Cinnamon Roll Baked Donuts | Lite Cravings | WW Recipes (2024)

Cinnamon Roll Baked Donuts pack a flavor punch that will satisfy your sweet tooth while keeping you on track. The best two breakfast treats in one!

Oh. my. My oh my oh my. Do you ever eat something so delicious that you just don’t know if you can truly express how satisfying it is? Words can’t do it justice? Well, I’m going to do my best here.

These donuts are moist and fluffy, kind of cake-like. That soft pastry is topped with a crunchy, sweet cinnamon streussel. The result tastes something like a classic crumb donut. But then you drizzle it with just a little bit of the vanilla glaze and now we’re talking about all of the flavors of a cinnamon roll.

All of this for only 4 SP a donut?? I had to check my recipe builder multiple times just to make sure I didn’t mess something up. These are the real deal, folks!

how to make Cinnamon Roll Baked Donuts

Of course, you need to have donut pans. I really prefer silicone because the donuts pop out so easily after baking. Metal pans are fine, but they might stick a bit.

I bought the ones you see below in a 2-pack from Amazon.

If you don’t have donut pans but still want to make this recipe, you could definitely try this recipe out in a muffin tin. You might need to increase the cooking time since they would be a bit more dense. Just bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.

Spray your pan(s) and preheat the oven to 350F. It takes no time at all to make the batter, so everything should be ready to bake by the time your oven comes to temperature. Evenly distribute batter among 9 donut molds, about 2 tbsp each.

This won’t seem like very much batter, but they will rise. Next, sprinkle with the cinnamon streussel mixture. This will also add bulk to the donuts.

They should look like this out of the oven:

You could stop here if you like. They will taste like cinnamon streussel crumb donuts–sooooo good! Make sure you let them cool just a bit so all of the streussel topping sticks.

To make them look more like a cinnamon roll, you’ll add just a little bit of glaze. About 1/2 tsp on each donut totally puts these over the top!

This recipe doesn’t make a ton of glaze–just enough for that little punch of sweetness. Be careful as you’re topping your donuts so that not too much of the glaze drips off of the donuts. You want every last little bit of that scrumptious glaze on the donut and not in the pan.

And this is where the points breakdown gets weird for each plan. If you’re on Purple or Blue, these donuts will be 4 SP each either with or without the glaze. If you’re on Green, these are 4 SP without glaze and 5 SP with the glaze.

The only difference between all the plans is that eggs count as points on Green. So, if you want to make these 4 SP with glaze on Green, use an egg substitute instead of the full regular egg. I supposed you could use egg whites, too, but I’m not sure how many or if it would change the texture. If any of you give that a try, let me know how it turns out!

Now you’re ready to bake some delicious breakfast treats! I’m totally inspired to make different variations of donuts with this base. Let me know in the comments if you have a suggestion for future donut recipes!

I’d love to hear from you if you make this recipe! It makes my day when you share your pics on Instagram and tag me (@litecravings). Don’t forget to use #litecravingsrecipes to make sure I see it. If I don’t get a chance to scroll through my tags quickly enough, I won’t see your post. I always make a point to look through the hashtags, though, so I’ll see it there.