Happy National Donut Day! Doughnuts are one of our kids' favorite treats, but forget about those gut-busting fried versions. The following 11 baked doughnut recipes are still flavor-packed and delicious, but they also offer healthy additions and a less guilt-inducing cooking method. From red velvet and caramel-topped apple versions to traditional buttermilk and cinnamon sugar recipes, there's not a bad baked doughnut among the following 11 options. Keep clicking to find your kid-friendly favorite.
The combination of blueberries and cherries in these fruit-filled baked doughnuts makes for a supermoist doughnut that's packed with nutrition.
Mourning the end of Summer? These baked apple doughnuts with a caramel drizzle should make the new season easier to swallow.
Sprinkles plus doughnuts equals a kid hit. These funfetti doughnuts from I Heart Eating are sure to make your whole family happy.
You don't tend to think of doughnuts as a healthy after-school treat, but these baked whole-wheat raspberry doughnuts from Catherine McCord of Weelicious aren't the sugary, greasy doughnuts we all grew up on. Baked rather than fried, made with whole-wheat flour instead of all-purpose, and full of fresh raspberries just bursting with sweetness, they're packed with goodness for hungry tots.
You can make these buttermilk baked doughnuts the day before you serve them, but we doubt they'll last that long.
Give breakfast a snack-time twist with trail mix doughnuts! Unlike those found at a doughnut shop, they are baked to perfection and have a nice crunch thanks to the nuts.
A favorite cake becomes your new favorite doughnut with these red velvet beauties, delicious plain or dunked in powdered sugar.
Channeling Contessa's vanilla cinnamon sugar and buttermilk baked doughnuts are the perfect school-morning treat.
The Lemon Bowl's pumpkin spice baked doughnuts are made without any oil, butter, or white sugar, and they're packed with protein, nutrients, and fiber.
These vanilla bean baked doughnuts use a combination of AP and whole-wheat flour and are dotted with bits of vanilla bean to create a light, fluffy doughnut.
Made from a mixture of quinoa, rice, spelt, and sorghum flours and sweetened with applesauce, these chocolate-chip baked doughnuts are almost guilt-free.