Looking for a fun, healthy and delicious way to start your day? These Baked Oatmeal Donuts for Breakfast are easy to make and packed LOTS with nutritious ingredients. Who says donuts aren’t healthy? Baked donuts are the perfect solution.
This homemade donut recipe might just become your family’s favourite healthy breakfast recipe. Perfect for grab and go eating. Great for lunchboxes too since they are nut-free. 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!
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 guarantee if you try this chocolate strawberry oatmeal, breakfast just might turn into your favourite meal of the day.
I am guilty of this myself, however, I never start my day without coffee, and perhaps an apple oatmeal muffin.
How about a breakfast banana split? Dessert for breakfast sounds like a plan to me.
If you are a bacon and egg lover, these breakfast biscuits are calling your name. Easy to make with store-bought dough and a muffin in. Perfect for any meal of the day. Freezer friendly too.
Since I was a kid, breakfast just has not been my favourite meal of the day. Perhaps it’s the fact that I am not one of those people who jumps out of bed ready to take on a 10k run. I have to wake up a little more on the slow side (along with at least 2 cups of coffee).
Now, if you want to make me some Smashed Avocado on Toast, that would be awesome.
Cake for breakfast works too. This old-fashioned cinnamon coffee cake is the perfect breakfast cake.
Chocolate oatmeal will for sure grab my attention in the morning. Since this is ready and waiting, I have no excuse for skipping breakfast.
However, you can entice me with sweets for breakfast. Baking donuts is a much healthier alternative to the classic fried variety. If you can bake muffins, you can bake donuts. I don’t know anyone that would not want a breakfast donut.
They are like a cake donut (and we all like cake). Baked oatmeal donuts are super healthy, but I have a few others that are delicious too. In fact, my grandfather wanted donuts for her birthday!!
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If you are looking for a tasty gluten-free baked donut, try my Chocolate Chili Mocha Donuts. The perfect combination of chocolate, coffee and a little kick of heat.
Since school starts next week, busy mornings are back in business. I am all about making things easy. The less stress to deal with the better. Getting things started in the right direction with a focus on nutrition makes for a healthier day.
One thing I enjoy is oatmeal. When I was a kid mom always had that bag of Quaker Oatmeal in the cupboard. I recall it being the regular oats. Since then, I have graduated my taste buds to the more nutritious old fashioned oats. If I am really in the mood for a nice hot bowl of healthy oats, I will turn to steel cut oats. These seem to elevate oats to a whole new level.
Any way you choose, eating oatmeal is a great way to start your day. Healthy baked oatmeal is one of our favourite ways to enjoy it. Have you ever tried Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole?
Let’s not forget about healthy snacks. No-bake homemade granola bars are great for lunch boxes or eating on the run.
BAKED OATMEAL DONUT INGREDIENTS
This easy baked donut recipe is PACKED with so much nutrition. Your kids will LOVE them, and not even realize they are eating a healthy breakfast (or snack).
You will need:
- *old fashioned oats
- *hemp hearts
- *dried cranberries
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- *avocado oil
- egg
- vanilla greek yogurt
- water
- brown sugar
Isn’t this an AMAZING list of healthy ingredients?
BAKING DONUTS IS SUPER EASY
This donut recipe is so easy.
Grab 2 bowls, one for dry ingredients and one for wet.
Combine the ingredients together, fill your donut pans and bake.
That’s it. Just like making muffins, but in a different shape. If you don’t already have some *donut pans, it’s always a great excuse to get more fun kitchen tools. Somehow I never seem to need an excuse, I usually put it down to necessity LOL!
I find using a *large decorating tip and *pastry bag makes filling the pans a little easier, but I have just used a spoon too.
This recipe freezes well (if you are lucky to have any leftover).
Make your weekday mornings easy, delicious and fun to eat with these Baked Oatmeal Donuts for Breakfast. Getting started with a nutritious breakfast is easier than you think.
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What is your favourite weekday breakfast?
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I just KNOW you are going to love baking donuts!! Here are a few other donut recipes to try:
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
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup vanilla greek yogurt
- ½ cup water
- ¾ cup brown sugar
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.
- Get a smaller bowl and combine ALL the WET ingredients.Add the yogurt/water mixture to this bowl.
- 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.
- ENJOY!!
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!!