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
Cynthia
I was practicing intermittent fasting until I got pregnant, so now I’m having breakfast first time in the morning! I do appreciate easy breakfast like this, and I’ve been trying to add more oatmeal and healthy cereals into my diet!
Homemade & Yummy
This is a fun and nutritious way to get you going in the morning.
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
What a great idea for a healthy breakfast, I love oatmeal and I like how you’ve used yoghurt and seeds in the recipe too. I’ve never tried baked doughnuts before, I think it’s time to have a go.
Homemade & Yummy
Baked donuts are so good. Hope you give this recipe a try.
Catherine Brown
I love the use of cranberries and pepitas in the batter! What an excellent idea. and baking them instead of frying certaininly amps up the healthfulness factor! 😉
Homemade & Yummy
Yes a no guilt, nutritious breakfast…you can even eat 2!!
Marie-Pierre Breton
I’m digging this! Love this healthier version of donuts, it feels like years I’ve been on donut break since I have a few to lose but this recipe will bring back the fun! Lovely healthy twist!
Homemade & Yummy
Baked donuts are so good. Since these are healthy and nutritious….not guilt eating them either.
Kristina@thelordandthelady.com
They look like big Cherrios! that is awesome and sounds great, cant wait to get going on these
Homemade & Yummy
They are a fun and nutritious way to start you day.
Linda Carmical
I have never heard of oatmeal donuts before, but my first thought way dang. That might just be good. Could be something I try out.
Homemade & Yummy
A fun and nutritious way to start your day….and not guilt either.
Mary
I’ve always wanted to buy a donut baking pan and I think this is the recipe that will make me finally do it! They look delicious and I can feel like I’m indulging when I’m eating something healthy!
Homemade & Yummy
YES…healthy donuts are actually possible with this recipe.
Sapna
These look yummy!!! never really tried baking donuts with oatmeal but I’m sure they will make a great breakfast
Homemade & Yummy
Yup…and fun and nutritious breakfast for sure.
Fred Nonterah
Wow! I love anything with oatmeal: cooked, oatmeal cookies, granola,etc. And I’m sure I would love you oatmeal donuts as well, definitely a healthy version.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes this is a no guilt breakfast treat….you can even eat 2!!
Christine - Jar Of Lemons
These look delicious! Love baked donuts for breakfast. Haven’t tried the oatmeal variation, but would love to!
Homemade & Yummy
These are fun to make, nutritious and delicious…and perfect for “on the go” too.
Carol Borchardt
I’m not a big donut person but I love that these are so healthy! This is a donut I could really get into!
Homemade & Yummy
I ONLY eat baked donuts…and these are so nutritious and delicious.
Erin
I have a donut pan and only used it once! Now I’m have a reason to break it out again-my boys would love these before school
Homemade & Yummy
YES…bring out the donut pan!!
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen
I love eating oatmeal for breakfast and using it in donuts is a great idea! Adding pumpkin seeds and cranberries is a wonderful addition, too. We’ll be giving these a try sometime soon.
Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY!!! I really need to make another batch….hubby is driving me nuts.
Lynn | The Road to Honey
I absolutely, positively cannot skip breakfast. If I do. . .my blood sugar is shot for the rest of the day. So. . .the hubby and I start our day with a big bowl of oatmeal sweetened with blueberries and nuts. . .no sugar. So simple. I want to start adding protein powder into mine but the hubby has been waking up before me and whipping up our oatmeal (plus my protein powder is still packed in an unknown box). These oatmeal donuts are lovely. I’m loving that you used Greek yogurt in them. I’m wondering how easy it would be to sneak some protein powder in. Hmmmm.
Homemade & Yummy
Sneaking in some protein powder would be so easy. Hope you give them a try.
Kate
I literally JUST bought donut tins for baking and I cannot wait to try these! These look so good!!!
Homemade & Yummy
Donut pans are so much fun…and baked donuts are the best!!