This baked donut recipe is made from oat flour and topped with an easy chocolate glaze. With just simple ingredients and a few minutes of preparation time you can have a batch of these easy donuts.
Baked donut recipe
Now you’re probably thinking ugh, donuts take so long to make. But, nope! Not these ones. These easy baked donuts require just 10 minutes of preparation time and 11-12 minutes of baking time. So you can have yourself a morning treat in no time.
No need for time consuming, fried donuts when you can make these easy, and irresistible baked donuts! Today we are taking a deep dive into this healthy donut recipe. Keep reading to find out the main ingredients and why you’ll love them so much!
A few reasons why you’ll love this baked donut recipe
- These donuts are perfect for kids or for adults.
- Also they make the perfect birthday morning tradition! Or these cake batter overnight oats.
- Since they are made from oat flour they are super soft and fluffy.
- They are a fun and delicious weekend treat.
- They lighter as they aren’t fried like traditional donuts.
Baked donut recipe ingredients
We are using a few simple ingredients to make these oven baked donuts.
Oat flour, the main ingredient! This recipe uses fine oat flour as it results in really fluffy and soft baked goods. Use a store bought fine oat flour. Or make your own! I have outlined instructions on how to make your own below.
Baking powder is the leavening agent used to puff up these donuts.
Just a pinch of salt helps enhance all the flavors.
One egg helps bind all the ingredients together! Bring the egg to room temperature if you can. To bring an egg to room temperature quickly, simply let it sit in a small bowl of warm water while you gather all your other ingredients.
Milk adds moisture. Feel free to use almond milk, cows milk or oat milk.
Light oil or melted butter can be used as the baking fat. If you’re using butter make sure your other ingredients are at room temperature so the butter does not solidify.
A bit of sugar to sweeten things up! Feel free to use white sugar or coconut sugar.
Lastly, two splashes of vanilla extract to enhance all the flavors.
Baking with oat flour
Baking with oat flour is very simple. It replaces regular flour in baked goods. However, it is not a 1:1 replacement as oat flour is much lighter in weight than traditional flour.
As for the baking results with oat flour, it produces really soft and fluffy baked goods. That’s why it is great for baking. It also has great health benefits which makes it a healthier alternative to regular flour. Oats are loaded with whole grains, fiber and complex carbs!
How to make oat flour
If you want to make your own oat flour, it’s super easy to make! Go ahead and grab your high speed blender and your oats.
- Add the oats to the blender
- Pulse and blend the oats in your blender.
- Continue to blend until the oats form into a fine, flour like powder.
- Store the homemade oat flour in an air tight container until you’re ready to bake.
How to make this easy baked donut recipe
Making oven baked donuts does not get any simpler.
Firstly, preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Grease your 6 tin donut pan really well.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: egg, milk, sugar, oil and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and combined.
Add in the dry ingredients. Fold in the oat flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined and smooth.
Bake! Bake donuts at 425 degrees for 5 min, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 6 minutes.
Let the donuts cool in the pan. This step is key! Make sure you let the donuts cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing them from the pan.
Ice and enjoy. Dip the top of each donut in the chocolate glaze, add some sprinkles on top and enjoy!
How to make chocolate glaze
To make a delicious chocolate glaze, you will need the 3 below ingredients.
Powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and milk are the three ingredients that make up these east chocolate frosting. Simply mix all the icing ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth and combined.
Substitutes and Variations
Flour. As you know, the main flour in the recipe is oat flour. I do not recommend substituting another type of flour. Feel free to use store bought oat flour or finely ground homemade oat flour! This is a really great oat flour from Amazon.
Baking fat. For this recipe you can use melted butter or any light oil. Some oils that work well are light olive oil, canola oil and refined coconut oil.
Sugar. For this recipe feel free to use regular white sugar or coconut sugar.
Toppings. Top these easy donuts with rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, crumbled cookies, or enjoy them plain!
Expert tips!
Use room temperature ingredients. This helps all the ingredients bind together nicely. If you’re using butter as the baking fat, this step is key. Otherwise the butter will solidify if it’s mixed with cold ingredients.
Use fine oat flour. As noted before, make sure you use fine oat flour. If your oat flour is too grainy it will mess with the integrity of this recipe.
Let donuts cool in the pan. This step is key! Make sure you let the donuts cool in the pan for at least 10-15 minutes. Otherwise they will crumble and not hold their shape. After the cooling time, simply pop them out of the pan using a butter knife or your fingers.
Frequently asked questions
So is it donut or doughnut?
Lol! Which do you say?? Technically, doughnut is the correct spelling However, both doughnut and donut are both used across America!
What type of oat flour can I use?
Use store bought oat flour. This kind is great! It’s a large 4 pound bag for a great price. Or you can follow the steps above and make your own.
Are oat flour donuts gluten free?
They can be made gluten free! Make sure you use certified gluten free oat flour or gluten free oats.
Other recipes you’ll love
If you give these donuts a try, definitely try some of these!
Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy Banana Chocolate Muffins
If you make these oat flour baked donuts, I would really appreciate a review! You can also find and follow me on Instagram and Pinterest. I would love for you to follow along and share what you make: tag me @braesbites. I love hearing from you!
Baked Donut Recipe (Easy, Healthier, Oat Flour)
Ingredients
Baked Donuts
- 1 egg room temperature
- ⅓ cup milk
- ⅓ cup sugar white sugar or coconut sugar
- ¼ cup light oil or melted butter if your using melted butter make sure the other wet ingredients are room temperature so the butter doesn't solidify
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 ¼ cup oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Chocolate glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Grease your 6 tin donut pan really well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: egg, milk, sugar, oil and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and combined.
- Now fold in the oat flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined and smooth.
- Add the batter into the 6 donut molds.
- Bake donuts at 425 degrees for 5 min, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 6 minutes.
- Let the donuts cool in the pan. This step is key! Make sure you let the donuts cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing them from the pan so they don't break.
- While the donuts are cooling, make the icing in a small bowl. Combine all the icing ingredients together until smooth.
- Dip the top of each cooled donut in the chocolate glaze, add some sprinkles on top and enjoy!
Can you deep fry these using the same mixture?
Hi Joseph, I haven’t tried deep frying this recipe before so I am unsure if it will work! However, if you do give it a try please let me know how it works out!
these came out amazing!!!! like 100/10 would recommend, my only issue which may have been me (im trying again today) was that it BARELY made 5 donuts and if anything it was more 4.5. it may have been a user issue or maybe difference in donut tins, but i was a little sad it didnt make alot. regardless, the taste is phenomenal and my go to when im looking for a little treat
Hi Nicole! Thanks so much for the feedback. I’m so glad you love these baked donuts 🙂
Ooh these are so good. I doubled the recipe since I was nervous to not have enough for our family of 6 after reading a previous comment, but I did end up with 12 so I think it may just depend on the size of the tray.
I reduced the sugar a third, and used half coconut sugar and half monk fruit. For the glaze I used powdered monk fruit and cinnamon. It was amazing. The children said they are the best donuts they have ever had. Maybe we haven’t had conventional donuts for a while, but nonetheless they are winners with such decent ingredients and baked!
These are great and on our regular rotation now. I add a touch of nutmeg for that classic donut taste. My kids say these are the best donuts they have ever had. It’s so wonderful to have a healthy recipe for a fun breakfast. Basically muffins but more fun.