Make these Healthy Pumpkin Donuts for your little ones as a Fall treat! Pumpkin donuts are a favorite among other Fall Donuts and these donuts are tasty and on the heathier side. They would be a hit among your little eaters. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.
I’m always trying to find ways to make our kids treats healthier. Our kids enjoy donuts and while we do buy them from donut shops, I’ve recently started trying my own versions, thanks to our Dash Express Mini Donut Maker. The donut maker does come with a mini recipe book which gives me a few starter ideas. There’s no pumpkin donut recipe in the cookbook but I was able to look at the base of the recipes included and substitute ingredients to create my own.
Healthy Donuts for Kids – They Enjoyed It!
The kids really enjoyed these mini donuts, that it even surprised me how much they liked it. The best part is that there’s no refined or brown sugar in the mix, and the butter is plant based. These easy substitutes make these mini donuts heathier than if I had used regular ingredients.
Pumpkin Donuts
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 Cups flour (1 all-purpose, ½ Cup wheat)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ Cup pumpkin
- 1/3 Cup Honey
- ¼ Cup milk
- ¼ Cup plant butter, melted
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- Sprinkles (optional)
Drizzle:
- ½ Cup powdered sugar
- 2/1/2 tsp milk
Directions:
- Heat Dash Express Mini Donut Maker. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Mix the liquid ingredients together.
- Then combine the dry ingredients with the liquid ingredients.
- Cut a whole in one end of a medium-sized Ziploc bag.
- Scoop some of the donut mix into the bag.
- Pipe into the holes of the heated donut maker.
- Cook 3-4 minutes on each side or until brown
- Remove donuts from maker unto a tray. Let cool.
- Repeat cooking method until you have used all of the dough. Enjoy!
For Drizzle: Mix Powdered sugar and milk together. Drizzle over donuts. Add sprinkles (optional). But sprinkles make it so much more fun for kids:)
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness (Proverbs 31:27).
Donuts are one of my go-to breakfast snacks from Dunkin. The donut maker makes these donuts healthier. In addition, love the use of plant-based butter. The pumpkin dressings and icing on top make it even more appealing.
Thanks.. I too love that I can use the donut maker for healthier choices at home, can make any flavor and add fun toppings for the kids.