Cinnamon Cake Donuts

I love anything cinnamon sugar, and these Cinnamon Cake Donuts are proof that you don’t need a lot of cinnamon sugar to get that sweetness you crave.  These cinnamon cake donuts are scrumptious, and only 3 Weight Watchers points each. Now that’s a good donut baking in my books!!

There’s only about 2 tablespoons of sugar throughout the whole recipe- topping included. That means each donut is just one teaspoon of sugar, but you’d never know it! They are slightly sweet and very satisfying. You can feel great about eating them since they aren’t packed with sugar, and your kids can enjoy them too. Cinnamon Cake Donuts would also be perfect for a weekend brunch. Brunch is fun, but is often packed with high calorie foods and drinks. By making cinnamon cake donuts, you have something you can contribute while also ensuring you’re sticking with your diet goals. Everyone will love them! 

Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!

Cinnamon Sugar is a classic flavor.

Cinnamon adds a natural balance to the sweetness of sugar, so you don’t have to pack on the sugar to get a lot of flavor out of these donuts. They are delicious with just a little sugar added. 

They’re great for a mid afternoon pick me up. 

Pair a cinnamon cake donut with a hot cup of tea or coffee, and you’ve got a chill afternoon ahead of you. Sit back and relax with one of these sweet treats to refuel your body and mind. 

Baked donuts are much lower in fat than fried donuts. 

These donuts have 0 grams of fat and 0 grams of saturated fat. It’s amazing that they still taste so good! Compared to a Krispy Kreme (5 grams of saturated fat) or Dunkin Donuts donut (6 grams of saturated fat), these cinnamon cake donuts are very healthy. 

Ingredients you need to make Cinnamon Cake Donuts: 

• ½ cup + 1Tbsp all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons white cake mix
• ½ tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons liquid egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• ⅓ cup skim milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

TOPPING

• 1 teaspoon reduced calorie margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

How to make Cinnamon Cake Donuts (step by step): 

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 6 hole donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a bowl mix the all purpose flour, cake mix, brown sugar, and baking powder. Add in the egg whites, vanilla, and milk, and mix well.
3. Use half of the batter and divide over the 6 hole donut pan. In a small zip lock bag, mix the 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut off the corner tip of the bag and swirl the sugar mix over the 6 donuts. Top with remaining batter.
4. Bake the donuts in the oven for 14 minutes.
5. Melt the margarine and with a pastry brush, brush the melted margarine onto the donuts. Place the 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon mix on a flat plate and dip the butter side of the donuts in the mix.
6. Makes 6 donuts. Enjoy! 

Makes 6 donuts. Nutrition info for 1 donut: Calories 80,  Fat 0 g, Saturated fat .15 g,  Carbs 16 g,  Fiber .39 g, Sugars 6.7 g, Sodium 136 mg, Protein 3 g. 

WW Points 

• All purpose flour 6 points
• White cake mix 5 points
• Brown sugar 2 points
• Baking powder 0 points
• Liquid egg whites 0 points
• Vanilla extract 0 points
• Lowfat skim milk 1 points
• Sugar 1 point
• Cinnamon 0 points

TOPPING

• Reduced calorie margarine melted 1 point
• Sugar 4 points
• Cinnamon 0 points

3 points per donut based on the WW app recipe creator.  

If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below. 

3 personal points

 3 smart points each on blue, green, and purple 

2 points plus

Different ways to change up this recipe: 

• Feel free to use more cinnamon if you love the flavor! 
• These cinnamon sugar donuts could use a drizzle of Lily’s No Sugar Added white chocolate chips (melted) if you have the points for it. 

Tips and Tricks for Making Cinnamon Cake Donuts: 

• I only counted points for ½ Tbsp sugar for the topping as you will have leftover mix. I personally only used half of the sugar cinnamon mix, but you can try and use all of it if you prefer, or put more into the batter.  
• If you don’t keep cake mix in the house, you can increase the all purpose flour and just use that instead. But the cake mix does add a nice sweetness as well as a cake like texture. I always have a box in the pantry and if you seal it, it will keep well for other baked goodies.

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