From Scratch Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

Looking for a perfectly “fall” breakfast? Our family loves this incredibly simple recipe for Pumpkin Doughnut Holes!

From Scratch Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

You already know that I love to make something “special” for breakfast. Our house has never been the cold cereal kind, especially in the fall and winter when we want to start our day with yummy, warm comfort food.

I don’t often make doughnuts for breakfast, but they are fun to make on the weekends or on special occasions. The recipe you will find below is one that I modified from a very basic fried doughnut hole recipe that we make all of the time so that it could include that perfect fall flavor of pumpkin.

So if you are looking for something to add to your breakfast meal plans, I hope you will give this super easy recipe a try!

I used canned pumpkin in this recipe because I didn’t grow any pumpkin this year, (And I got it here, best deal with Subscribe and Save) but if you did grow your own pumpkin and made Pumpkin Puree, you can use that too!

Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

What You Need:

• 2 cups Gluten Free Flour (can use regular all purpose flour if you aren’t gluten free)
• 1 Tablespoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Milk (we used coconut milk)
• 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking powder). Mix together until blended. After you’ve done this, put about an inch of vegetable oil in a sauce pan and begin heating it over a medium heat so it will be warm to fry your batter in.

Add in the pumpkin and the milk and mix until completely blended.

If your oil is not hot by now, wait a bit before this next step. Otherwise, use a cookie scoop (or a spoon) to place balls of dough into the hot oil.

Fry the little dough balls for about a minute or until golden brown.

Once you remove the doughnuts from the heat, place them on a paper towel to dry off for a minute before you coat them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. If you don’t do this, your mixture will get all oily and won’t stick.

In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar. Roll the Pumpkin Doughnut Holes in the mixture until coated.

Serve warm and enjoy! This recipe will make about 25 doughnut holes.

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Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

Ingredients

• 2 cups Gluten Free Flour can use regular all purpose flour if you aren't gluten free
• 1 Tablespoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Milk we used coconut milk
• 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking powder). Mix together until blended. After you've done this, put about an inch of vegetable oil in a sauce pan and begin heating it over a medium heat so it will be warm to fry your batter in.
2. Add in the pumpkin and the milk and mix until completely blended.
3. If your oil is not hot by now, wait a bit before this next step. Otherwise, use a cookie scoop (or a spoon) to place balls of dough into the hot oil.
4. Fry the little dough balls for about a minute or until golden brown.
5. Once you remove the doughnuts from the heat, place them on a paper towel to dry off for a minute before you coat them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. If you don't do this, your mixture will get all oily and won't stick.
6. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar. Roll the Pumpkin Doughnut Holes in the mixture until coated.
7. Serve warm and enjoy! This recipe will make about 25 doughnut holes.

Need some more pumpkin ideas to use up the rest of your can? Here are some we love to make:

• Eggless Pumpkin Pie Recipe
• Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
• Easy Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin Cake Muffins Recipe
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

What are some of the pumpkin things that you like to make this time of year?