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This recipe is a healthier twist on the classic dessert, doughnuts. These chocolate oat doughnuts are made with simple, wholesome ingredients like oats, yogurt, and cocoa powder. The recipe is low in sugar, making it a guilt-free treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack. The doughnuts are baked instead of fried, reducing the fat content, and are topped with a delicious chocolate glaze and sprinkles. This recipe is a perfect option for those looking for a healthier version of their favorite indulgence.
About Time
- Prep Time: 20 Time
- Cook Time: 10 Time
- Total Time: 30 Time
- Yield: 9 doughnuts
- 3.5 syns per doughnut
Ingredients:
- 105g oats
- 5g unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup/80ml fat-free plain yogurt
- 4 tbsp granulated sweetener
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the glaze:
- 30g semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tsp chocolate sprinkles
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/400°F (gas mark 6).
- In a mini blender or food processor, pulse oats until fine. Add to a bowl with cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, yogurt, sweetener, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the wet mixture to the oat mixture and stir until combined.
- Spoon the mixture into 9 holes of a doughnut tray. If your tray is not non-stick, grease with spray oil.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of a doughnut comes out clean.
- Allow doughnuts to cool slightly, then transfer to a rack.
For the glaze:
- melt the semisweet chocolate in a bowl by heating it at 10-second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted.
- Dip the top of each doughnut into the melted chocolate, then sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
- Enjoy!
Notes:
The recipe is Slimming World friendly
- Slimming World: 3.5 syns per doughnut