These naturally vegan Pumpkin Donuts make for a warm, pumpkin-spiced fall breakfast. My allergy friendly recipe is egg free, dairy free, & nut free, requiring no special substitutions. I also love to make these donuts in my mini donut pan. When they're warm and freshly tossed with cinnamon sugar, they taste just like fresh mini donuts!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time9 minutesmins
Servings: 6donuts (or 12-16 mini donuts)
Author: Lisa Ngo, Safely Delish
Equipment
Donut Pan or Mini Donut Pan
Ingredients
Donut Batter
1/4cuppumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/4cupsugar
3Tbspvegetable or canola oil
3Tbspwater
1/2tspvanilla extract
3/4cupall purpose flour, lightly spooned into measuring cup, and leveled across top with a knife
1tspbaking powder
1/4tspbaking soda
1/4tspsalt
1/2tsppumpkin pie spice
1/4tspground cinnamon
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
1/8cupgranulated sugar (2 Tbsp)
1/4tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly spray donut pans with your favorite cooking spray (I use an olive oil/vegetable oil blend). I do this even for nonstick pans, as it will help both to remove the donuts, and will provide a layer for the topping to stick to.
In a bowl, stir together pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, water, and vanilla extract.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, and whisk just until combined.
Fill donut molds 2/3 to 3/4 full. It should fill about 8 regular (3.25 inch diameter) donut molds, or about 16 mini donut molds. The batter is thick, so it helps to even/smooth the tops with a small spatula or the back of a small spoon.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until tops are rounded and set.
For the Topping: add 1/8 cup sugar and 1/4 tsp cinnamon to a plastic bag – Ziploc style (otherwise, I like to use an empty bread bag to save on waste). After donuts have cooled in pans for several minutes, carefully remove. Add donuts in small batches to topping bag, and gently roll around to coat in cinnamon sugar. To help the sugar stick, you can lightly spray with cooking spray first, or brush with your favorite melted buttery spread. Serve warm for tastiest results.