It’s so fun to kick off fall with pumpkin flavoured foods, especially these healthy pumpkin spiced doughnuts. When it comes to Thanksgiving, I love whipping these up for a fun, nutritious dessert.
This recipe only has 8 ingredients and even if you are not a fan of baking I think you will enjoy the simplicity of this dessert. I love creating recipes that contain nutrients that fuel and nourish your body but also taste like a treat. This recipe checks all the boxes and it is easy to fancy them up with a easy homemade glaze or dark chocolate drizzle. See how in recipe notes.
If you are not a fan of pumpkin you can whip up my favourite healthy chocolate doughnuts https://pamrocca.com/2020/12/healthy-chocolate-protein-doughnuts/ or strawberry doughnuts https://pamrocca.com/2020/02/healthy-strawberry-doughnuts/
This simple doughnut recipe works for a healthy thanksgiving dessert, snack or fun breakfast.
In this recipe I used canned pumpkin puree for simplicity and to save time. If you don’t want to use canned pumpkin you can bake a pumpkin by slicing in half, scooping out seeds bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until soft and cooked through.
Let’s Dig in!
This Recipe is:
- gluten-free
- dairy-free
- nut-free
- high in nutrients
- absolutely delicious
The Recipe
PrintPumpkin Spiced Doughnuts
Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup oat flour
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
1/4 coconut sugar
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Directions
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease pan.
- Add all ingredients into a large bowl and stir to combine and mix well.
- Evenly fill doughnut pan with batter to make 6 doughnuts.
- Bake 15-20 minutes until fork comes out clean and doughnuts are cooked through. Let sit for 5 minutes on cooling rack.
Recipe variations
- Add in chocolate chips into batter and bake.
- Drizzle the top of the doughnuts with melted chocolate, melt in pot or microwave.
- Drizzle with homemade glaze – combine 1/4 cup icing sugar and with a bit of almond milk slowly add in until desired consistency. Option to add sprinkle of cinnamon into glaze (shown above).
- Make this recipe egg free by substituting egg with 1 flax egg. Mix 3 tablespoon ground flaxseed with 1/3 cup water, stir and let sit for 10 minutes.
If you make this recipe I would love to hear what you think in the comments below or tag me in your pics over on the social @pam_rocca.
If you know someone who would love this recipe I would so appreciate you sharing it with them. I hope you have the most amazing Thanksgiving, doing things you love, with people you love enjoy food that tastes fantastic.
Happy Thanksgiving,
