Pumpkin Spiced Donughts

After Thanksgiving I still crave the sweet taste of Pumpkin.  I guess you could say that to some degree I'm addicted to the flavour.  Not only are they the star decoration of Halloween every year but they are also extremely beneficial for your health.  Who thought pumpkin donughts could be good for you?

Pumpkins are packed with vitamins and minerals and to make it even better are actually low in calories too.  They are high in fibre, potassium and vitamin C, Vitamin E, Riboflavin, Copper, Magnesium, Thiamin, Folate, Iron and more! Consuming one cup of pumpkin puree contains 100% of the daily recommended intake of Vitamin A. In other words...making them...PRETTY DARN GOOD FOR YOU!

After receiving well over 15,000 likes and several regrams from some big time companies such as Wilton Cakes, and several dozen emails requesting the recipe Ive decided to share it with you!

Your friends, family and kids will love these fluffy carmel covered donuts.  Your going to love knowing that they are jam packed with vitamins and minerals and the kids are begging you for more!

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup of pumpkin puree 
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs

Additionally you will need the following for the topping once they are cooled
~2 tablespoons of icing sugar
~1/3 cup caramel sauce

~preheat the oven to 350 degrees
~In a bowl sift the dry ingredients together
~beat the eggs and sugar together until pale and fluffy (about 3-5 minutes on high)
~beat in the oil
~Add the pumpkin puree and blend just until combined
~add the dry ingredients in 2 additions mixing well after each addition
~Spray your donut pan with non stick cooking spray
~fill each cavity 1/2 the way up
~bake in the oven 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
~empty donuts onto cooling rack-cool for 10 minutes
~dust the tops of the donuts with icing sugar then drizzle with caramel sauce and ENJOY!


Natalie