Pumpkin Donuts (Vegan)

You will love this healthier spin on these fall-inspired pumpkin donuts as they are fast, easy to make, full of flavor, and are baked, not fried.
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with Guest Christian Llewellyn

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin

Sugar Mixture

  • 1½ cups sugar
  • teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup vegan margarine, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cornstarch and spices together in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine applesauce, sugar, and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until smooth. Add ¼ cup batter to each donut well. Place in preheated oven and bake at 350 for 16 minutes.

For the coating, mix cinnamon and sugar together. When donuts are done baking, remove from pan and while hot, dip into melted butter until coated and cover with sugar mixture.

Yields: 18 Donuts

Pumpkin Donuts (non-vegan)

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin

Sugar Mixture

  • 1½ cups sugar
  • teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter, melted

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and spices together in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, combine applesauce, eggs, sugar, and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until smooth. Add ¼ cup batter to each donut well. Place in preheated oven and bake at 350 for 16 minutes.

For the coating, mix cinnamon and sugar together. When donuts are done baking, remove from pan and while hot, dip into melted butter until coated and cover with sugar mixture.

Yields: 18 Donuts

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