 1.9g
  • Protein: 0.5g

 

See your favorite summer fruit differently and turn them into HEALTHY watermelon donuts!

Check out my quick 60 second video tutorial on how I made these fun Watermelon Donuts:

With only THREE ingredients, these Watermelon Donuts are the perfect treat this summer for the kids. You just cut, ice, and sprinkle. That’s all you have to do for these sweet yet hydrating donuts.

 See your favorite summer fruit differently and turn them into HEALTHY watermelon donuts!

Looking for more ideas using fresh fruit for a healthier snack? What about these:

Silly Apple Bites

Firecracker Fruit Kabobs

Edible Fruit Bouquets

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. Bee

    Best donuts I’ve ever made! Very simple ingredients and perfect results each time! Thank you for sharing this cool idea!

    ★★★★★

  11. Emily

    Wow! This is such a wonderful idea, I’m always looking for new ways to get watermelon in my belly before summer ends.

  12. Barrie

    What an easy , tasty, healthy treat! I can’t wait to try it this summer!

    ★★★★★

  14. Catherine jackson

    These are adorable! So, I tried to make the watermelon cake last summer for a cookout I was going to. I saw the pictures and the procedure looked simple enough. Lets just say, my cake did not look like the one on Pinterest. It was delicious though! I love the idea of watermelon donuts! So much simpler! Maybe these will look good AND taste good when I make them

    • Cara

      Haha, I so know what you mean! Cutting that darned thing is harder than it looks, not to mention getting an even cut. Thankfully these are much easier to manage 🙂

  15. Kristy

    This is the cutest, coolest, most creative idea! I cannot wait to make these! I may have to wait all the way until July though..:/ Watermelon in Japan costs about $12 for a mini one. Something to look forward to returning to the states for!

  23. Margot C

    What a cute idea! Tell me, where are you sourcing sprinkles that aren’t made out of vile ingredients though?

    ★★★★

    • Cara

      I get the kosher sprinkles from Liebers. India Tree also has a good line of sprinkles and then there is always Let’s Go Organic’s Sprinklez.

  25. Laurel

    Clever girl that Cara. Great idea for fruit salads too instead of that sugary stuff people generally use. You sooooooooooooooooo smart. xoxo

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