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
Patti
I love that these donuts are baked instead of fried, but I really love the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries as a counterpoint to the cake of the donut are an excellent choice. I’ve never seen or tasted hemp hearts. Where can they be purchased?
Homemade & Yummy
Hemp Hearts can be purchased in most health food stores. Check my Amazon link, you can purchase online too. Hubby LOVES these donuts, so I really need to make more soon.
Patti
Can you deliver some to my house? It’s too hot to bake here, but as soon as the weather cools off, I’m going to be making these.
Homemade & Yummy
These are so delicious…I really need to make another batch.
Dominique | Perchance to Cook
Best use of oatmeal ever?! I think so! These look amazzzzing and I love the healthy twist!
Homemade & Yummy
Well I sure hope you give them a try. It is a fun and healthy way to start your day.
Cheryl
These look so yummy and healthy and I love that they are glaze free.
Homemade & Yummy
Absolutely….no one needs all that sugar in the morning!!
Swathi
You made donut we can eat without guilty feeling, I always skip it when we buy it from outside thinking the amount of sugar in it. I think if I get this one can eat without any fear.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes these are the perfect healthy donut for sure.
Richa
I loove that these ar so healthy!
Homemade & Yummy
Makes them so easy to eat…even more than one!!
Jennifer @ Because Food Is Love
I’ve been thinking about buying a donut pan. I often see recipes for baked donuts and I know my children would love them. They’re always asking for donuts at the store but they only get them for special treats. I think you’ve convinced me, I need to get a donut pan. My kids would get the fun experience of eating a donut more often 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
I LOVE my donut pan, and baked donuts are the best!!
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons
Love, love, love portable breakfasts! Love all of your healthy additions!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes these are the perfect “grab and go” breakfast.
Homemade & Yummy
YES…these are the perfect “grab and go” breakfast!!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
Healthy donuts?!! Love it!!!
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks, hope you give them a try.
Andrea @ The Petite Cook
This is such a brilliant breakfast idea! I love that these donuts are baked and full of oatmeal, my kind of healthy brekkie 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
It is a fun way to get your morning started.
Amy
I’m not really a fan of oatmeal UNLESS it’s baked into yumminess like this! These donuts sound so good!
Homemade & Yummy
These are so much fun to make and so easy to eat. Perfect for grab and go.
Veena Azmanov
I Cannot wait to try these Gloria. My kids don’t eat oatmeal much so this would be a great way to add it to their diet. Looks so pretty too!
Homemade & Yummy
Easy, delicious and nutritious way to start the day!!
Veena Azmanov
Oh I have a donut pan I have to still use.. I’m going to do that with this soon. I love the idea of having oats donuts for breakfast. Get the kids to eat some oats on the weekend. YUM!
Homemade & Yummy
Donut pans are SOOOO much fun. This is a great way to start your day.
Veronika
I never baked donuts before, but this recipe is amazing! Definitely want to try it!
Homemade & Yummy
My husband LOVES these, and wants to know when I will be making them again.
Adriana Lopez Martin
What a lovely idea the fact that has godo wholesome ingredients makes this donut a wonderful option for breakfast or a midday snack, Need to make them soon.
Homemade & Yummy
My hubby is already asking for more.
Elaine @ Flavour and Savour
When I first glanced at your recipe, I thought “Yuck, I don’t like doughnuts–too sweet for me.” AND THEN I READ THE RECIPE!! These sound like a perfect healthy grab-and-go breakfast! I think I’ll try them with a gluten-free flour blend. Thanks for sharing1 Pinning.
Homemade & Yummy
These are not sweet at all. They would work with GF flour as well. Enjoy!!