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These Paleo Pumpkin Donuts are baked with warm pumpkin pie spices and topped with an easy maple sugar icing that’s totally irresistible! Add some chopped nuts for a breakfast or brunch treat you’ll want to make year round. These paleo donuts are refined sugar free, gluten free, dairy free and grain free.
Donuts always disappear faster than any other baked good in my house! Anything pumpkin is always a sure thing.
So to combine the two? These pumpkin donuts are seriously heavenly.
The maple icing, pumpkin pie spices and moist and tender crumb are unbeatable. You’ll never guess you’re eating something grain free, dairy free and paleo.
With the chopped pecans on top and a little extra cinnamon, I could happily live on these donuts all season!
What You Need To Make Paleo Pumpkin Donuts
The ingredients are very similar to those in my pumpkin coffee cake. There is some overlap between the icing and donut ingredients, so I’ll specify below for you:
Icing:
ghee, butter or palm shortening, softpowdered maple sugar (see below how to make this with a blender)almond milkpure vanilla extractfine sea salt
Donuts:
blanched almond flourarrowroot flour (or tapioca) baking sodapumpkin pie spiceground cinnamonfine grain sea salteggsorganic pumpkin pureecoconut sugar or maple sugarrefined coconut oil (refined to avoid coconut flavor)pure vanilla extract
How to Make Paleo Pumpkin Donuts
Preheat your oven to 350° F. Prepare a 9 well donut pan (I used silicone) by spraying lightly with coconut oil spray. Tip – if you don’t have a donut pan, line a muffin pan with parchment liners to make pumpkin muffins!
In a mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, arrowroot, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt, set aside.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin, coconut sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla until very smooth. Stir the dry mixture into the wet until well combined. Allow the batter to sit 3-5 minutes to thicken.
To transfer the batter into the donut pan, you can either use a spoon (what I did) OR you can use a piping bag to get the batter in the wells neatly. I made 9 full size donuts with this recipe. If using a silicone donut pan, I like to place it on a baking sheet to make it easy to get it in and out of the oven.
Once the batter is used up and the well are filled, bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until puffed up and set – a toothpick inserted in one of the donuts should come out clean or with a few crumbs.
Remove from the oven and place the entire pan on a cooling rack. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes. Carefully remove the donuts from the wells and place on a cooling rack to fully cool.
How To Make Maple Icing with Maple Sugar
Maple sugar is very fine to begin with, but you can make it into a powdered sugar by blending it in any high speed blender.
I use a NutriBullet since I’m normally blending smaller amounts.
Always blend about 1/2 cup more than the measurement in the recipe, since you’ll need to measure it after it’s blended. Simply save any remaining sugar for another use.
While the donuts cool, make the icing. Blend your now-powdered maple sugar, then measure it out and place it in a bowl.
Whisk in the softened ghee, butter, or palm shortening then whisk in the almond milk slowly, then the vanilla and sea salt. You want the icing to be thick but still drippy.
If it’s too thick or dry, add a few drops of almond milk. If it’s too drippy, add more powdered maple sugar to thicken it up. You can also whisk in a little arrowroot or tapioca to thicken it.
Optional Toppings for Your Pumpkin Donuts
Once the donuts are cooled, ice them as desired. I did a mix of fully iced by dipping the top of the donut in the icing bowl, and some with a drizzle of icing.
There are so many options for toppings too! I went with chopped nuts because I love the maple-pecan flavor.
You can also go with a dusting of cinnamon, a little shredded coconut, or even sprinkles or mini chocolate chips!
How to Store Paleo Pumpkin Donuts
Store the iced or un-iced donuts at room temperature for one day or refrigerate them wrapped, in a single layer for up to 4-5 days.
You can also refrigerate or freeze un-iced donuts and ice before serving. If freezing, make sure to defrost in the refrigerator before you gently reheat and cool the donuts, then ice and top them as desired.
I hope you’re ready for a fall baking treat that is absolutely one of the favorites on my blog! Donuts are pure fun-food!
Grab your ingredients and preheat your oven because it’s time to bake – let’s go!
Paleo Pumpkin Donuts With Maple Icing {Gluten Free, Dairy Free}
Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Maple Icing {Paleo, Gluten Free}
These Paleo Pumpkin Donuts are baked with warm pumpkin pie spices and topped with an easy maple sugar icing that’s totally irresistible! Add some chopped nuts for a breakfast or brunch treat you’ll want to make year round. These paleo donuts are refined sugar free, gluten free, dairy free and grain free. Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesCooling Time: 30 minsCourse:baking, Brunch, DessertCuisine:fall baking, Gluten-free, PaleoKeyword:donuts, paleo, pumpkinServings: 9 donuts
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Ingredients
Donuts:
2cupsblanched almond flour1/4cuparrowroot flouror tapioca1tspbaking soda2tsppumpkin pie spice1 1/2tspground cinnamon1/4tspfine grain sea salt2large eggs1cuporganic pumpkin pureedrained on paper towels, see note*2/3cupcoconut sugar or maple sugar1/4cupmelted coconut oil1tsppure vanilla extract
Maple Icing:
1Tbspgheebutter or palm shortening, soft1 1/4cupspowdered maple sugarSee note**1Tbspalmond milk1/2tsppure vanilla extract1/8tspfine sea salt
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350° F. Prepare a 9 well donut pan (I used silicone) by spraying lightly with coconut oil spray.In a mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, arrowroot, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt, set aside.In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin, coconut sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla until very smooth. Stir the dry mixture into the wet until well combined. Allow the batter to sit 3-5 minutes to thicken.To transfer the batter into the donut pan, you can either use a spoon (what I did) OR you can use a piping bag to get the batter in the wells neatly. I made 9 full size donuts with this recipe. If using a silicone donut pan, I like to place it on a baking sheet to make it easy to get it in and out of the oven.Once the batter is used up and the well are filled, bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until puffed up and set – a toothpick inserted in one of the donuts should come out clean or with a few crumbs.Remove from the oven and place the entire pan on a cooling rack. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes. Carefully remove the donuts from the wells and place on a cooling rack to fully cool.While the donuts cool, make the icing. Blend your maple sugar (see note) before measuring it. Whisk in the softened ghee, butter, or palm shortening then whisk in the almond milk slowly, then the vanilla and sea salt. You want the icing to be thick but still drippy. If it’s too thick or dry, add a few drops of almond milk. If it’s too drippy, add more powdered maple sugar to thicken it up. You can also whisk in a little arrowroot or tapioca to thicken it.Once the donuts are cooled, ice them as desired and top with chopped nuts, a dusting of cinnamon, or anything else you like! Store iced donuts at room temperature for one day or refrigerate to keep longer. You can also refrigerate or freeze un-iced donuts and ice before serving. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*I like to drain my canned pumpkin before using it to remove excess water than can make paleo baked goods too dense and soggy. Simply place it on a double layer or paper towel to gently blot out excess moisture before adding it in.
**Maple sugar is very fine to begin with, but you can make it into a powdered sugar by blending it in any high speed blender. I use a NutriBullet since I’m normally blending smaller amounts. Always blend about 1/2 cup more than the measurement in the recipe, since you’ll need to measure it after it’s blended. Simply save any remaining sugar for another use.
Nutrition
Calories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 279mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 4289IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 2mg
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