Baked oatmeal donuts are a fun and healthy way to start your day.
Who says donuts aren’t healthy? Baked donuts are the perfect solution. Packed with lots of nutritious ingredients. A quick breakfast for busy mornings.
Baked oatmeal donuts are made with wholesome ingredients. A fun and delicious twist on traditional donuts. Perfect for grab and go breakfasts.
What is your favourite way to start the day? Cereal, toast, or muffin? Perhaps you are one of those people that skip breakfast altogether? I am guilty of this myself, however, I never start my day without coffee, and perhaps an apple oatmeal muffin.
I guarantee if you try this chocolate strawberry oatmeal, breakfast just might turn into your favourite meal of the day. You will want to try this recipe for baked apple oatmeal too. If you like muffins for breakfast, these cranberry bran flake muffins are a must-try!
How about a breakfast banana split? Dessert for breakfast sounds like a plan to me. Cake for breakfast works too. This old-fashioned cinnamon coffee cake is the perfect breakfast cake.
Oatmeal is such a great ingredient to work with. From a hot cereal to start your day, or baked into tasty treats, it is nutritiously delicious. Have you tried oatmeal pancakes or overnight oats?
Baked Oatmeal Donut Ingredients
These healthy breakfast donuts might just become your family’s favourite breakfast. Great for lunchboxes too since they are nut-free.
- hemp hearts
- pumpkin seeds
- dried cranberries
- flour
- oats
- brown sugar
- oil
- yogurt
- egg
- water
- salt and baking powder
Easy Oatmeal Breakfast Donuts
This is a super easy baked donut recipe. Full instructions are in the recipe card.
Baking donuts is a much healthier alternative to the classic fried variety. If you can bake muffins, you can bake donuts.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Fill the donut pans and bake. That’s it. You can even make these ahead of time, perfect for meal prep.
Suggestions / Recipe Tips
- If you don’t already have some (affiliate) donut pans, it’s always a great excuse to get more fun kitchen tools.
- I find using a (affiliate) large decorating tip and pastry bag makes filling the pans a little easier, but I have just used a spoon too.
- Store donuts in a container, they will keep for several days.
- You can warm them slightly in the microwave, super delicious.
- They freeze well, making them perfect for meal planning.
- Any oil will work, and you can use plain yogurt as well.
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Baked Oatmeal Donuts For Breakfast
Ingredients
- ¼ cup hemp hearts
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup vanilla greek yogurt
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Spray donut pans with cooking spray.
- Combine greek yogurt and water in a bowl, and set aside.
- Get a large bowl and combine all the dry ingredients.
- Add the egg and oil to the water/yogurt mixture. Combine well.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
- Place your large decorating tip into the piping bag.Fill the piping bag with batter.Pipe into each donut cavity.***NOTE*** If you are not piping the batter, just use a spoon to fill the cavity.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until done. You can check the doneness with a cake tester.
- Remove from oven, let cool slightly and remove donuts from pan onto cooling rack.
Nutrition Information
Notes
Ann
I love baked donuts! This is a wonderful recipe.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I agree, and these baked breakfast donuts are a favourite here.
Natalie
These donuts are wonderful. Healthy, full of seasonal flavors and feature all my favorite superfoods – hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, and beautiful hearty oats! I’m making them tomorrow. Yum!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I love eating healthy donuts for breakfast. ENJOY!
Amy N
This recipe has been a hit with our family! I have to admit being skeptical about the hemp hearts, but we have added that ingredient to other recipes now as well. I saw in the comments that you add chocolate chips for your grandkids, and we have loved that modification as well. Thanks for a great recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Yes, this is a favourite donut recipe with the grandkids for sure.
Amber
I’d like to make these as a good grab and go breakfast for my husband. He uses those individual packets of Quaker Oats oatmeal. Would that work okay?
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I am not sure if those packets will work. I use large flake oatmeal in this recipe. Instant oatmeal is not recommended for baking.
Sarah
Could I substitute brown sugar for honey or maple syrup?
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Yes you can, but you may need to adjust the amount.
Jan
Very interested in making these! Would the recipe work if I use gluten free steel cut oats? They sound yummy!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I do not believe regular steel cut oats would work in this recipe. Perhaps an instant steel cut oats would be a better choice.
Karen
Well paint me blue and call me unprepared, I have neither hemp hearts or pumpkin seeds in the house. What else might I use?
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
Hello, Karen….well you can always add extra oatmeal, and my grandkids LOVE when I add chocolate chips to this recipe. Hope you give these donuts a try. My grandkids tell me they are the BEST donuts ever!
Deepika Singh
This is a healthy, delicious and unique dish that I am gonna try. What’s better than a healthy breakfast with delicious taste.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
These are perfect for breakfast, tucking into lunches or snacks too. A hit with kids of ALL ages…and the adults too.