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 will say pancake muffins are a great way to start the day.
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
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife
Healthy donuts, you say? Count me in!
Homemade & Yummy
Yup…healthy, easy, nutritious and delicious….not to mention fun to eat too.
Catherine
Donut for breakfast? Yes, please! These look wonderful.
Homemade & Yummy
A fun and nutritious way to start your day.
Sandi
This is my kind of breakfast!! Donuts are the best.
Homemade & Yummy
Especially baked ones that are nutritious too.
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh
I love the healthy choices you made in the ingredients. This totally reminds me that I haven’t made homemade donuts in a while, and I need to make some for my coffee right now!
Homemade & Yummy
These are so good. Hubby is already asking for more!!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
Baked donuts are so much better for you. A great healthy breakfast
Homemade & Yummy
I LOVE baked donuts!!
Luci
That looks really delicious. I that would be great with a cup of coffee.
Homemade & Yummy
It’s a fun way to eat breakfast that is for sure.
Geoffrey @ Spoonabilities
WOW! I don’t think I’ve every had an oatmeal donut before.. or event heard of them. Say good-bye to morning cereal, i’m all over these!!
Homemade & Yummy
These are a fun and delicious start to the day that’s for sure.
prasanna hede
I need that donut pan now! I use cutter but this is so easy.Plus your recipe is so good!
Homemade & Yummy
Donut pans are sooooo much fun.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
I don’t have a donut pan because I thought I’d never make donuts. But this recipe is making me change my mind. What a great idea. These would be great to take along as a snack, especially after a workout. I’m always looking for something healthy after my cycling class!! Looks like I’ll be ordering a donut pan. 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
YES you NEED a donut pan!!
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
Time to take out the donut pan, I see!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…get out the donut pan!!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
Are these savory? I didn’t see sugar in the recipe, so kind of like a hearty toast in doughnut form. Genius!
Homemade & Yummy
No, sorry….I forgot to add the sugar….but they sure are not sweet!!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Genius! We have oatmeal for breakfast almost every day…my girls would so enjoy this!
Homemade & Yummy
It’s a fun new way to enjoy oatmeal!!
Catherine Brown
What a fabulous idea! The perfect donut make-over 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…we happen to think so too.
Monica | Nourish & Fete
You’ve made donuts healthy!? You’re my hero! I’ve toyed off and on with ordering a donut pan, but this might finally persuade me it’s go time. 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
Yup…gotta love healthy!!
Felesha Bell
What a healthy breakfast alternative Chef G!! These donuts look fabulous!!!
Homemade & Yummy
They are a fun way to get you going in the morning.