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Stack of pumpkin spice donut holes on a wooden platter.

Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes

lynn
These Pumpkin Spice Donut holes are a bite-sized taste of fall without the guilt of whole Pumpkin Spice Donuts! And because they are baked, you are looking at about one-third of the calories of their fried cousin.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Breakfast + Brunch Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 71 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can 15 ounces pumpkin puree
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice blend or see note for individual spices
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 224 grams

Donut Topping

  • 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F
  • Beat together oil, eggs, sugar, and pumpkin.
    Mix pumpkin and oil together in a bowl.
  • Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
  • Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and fold until just combined.
  • Lightly grease the wells of a donut hole or mini muffin pan.
  • Fill the wells with the batter, about 3/4 full.
    Fill donut hole wells with batter.
  • Bake the donuts for 6 minutes at 375°F, then reduce the heat to 350°F and bake for another 6 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and reset the oven to 375°F in preparation for the second tray of donut holes.
  • Melt butter and mix sugar and spices for donut topping in separate bowls and pour butter in one rimmed pan and the spiced sugar in another rimmed pan.
  • Let the doughnuts cool for 5 minutes, then coat them in the melted butter in the baking pan by gently moving the tray back and forth.
  • Then, transfer them to the baking tray with the sugar and gently coat them there, by gently moving the tray back and forth.
  • Repeat with the remaining batter.

Notes

If you don't have Pumpkin Pie Spice, mix together 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon each of nutmeg and ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon each of allspice and cloves

Nutrition

Calories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 44IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword doughnuts, pumpkin
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