Baked Mini Pumpkin Pecan Donuts
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Baked Mini Pumpkin Pecan Donuts
Description
Baked Mini Pumpkin Pecan Donuts combine pumpkin puree and traditional fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves for a mildly spiced and moist donut. The batter includes eggs, oil, and sugar blended with flour and baking soda to achieve a tender crumb. These mini donuts are portioned into a special pan and baked briefly until they spring back to the touch, indicating they are fully cooked but still soft.
Once baked, the donuts are coated with a glaze made by mixing powdered sugar with maple syrup to a honey-like consistency, which sticks well and offers a glossy finish. Chopped pecans are immediately sprinkled over the glaze before it sets to add a pleasant crunch that contrasts the soft, tender dough. These donuts work well as a seasonal treat to enjoy with coffee or tea.
This recipe does well with canned or fresh pumpkin puree and adapts to different syrup thickness by adjusting the maple syrup amount in the glaze. The use of a piping bag helps fill the molds evenly, and filling them halfway leaves room for rising without spilling over.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pumpkin canned works great too, fresh; pureed
- 2 egg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup (this will depend on how thick your syrup is)
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until well blended with a whisk. Add in the flour and mix until just combined.
- Put the batter into a large piping bag or a large ziploc bag.
- Pipe the batter into a greased mini donut pan, but only fill it up halfway.
- Bake the donuts for 7-9 minutes or until the tops spring back when touched.
- While it is baking mix the powdered sugar and maple syrup (start with a tablespoon at a time).
- Depending on how thick your syrup is you may need 2 or 3 tablespoons.
- You're looking for the consistency of honey.
- Dip the tops of the donuts (the bottoms will look pretty because they were in the mold) into the icing and immediately sprinkle chopped pecans over it and let it set to dry.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 94 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 94kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 23mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 745IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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