Simple to make, healthy and baked right in your oven, these Baked Applesauce Donuts with Vanilla Yogurt Glaze will be your new favorite way to start your day!
You don’t have to feel guilty about eating doughnuts anymore! These are baked, not fried. These are simple to make and light in calories.
These applesauce donuts are a delicious way too tart your day with either a cup of coffee or tea. The vanilla yogurt glaze adds a lightly sweet touch.
if you are looking for some more lighter donut recipes, you will love these Baked Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze, Hot Chocolate Donuts with Marshmallow Glaze, Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts and definitely these Apple Cider Donuts!
All of these would be even more yummy with some Low Carb Bulletproof Hot Chocolate, Apple Chai Latte and definitely some Spiked Apple Cider!
Recipe Tips
If you don’t have a donut pan, you can easily use a regular size muffin tin make these little poppable donut holes in muffin tins instead. These will still taste delicious and be more of a muffin texture.
They are super fun to eat and my kids love them. My donut pan only makes 6 doughnuts, so I used my muffin tins for the rest of the batter. I also rolled them into balls to make donut holes.
Since these babies are baked they don't taste exactly like a donut, more like a donut or muffin or cake. Does that make sense?
I am not sure if it is the actual taste of a donut or the smell that I don't like. Either way, these don't taste or smell like classic donuts.
The applesauce and Greek yogurt help to make these donuts light and moist (sorry, but I hate that word). Thet really do have the most perfect texture.
I like to make my own applesauce using this recipe and use all apples instead of pears. It tastes even better with homemade applesauce!
Why You Should Make These Baked Applesauce Donuts
Here is the best part…they are only 135 calories each so you can enjoy these bad boys guilt-free! And yes, that includes that gooey yogurt glaze!
I like to make a double batch of these babies and freeze half of them. I have even frozen them when they were already glazed and they were still crazy delicious.
I like to keep these in the freezer for those busy mornings when I have no time to make breakfast for the kids. I just leave these on the counter for 15 minutes or so and then I place them in the toaster oven for a few minutes.
I forgot to mention that these awesome doughnuts are in The Greek Yogurt Cookbook too! If you'd like me to sign a copy for a holiday gift, please buy it here and I'll send one to you asap!
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Baked Chai Doughnuts from Eat Good for Life
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Baked Applesauce Donuts with Vanilla Yogurt Glaze
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- ¼ cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup unrefined sugar
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup oats
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- ⅓ cup low-fat milk
- 1 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
For the Vanilla Yogurt Glaze
- ½ cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Grease the dot pan or muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, and egg until smooth, about 5 minutes with electric mixer on medium-high setting.
- Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and oats to the creamed mixture. Mix thoroughly, making sure to scrape the sides.
- On low speed, add the whole-wheat pastry flour and milk. Mix well. Add the Greek yogurt, applesauce, and all-purpose flour. Mix until combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Fill the prepared donut pan or muffin tin and bake for 12–15 minutes. You can also roll them into balls and place on a baking sheet for donut holes.
- Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then place on wire rack for 5 minutes to cool before adding a glaze.
- While donuts are cooling prepare the Vanilla Yogurt Glaze by mixing both ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and pour on top cooled donuts.
Natasha
Love this healthy version of making donuts! I'm so glad that they are baked, easy to make and very delicious. Highly recommended.
jess
wow, wow, wow. this donut recipe is amaing I love the flavors! thank you so much for sharing
Kristyn
These are heavenly!! The glaze tastes amazing!! I want to pour it over everything!!
Rita Zubo
hello Lauren. Thanks for the reply. I used the muffin tin. they did not even rise as they should. ????
Rita Zubo
They look heavenly. So I made them. My batch did not look like yours. it was flat and soft . 🙁 🙁 nothing crispy about them. what did I. do wrong?
lauren.kelly
I am not sure, Rita? Did you use a donut pan?
lauren.kelly
I have only made them a few times with a muffin pan but they were in the mini muffin pans, I wonder if that makes a difference?
Jennifer
Where do you buy your whole wheat pastry flour? I only have regular wheat flour on hand. Also, is there a brand of unrefined sugar you used? Is that the same as coconut sugar or raw sugar? Thanks for the tips! I want to make these ASAP!
lauren.kelly
Hi Jennifer! You can easily use whole wheat flour for these as well. I use coconut palm sugar or sucanat as my unrefined sugar but any of them will work! I hope you like them 🙂
Caroline
We LOVE baked donuts in my house and can't wait to try these. Love that you use applesauce and yogurt! We'll be making these tomorrow morning. Thanks so much for sharing my link! 🙂
Jennifer | Bake or Break
These look SO good!!!
Christie+-+Food+Done+Light
Oh my gosh! I was already hungry for breakfast and now I want these!
Marjory+@+Dinner-Mom
Well I love donuts...but, I try to not eat donuts...except when they are guilt-free like these!!!
Marye
Mmmm... donuts! I have 2 that don't like fried foods... I will try these!!
Taylor+@+Food+Faith+Fitness
I can't believe that you don't like donuts!!! I never eat them but I love them,
But for 130 cals, I'll eat all of these! Pinned!
Betsy | JavaCupcake.com
That glaze on top looks so good! I'd lick it off first!
lauren.kelly
Totally, Betsy!