Pumpkin Donut Holes

So these are not technically “donut holes” because you bake them in a mini muffin tin. However, rolling them in cinnamon and sugar rounds them out a bit. Alternatively, you can roll them in powdered sugar, but they won't look quite as round. I made half one way and half the other; my son loved the powdered sugar ones while my husband and I favored the cinnamon sugar. Also, I made this batch with coconut milk because I have a family member with a dairy sensitivity and they turned out great. These donut holes are best eaten on the day that they are baked because they do not keep well.


Yields: 48 donut holes/mini muffins

Donut Hole Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup milk or non-dairy milk alternative
1/3 cup vegetable oil
¾ cup pumpkin puree
½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

3 tablespoons cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

and/0r

¾ – 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter or oil two mini muffin tins and set aside. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in a large bowl; set aside. In another large bowl whisk together the milk, oil, pumpkin, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Fill each muffin tin cup ¾ full and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Muffins are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Take the muffins out of the tin and cool on a wire rack for 2 minutes.

Place the wire racks on top of the used mini muffin tins so that any stray sugar will fall onto the already dirty used muffin tin. If using powdered sugar, place it in a small bowl near the muffins. If using the cinnamon and sugar, combine them in a small bowl and place the melted butter nearby. Dip each muffin into the melted butter and then roll it quickly in the cinnamon and sugar to coat and place it on the wire rack. Alternatively, roll the muffins in the powdered sugar and place them on the wire racks. (The powdered sugar donut holes are not dipped in melted butter.) Enjoy!


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