Healthy Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts Recipe

3.93 from 53 votes

These lightened up cake-like pumpkin donuts are as easy to make as muffins!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: low calorie pumpkin donuts, low fat pumpkin donuts, pumpkin donuts

Servings:

Heat the oven to 350F degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
In another bowl whisk together the sugar, pumpkin, milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the pumpkin mixture. Using a spoon mix until just combined. Do not overmix or the doughnuts will be tough.
Use a pastry bag or large plastic bag to pipe the mixture into the 6-count donut pan. Alternatively, you can spoon the batter into the molds, but the finished doughnuts may not appear as even.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tops spring back when pressed gently around the edges.
Place the pan on a wire rack and let the doughnuts cool for 10 minutes.
Run a knife around the inside of the molds to release the doughnuts. Invert the donuts on the rack and cool completely, or enjoy warm.
The doughnuts can be eaten as is, sprinkled with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar, or decorated with your favorite icing and chopped nuts and/or candy sprinkles.

Serving size: 1 pumpkin donut

WW Points: 5

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5 SmartPoints (Green plan)

5 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

5 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

4 PointsPlus (Old plan)

Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts Recipe Variation:
Substitute applesauce for pumpkin to make healthy baked applesauce doughnuts.