Pumpkin Donut Holes

Jackie Barrell
by Jackie Barrell
36 donut holes
39 min

The next few months are all about pumpkin, right? These pumpkin donut holes have a secret way to make them, which makes them the easiest treat you’ll make all fall. They stay moist for days and are perfect for little (and big) hands! The only problem I have is I can’t stop it just a few

Pumpkiny, cinnamony sugary and pure Fall snack bliss!

Add all the dry ingredients listed into a large mixing bowl

In the same bowl, make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add in the wet ingredients listed

And lastly, add the pumpkin purée to the batter and mix well

Here’s the big secret! A mini muffin tin is the magical item that makes the “holes”

Even though my tin was nonstick, I still greased this very liberally. Because these will puff up while baking you literally only need to add a tablespoon and a half to each of the mini muffin tin wells

And there you have it, mini pumpkin donut holes, but wait we’re not finished…

We need to roll these donut holes in some deliciousness, place your melted butter into a large mixing bowl

And coat all of the donut holes you may need to do this in two batches

We’re still not finished. We need something to adhere to that buttery goodness, add these dry ingredients to a mixing bowl separate from the

And place the butter covered donut holes into the cinnamon sugar mix coat them well I used my hands, but you can also use a large

I challenge any donut shop to make these as good as these homemade ones!

Recipe details
  • 36  donut holes
  • Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 9 Minutes Total time: 39 min
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Ingredients
for the donut holes
  • I I/2 cups flour
  • I/2 cup sugar
  • i Tsp baking powder
  • I/2 Tsp salt
  • 2 Tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • I Isp cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée
For the sugar coating
  • Half a cup of butter melted
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
Instructions
To make the donut holes
Preheat oven to 350°
and a large mixing bowl stirred together the first six ingredients
Then make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the five wet ingredients. Mix well.
Generously spray a mini muffin tin with no nonstick spray
And add 1 tablespoon and a half of the mix to each of the muffin wells
Big for 8 to 9 minutes, the muffins should spring back when you press on them
To coat the donut holes
Mix the sugar coating ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside
Place all of the donut holes in the melted butter, gently mix them in so that all are coded with the butter
Then place the donut holes into the sugar cinnamon mix, and again mix them all around so that they are all coated.
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