Pumpkin Donuts with Maple-Pecan Frosting
Pumpkin Donuts with Maple-Pecan Frosting! A healthy take on donuts! Save this one for company this fall!
Equipment
Ingredients
For the donuts
- 1/3 cup soy milk
- 1 tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. + 1/8 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg or, 1 serving egg replacer for vegan version
- 2 tsp. oil
For the maple-pecan frosting
- 1 cup Pecans, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, pure maple syrup, not the pancake syrup kind
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, whisk together the soy milk and white vinegar. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
- In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, soy milk mixture, pumpkin puree, egg or egg replacer, oil and vanilla.
- Slowly stir in the wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Be careful not to overmix, the dough should just come together.
- Spoon the dough into a pastry bag or plastic bag (see notes) and pipe into a [url:1]donut pan.[/url]
- Bake for 10-12 minutes golden brown and spongy. Cool slightly and frost.
- While the donuts are baking, make the frosting.
- Place 3/4 cup pecans, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 2 tbsp. coconut oil, and vanilla extract in a [url:2]high-powered blender[/url] until creamy and smooth.
- Finely chop the remaining 1/4 cup pecans for garnish.
Notes
You can spoon the dough into a donut pan but they won't look as nice! I use a large plastic freezer bag. Just spoon the dough in and cut one corner off. Pipe the dough into the pan. I find that 11 minutes is perfect for these. I prefer them to be slightly undercooked when I take them out of the oven as the longer they cook, the drier they are. For ease of frosting, I pile the frosting onto a plate. When the donuts have cooled slightly, about 5 minutes I dip them into the frosting and then sprinkle with finely chopped pecans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donutCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.004gSodium: 29mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1420IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg