Baked Strawberry Donuts

Baked Strawberry Donuts cook up in the oven using lighter, healthier ingredients for a tasty treat you're going to love! After cooking, drizzle them with a generous amount of melted chocolate for a sweet breakfast or snack. They're super easy to make and they're gluten-free and low-calorie too!

Years ago, I never would have imagined myself creating healthy recipes like this one. But just because you're eating healthy doesn't mean you can't enjoy a little indulgence every now and then. Especially when it's a healthier version like these strawberry donuts!

So don't wait to treat yourself to a yummy Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Donuts, because everyone deserves donuts in their life. If you want to try more strawberry dessert recipes, I think you will love these strawberry flourless cookies or my low calorie strawberry shortcake!

Why You Will Love This Strawberry Donut Recipe

• So Easy to Make. We skip the frying and bake these donuts in the oven so there is way less mess. Even better, the donuts mix up in just minutes. This means you don't have to wait too long for freshly baked donuts.
• Healthy Treat Suitable for a Wide Variety of Diets. These strawberry baked donuts are lower in sugar, low-calorie, gluten-free, and dairy-free.

Ingredients

• Egg: The egg is going to provide some structure, flavor, and moisture to the donuts. Make sure it's at room temperature when mixing.
• Extra virgin olive oil: Moistens and tenderizes the donuts. You can also use another neutral-flavored vegetable oil you like.
• Milk: I am using unsweetened almond milk to keep these baked donuts dairy-free. You can use regular milk or another non-dairy milk if you prefer. I recommend making sure it's unsweetened and unflavored.
• Vanilla extract: I always use real vanilla instead of imitation. I find the flavor is much better and more natural.
• Oat flour: Make sure the brand you buy is gluten-free if you follow a diet without gluten. If you do not follow a gluten-free diet, then you can use regular oats. I have not tried other flour with this recipe so I cannot say for certain if they will work.
• Coconut sugar: Sweetens at a lower glycemic index than brown sugar. Feel free to use brown sugar or another sugar you prefer.
• Baking powder: Gives your donuts a bit of lift and a lighter texture.
• Fresh strawberries: Use fresh ripe berries for the best flavor and texture.
• Chocolate chips: These are to melt and drizzle over the doughnuts. I prefer to use mini chips because they melt more easily. Use a dairy-free dark chocolate chip to make them dairy-free.

Variations

• Swap the berries. You can use any other type of berry you love to make this recipe! Just be sure to chop up larger berries like you do with the strawberries.
• Use white chocolate. White chocolate and strawberry go together great so feel free to swap the chocolate chips for your favorite dairy-free white chocolate.
• More chocolate chips. Stir in a 1/4 cup of chocolate chips into the donuts for more chocolate flavor.

How to Make Strawberry Donuts

To get started, grab all your ingredients, preheat the oven to 350 F, and prepare your donut baking pan with a good spritz of cooking spray.

Step 1: Combine wet ingredients. Whisk together the egg, oil, milk, vanilla extract and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients. Combine the flour and baking powder in another bowl and whisk together.

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy these strawberry cake donuts for a sweet breakfast or as an indulgence in the middle of the afternoon or after dinner.

For breakfast, I prefer to pair these strawberry donuts with a little protein like a Greek yogurt smoothie or some chocolate protein chia pudding.

On the weekends, they make the perfect pair for a hearty breakfast or brunch with friends. Enjoy them with this crockpot egg omelet or sheet pan breakfast pizza.

As a snack or dessert, they're quite tasty on their own or you can top them a scoop of ice cream or sip on a low calorie pumpkin spice latte.

Expert Tips

• Don't Over Mix the Batter. Mix just until everything comes together.
• Adding the Batter to the Pan. The batter is pretty thin and a spoon works great for transferring it to the donut pan. Be sure that you divide it up evenly to make a total of 9 donuts.
• Drizzle the Chocolate. Dip a spoon, whisk, or fork into the chocolate and then gently swing it over the donuts in different directions to give it a drizzled effect. Repeat using all the chocolate.
• Baking Pan. If your pan only holds 6 donuts, go ahead and cook the first five. The remaining batter will sit fine to wait for them to come out of the oven before making the remaining four.
• Yield. This recipe makes 9 standard-sized donuts which area bout 3.25 inches across. If your pan makes larger donuts, you will get fewer donuts and may need to bake them longer.
• Store. Store your donuts at room temperature for up to two days. To extend their shelf-life you can refrigerate for up to five days or freeze them for up to three months.

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