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Pumpkin Donut Holes

Pumpkin Donut Puffs

An Ode to Pumpkin, or more importantly Pumpkin Donut Puffs

Autumn is my most favorite time of year. The cool crisp air, the smell of fire pits and bonfires, the changing leaves and the crunch beneath my feet when I walk. But more than all of those things, I love the foods that seem to be associated with this time of year.

More importantly … Pumpkin. Yes… pumpkin. That little odd shaped vegetable that makes my life worth living because it’s just amazing – it’s good savory (in Pumpkin Ravioli) and it’s good sweet (in Pumpkin Pie Pancakes).

Pumpkin is quite possibly my favorite flavor. It’s hard, because really it ties with gingerbread and that’s still a couple months away. But for right now, we’re focusing on pumpkin. I have loads of pumpkin recipes on my blog, but despite having them, I can always think of something new to make. These little donut puffs were originally made with Cinnamon and Sugar and are to die for that way, but add the pumpkin and some pumpkin pie spice and you are talking about pure heaven in a little puff.

Why do I call them puff’s? Because when they bake up, they bake up into more of a puff than an actual muffin shape (which you can see in the photos). Pumpkin Donuts are awesome, Pumpkin Donut Puffs are even better. Mostly because they are pretty much bite size and you can eat more than one and not feel guilty because they are small. That’s how that works, right?

But enough about the pumpkins. Let’s talk about this week’s theme for #SundaySupper. It’s the Color Orange. Which is not my favorite color. Not at all. But since part of the thing I love about this time of year is the changing leaves, it gets a special place next to red and yellow in the color of the leaves as they change. I love driving down the road day after day and seeing the leaves all changing. Are the leaves changing at your house yet? They are here. It’s just starting, but it’s happening. Can’t wait to get some pictures soon. Always such a reflective time of year.

Pumpkin Donut Puffs

Pumpkin Donut Puffs

Alright, back to those little donut puffs.

Pumpkin Donut Puffs are seriously like having dessert for breakfast.

Pumpkin Donut Puffs

Pumpkin Donut Puffs

Yield: 24 Puffs
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Little puffs of Fall that are perfect for breakfast or dessert. We served ours for dessert with some pumpkin ice cream and it was the best combination!

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup milk

For Pumpkin Pie Spice coating

  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Pumpkin Pie Spice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and spray mini muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Combine the first four dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix the oil, brown sugar, one egg, the vanilla, the pumpkin and the milk.
  4. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and blend until combined. Don’t over mix.
  5. Fill a mini muffin tin up with batter almost to the top of each cup. Bake for about 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. For the Pumpkin Pie Spice CoatingMelt the stick of butter in a small bowl.
  7. In another small bowl, mix the sugar and the pumpkin pie spice.
  8. After the donut puffs have cooled and you can handle them, dip them first in the melted butter and then roll them in the pumpkin pie sugar mixture.
  9. Place on waxed paper or cooling racks to finish cooling.
  10. And be sure and pop a warm one into your mouth to test to make sure they are okay for the rest of the family to eat.
© Nicole Cook | Daily Dish Recipes

 

 

pumpkin donut puffs

pumpkin donut puffs

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Megan from I Run For Wine is making Skinny Roasted Butternut Squash and Italian Sausage Soup
Sarah from What Smells So Good is filling our bowls with some Spicy Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
Alice from Hip Foodie Mom is coming with her Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad
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Tora from Tora’s Real Food is bringing Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup
Melanie from From Fast Food to Fresh Food is making Monty’s Pumpkin Soup
Lyn from The Lovely Pantry is bringing Roasted Pumpkin & Coconut Soup
Kim from Cravings of a Lunatic is whipping up some Mandarin Chicken Salad

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Sarah from Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends is offering up some Pumpkin Ravioli
Shelia from Pippis In The Kitchen Again is serving her Roasted Squash and Ricotta with Honey
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Tammi from Momma’s Meals is making Hearty Pork Stew
Kristin from Kwistin’s Favorites is making Orange Chicken
Soni from Soni’s Food For Thought is cooking up some Rigatoni with Pumpkin Ricotta Sauce
Shelby from Diabetic Foodie is cooking up some Moroccan Vegetable Stew
Dara from Generation Y Foodie is bringing Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Brandie from Home Cooking Memories is sharing a DIY Baked Sweet Potato Bar 
Amber from Mama’s Blissful Bites  is bringing Rice and Fig Stuffed Mini Pumpkins
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By The Bonfire (Sweets, Snacks and Sips)

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Leslie La Cocina De Leslie is making Sweet Potato Atole
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Brie from Brie’s Bites is bringing Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bites
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  2. Pam @ The Meltaways

    These look amazing! I wish I had a big pile of them right now! Thank you so much for joining in this week – its been so much fun!

    Reply

    • Nicole Humphrey Cook

      We’re probably going to need more time than that, even. Wish we lived closer to each other, because I have a feeling we’d be cooking all the time. 🙂
      Love you girl – your Sweet Potato Salad has had me drooling all day today!

      Reply

  18. Carla

    Ok, I love you. Why? Because 1 – no frying! and 2 – no buying a specialty doughnut pan! Can you tell I’m excited 😀 I wish I was at my place right now where I have pumpkin so I can make these for dinner I mean snack 😉

    Reply

    • Nicole Humphrey Cook

      Well, thank you. I’m like you too – I don’t want a special pan and I really don’t want them fried. These of course are obviously more like cake donuts and could maybe even be stretched to call them muffins but they don’t bake up in a normal muffin shape. Therefor, I call them puffs. Love you with your dinner, I’d totally eat these for dinner… I mean snack :p

      Reply

  19. Nancy @ gottagetbaked

    Nicole, I just ate breakfast but my stomach is growling in hunger just staring at your gorgeous photos. I love that coating of sugar/pumpkin pie spice and your donut puffs look wonderfully most and light on the inside. I also love that these aren’t deep fried. This recipe is definitely on my must-bake list. And fall is my favourite season too. I chose the month of October to get married because I love fall so much!

    Reply

  24. Soni

    Oh I would absolutely love to have this for my breakfast!!So tasty with the pumpkin pie spice! I also love pumpkin and all the lovely fall foods 🙂

    Reply

    • Nicole Humphrey Cook

      Jamie, I love my mini muffin pan but I use it so infrequently so we are trying to make more “puff” like foods. haha I know there are things I can make and do with it, so that’s my mission. Thanks!!

      Reply

    • Nicole Humphrey Cook

      Ha Brandie, me too – and I got a tweet yesterday from someone telling me “enough with all the pumpkin”. My reply back was, “I’m only getting started…” haha Deal with it. It’s my favorite. Thanks Brandie!!

      Reply

  32. Family Foodie

    I can just imagine how fluffy and tasty these are. They look amazing and I am so glad you shared during #SundaySupper.

    Reply

  41. Sarah

    These are so cute and you don’t have to feel guilty about eating them. Unless you eat the whole batch in one sitting. Which I could do easily! nom nom nom

    Reply

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