Making Tasty’s Pumpkin Spice Donuts!

pumpkin puree

🥗Healthier: homemade pumpkin puree

💰Cheaper: canned pumpkin

Canned pumpkin is often less expensive and saves time.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cake flour can be less expensive.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

Preheat the mini donut maker.

In a bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice. Whisk together.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a separate bowl.

In the bowl with the melted butter, add 1 egg and 1 cup of pumpkin puree.

Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined, noting that the dough is very sticky.

Grease your hands to help shape the sticky dough into donut shapes.

Place the shaped dough into the mini donut maker and cook until done, repeating until all the dough is used.

Mix 3/4 cup of sugar with 3 tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice in a bowl.

Roll the cooked donuts in the sugar and pumpkin pie spice mixture.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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