These healthy baked donuts are infused with chocolate and topped with sprinkles for that classic donut shop flavor with a healthier twist! Baked rather than fried, these fluffy glazed donuts are made from scratch with oat flour and almond flour for a nutrient-packed sweet treat. No yeast, no rising, and no fuss! {Gluten-free & dairy-free-friendly}
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Healthy Homemade Baked Donuts!
These homemade chocolate donuts are my go-to any time those donut cravings hit. They’re made with almond flour, oat flour, and a number of other wholesome ingredients, and are baked to keep them moist and rich.
Plus, that dark chocolate glaze makes them look so fancy! Just add some sprinkles (optional, but so fun) and you’re ready to dive in! Who knew homemade donuts could taste so good?
For more chocolatey treats, be sure to try my Sugar Free Birthday Cake, Halloween Donuts and Chocolate Oat Flour Cupcakes too!
Why We Love This Healthy Donut Recipe
- Super easy to make
- Baked, not fried
- Packed with fiber, healthy fats and antioxidants for a nutrient-rich sweet treat
- No butter or yeast is required
- Refined sugar-free, dairy-free and gluten-free, so suitable for those with specific dietary requirements
- Freezer-friendly
Before You Get Started
- You can make your own oat flour by blending up oats in a high speed blender until a fine flour is formed.
- The number of donuts you’ll get will depend on the size of your donut pan. I used the Wilton donut pan and got 7 donuts. If your donut pan only holds 6 donuts, you can add the remaining batter to a muffin cup and bake it up as a muffin instead if you wish (or just bake up the last donut in the donut pan when the first batch is done baking).
- These donuts are on the larger side. If you want smaller donuts, fill the donut holes about 3/4 of the way. They may require less cooking time if they aren’t filled as high.
Ingredient Notes
- Oat flour and almond flour: For more fiber and healthy fats. I find that this combo of flours works well for that fluffy cake-like texture.
- Coconut sugar: To sweeten the donuts. I like to keep some on hand since it’s a lower glycemic index alternative to granulated white sugar. You can also use brown sugar if that’s what you have.
- Milk: These can be made with regular dairy milk, or sub in a non-dairy milk to keep them dairy-free.
- Coconut oil: This is used in place of the usual butter to incorporate extra moisture. Use unrefined if you like a coconut flavor and refined for a less prominent coconut taste.
- Chocolate chips: These are melted with the coconut oil and mixed in with the batter to provide a richer chocolate flavor. You can use dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- For the healthy chocolate glaze: Melted dark chocolate chips are mixed with a bit of coconut oil for a little extra fun. Add some sprinkles and enjoy!
How to Make Healthy Baked Donuts
Step 1: Prepare Donut Batter
- This is a simple recipe but with a couple of stages. First, you’ll want to preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a non-stick donut pan or use a silicone one.
- Then, we’ll mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, melt 2 tablespoons of the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together in the microwave (or on the stovetop in a small pan, then add to the bowl). Add the eggs, milk, honey, and vanilla extract to the bowl, whisk to combine.
- Finally, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, plus the remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, and fold until smooth and no dry mix remains. Avoid over mixing the donut batter, otherwise the donuts may turn out tough, dense and dry. Instead, gently mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until there is no more trace of flour.
Step 2: Bake the Donuts
It will be a thick batter. You may need to dollop spoons full of the batter into the donut cavities or use a piping bag to pipe the mixture straight into the pans.
- Fill each donut hole close to the top.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Check the doughnuts at 9 minutes to prevent overcooking.
- Remove the donuts from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Carefully remove them and allow them to finish cooling on a wire rack.
If the donuts bake over the donut hole slightly, place the handle of a wooden spoon in the donut hole and twist it around to expand the hole to make it look more “donut-like.”
Step 3: Glaze the Donuts
- While the donuts are cooling, prepare the glaze. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until melted. Mix in the melted coconut oil until smooth.
- Dip each donut in the chocolate glaze and top with some sprinkles, if desired. Allow the glaze to harden at room temperature or in the fridge.
Tip: If you want the chocolate glaze to harden faster, place the baked glazed donuts in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
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Can you make baked donuts without a donut pan?
The best alternative to a donut pan is a jumbo muffin tin, as a regular sized muffin tin will probably not have enough space to construct the mold for the donut inside the muffin hole and still result in a good sized donut afterwards.
To use a muffin pan as a donut pan substitute, you will need to use some aluminum foil to make the molds inside of the muffin wells, in addition to some cooking spray.
Here’s how to make the molds:
- Roll small sheets of tin foil into cylinders. Make them tall enough so that they reach the top of the muffin pan.
- Grease the muffin pan as well as the tin foil cylinders.
- Continue doing this for all of the muffin wells and foil cylinders.
- Add donut batter to one side of a gallon sized ziplock bag and cut the corner off the bag. You can also use a piping bag if you wish. Squeeze the batter into the muffins wells in a circle around the tin foil.
- Bake in the oven according to recipe instructions.
How to Store Baked Donuts
Room temperature: Once the donuts are glazed, store them in an airtight container. Keep them out of direct sunlight and they should keep well for 2 days.
Refrigerator: In the fridge, these baked chocolate donuts will keep well for 3 to 4 days.
Freezer: You can freeze these for up to 3 months. Freeze them solid on a baking sheet. Once frozen, transfer to a large freezer bag or container. Thaw at room temperature before serving or warm them up for a few seconds in the microwave for a warm and fudgy taste.
Recipe FAQs
I typically use the Wilton non-stick donut pan which has six donut molds, but you can also use a silicone donut pan as well to make the donuts really easy to pop right out of the pan.
It’s important to spoon and level the dry ingredients. When we scoop directly out of the bag or canister, the dry ingredients compress in the measuring cup, adding more dry ingredients than needed, which can yield a dry final result in your baked goods.
Also, be sure that you don’t over bake the donuts, as this could yield dry donuts. On all of our tests, the doughnuts were done at 9-10 minutes.
Fun Toppings for Homemade Donuts
I love adding a simple chocolate glaze to the top of each donut, but feel free to mix it up!
Try adding toppings like:
- Chopped nuts
- Mini chocolate chips
- A drizzle of nut butter
- White chocolate drizzle
- Dried fruit
- Shredded coconut
- Sprinkles (for a fun and colorful twist!)
Recipe Variations
- Make vegan donuts: Use flax eggs and swap the honey for maple syrup.
- Switch up the flour: The oat flour can be substituted for all purpose flour.
- Skip the glaze: Or use a different icing or just a light drizzle of dark chocolate.
- For protein donuts: Try adding a scoop of protein powder to the mix to increase the protein content. You may need to increase the liquid slightly if the batter seems too thick.
More Healthy Desserts
- Healthy Chocolate Avocado Pudding
- Protein Brownie Bites
- Chocolate Banana Nice Cream
- Chocolate Banana Protein Pancakes
- Rice Krispie Treats without Marshmallows
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Healthy Baked Donuts
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Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup oat flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 cup blanched almond flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
- 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons dark chocolate chips, divided
For the glaze:
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons melted coconut oil
- 3 teaspoons sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a non-stick donut pan or use a silicone one.
- In a large bowl, combine oat flour, almond flour, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, melt 2 tablespoons of the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together in the microwave (or on the stovetop in a small pan, then add to the bowl). Add the eggs, milk, honey, and vanilla extract to the bowl, whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, followed by remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and fold until smooth and no dry mix remains. Do not over mix.
- Fill each donut mold close to the top.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Check the donuts at 9 minutes to prevent overcooking.
- Remove the donuts from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Carefully remove them and allow them to finish cooling on a wire rack.
- While the donuts are cooling, prepare the glaze. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until melted. Mix in the melted coconut oil until smooth.
- Dip the surface of each donut in the chocolate glaze and top with some sprinkles, if desired. Allow the glaze to harden at room temperature or in the fridge.
Notes
- Oat flour: Make your own by blending oats until finely ground, or use store-bought oat flour.
- Mix gently: Stir wet and dry ingredients just until combined to avoid dense, dry donuts.
- Pan size matters: Yield depends on donut pan size. Extra batter can be baked as a muffin.
- Donut size: Fill wells about ¾ full for smaller donuts and adjust bake time as needed.
- Neat donut holes: Pipe the batter for clean centers. If needed, gently widen holes with a wooden spoon after baking.
- Set the glaze: Chill glazed donuts for 20–30 minutes to help the chocolate harden faster.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted in April 2022, but some of the ingredients and instructions were adapted in December 2024 as some readers were finding that the donuts were turning out dry. The text and formatting were updated again in January 2026.
Nice recipe. Is there a replacement for the blanched almond flout?
Glad you enjoyed it! I haven’t tried this recipe with any other types of flour so I’m not sure if there would be a good alternative for the almond flour. The recipe would probably have to be tweaked a bit if you were to use a different flour. Keep me posted if you decide to experiment!
I didn’t have oat or almond flour so I used all purpose flour and I found them quite dense. Will try again with proper flour next time!
Yes, definitely try with the oat and almond flour next time…it gives them a more soft and fluffy texture!
So so so delicious! I don’t make any icing but I have made these donuts multiple times and they’re honestly better than baked donuts with AP flour. I will continue to stand by the oat flour & almond flour duo. ❤️❤️
That’s amazing! So happy you’ve been enjoying the donuts! I agree..that oat flour/almond flour combo produces such a great texture! Thanks so much for the feedback :)
We have an almond allergy in our family. What could I substitute for the almond flour? Should I just double the oat flour?
You could try using all oat flour, but the donuts may turn out a bit more dense. You could also try using regular all-purpose flour instead of the almond flour. I haven’t tested either of these options myself, so I’m not sure what the outcome would be, but you could definitely experiment! Let me know how it goes if you try it out!
The Healthy Chocolate Baked Donut Recipe is absolutely fantastic, easy to make. This was my first time making donuts, everyone wanted the recipe. I tried other recipes and this one is the top.
Do you have any more donut recipes (Healthy) would sure like some.
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the donuts! Unfortunately, I don’t have any more donut recipes at this time, but hope to test some new recipes soon. Stay tuned :)