I was in the mood for making a new donut, one that wasn't too decadent but still hit the spot! 🙂 These oatmeal chocolate chip donuts are perfect, full of hearty oats and just enough chocolate to finish them off with some sweetness. They are only 82 calories each, 2-3PP if following WW. They make a great dessert or even a grab-and-go breakfast.
Ingredients used
- Oats
- Flour
- Brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Apple sauce
- Almond milk
- Vanilla
- Mini chocolate chips
- Icing *optional
For the oats, I usually use Quaker large flake oats however quick oats will work just as well.
You can substitute the almond milk for regular milk if necessary.
For the icing, I sometimes buy the container of Betty Crocker icing, or you can easily make a small amount using a little icing sugar (a.k.a confectionary sugar) and milk. If I do use icing you really don't need much, just a little drizzle will really sweeten up these donuts.
Oatmeal chocolate chip donuts
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup oats
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon apple sauce
- ½ cup almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1.5 tablespoon mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, spray a 6 hole donut pan.
- In a small bowl mix all of your dry ingredients together.
- Stir in your apple sauce, milk, and vanilla. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill donut pan and bake in oven for 16 minutes, let cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan using a knife to scrape around edges. Makes 6 donuts at 2-3 personal points, 3sp on blue & green, 2SP on purple or 2 points plus each. Best stored in the fridge. Optional, top with vanilla icing, you don't need much, I pipe 1 tablespoon out of a small zip lock bag and can get enough to cover all 6, wont add points for 1 donut but if you have 2 I would add a point for icing.
- Nutritional info, per donut (not including icing) Calories 82... Fat 1.9g... Saturated fat 0.7g... carbs 14.8g... Fiber 1.7g... Sugars 4.9g... Protein 1.8g..
Jolene
Hi There,
I'm wondering do you use a regular size muffin pan when you make these? Or a mini? Thank you 🙂
Drizzle
Hi, these are donuts not muffins.. I use the 6 hole reg size donut pan 🙂
Sandra
Can you freeze the donuts
Drizzle
I have never froze them.. I want to say they would be ok, but I am not positive, they may become soggy when defrosted.. I should try it one time just so I know 😉
Nicole Weisser
I made a bunch and froze some and they taste just as good:)
Drizzle
Awesome.. That's good to know.. I have never froze them.. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Kristin
Did you just toast them to reheat?
Drizzle
Hi, you can re-heat them anyway really, or not at all.. toaster or microwave is fine
Elaine
Thanks for this recipe! Finally a Smart Points sweet treat with some "doable" points! Both my husband and I enjoyed these.
Drizzle
Awesome, glad to hear you both enjoyed them 🙂
Oliversmom
OMIGOODNESS!!!!!! I made these from the recipe on your fabulous android app and they are wonderful! I 'needed' a sweet fix and these totally fit the bill and I did not break the points bank! I am doing PP. I will make these again and again and again......you get the picture! THANK YOU!
Drizzle
Awesome, so glad you enjoyed them 🙂 (and will keep enjoying them hehe)
Amy
These look great! What kind of oats do you use?
Drizzle
Hi Amy, I use a Quaker baking oat which is similar to quick oats
Kelly
These look very tasty. I only have a mini donut pan (makes 12 mini donuts), I hope they turn out. Quick question would cow's milk be an okay substitute for almond milk?
Drizzle
Yes regular milk is fine 🙂 shouldn't affect the points overall. Hope the mini ones worked for you
Kelly
Thanks. I'm going to make them tomorrow ?
Christina
Would it be possible to use these in a muffin tin? They look too delicious to wait for my donut tray to arrive!!
Drizzle
HI, sure I think they would be ok in a muffin tin, mini might best best 🙂
Eileen
I doubled this and it was delicious. you might want to add "quick oats" to the recipe, as I used regular ones (a little heavier) Thanks for real baked goods not made with mixes!
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed them Eileen, I use Quaker baking oats, they are not instant quick oats
Cindy B
These are really good. I skipped the choc chips & used blueberries. Also didn't need the frosting drizzle. Ended up 2 pts.
Drizzle
Thanks for the tips 🙂 glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Debbie
Do you use sweetened or unsweetened applesauce??
Thanks!
Drizzle
unsweetened
Linda
I need a sweet treat! I don't have any applesauce in the house right now. Substitute???
Drizzle
Mashed banana, pumpkin, but the taste will change
Michelle
Have you ever made them as a muffin?
Drizzle
No but I know others have and they should work out fine, I always suggest mini muffins if using one of my donut recipes as a muffin recipe
Joni
I may have missed the question, but what if you dont buy almond milk - will fat free cow's milk work as well? I don't buy buttermilk but know I can add lemon juice to regular milk to make a substitute. I just don't use it enough to buy a container. Suggestions? Thank you.
Drizzle
Hi Joni, yes fat-free milk is fine to use
Barb
Is there a recipe for the icing?
Drizzle
Hi Barb, no, I just used a little from a container
Becca
Hi! Did you use unsweetened almond milk? I wasn't sure which kind to buy. Thanks!
Drizzle
Hi, yes I always buy unsweetened but either is fine
Gwenn
Can you use a sugar substitute, such as Swerve? Do you think it Oswald make a difference in points?
Drizzle
Sure you can substitute, it will likely drop the points down by 1, so 2 on blue/green, 1 on purple