Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Doughnuts.
Oh yeah. Vegetables in doughnuts!
I’m coming at you with a little bonus post today to share one of my closest friends’ new book. Ashley is one of the first invisible internet friends I met in person way back in the day (like over 3 years ago!) and is one of my closest pals.
I even changed my coveted “donut” spelling for her real (and oh-so very correct one) in this post, which means you know I have major love for her.
So funny stuff.
Ashley happens to eat a gluten free, vegetarian… and well, close to vegan diet. I… do not. There is no secret there. BUT. The minute I tasted these gluten free peanut butter cup doughnuts a few years ago, I was hooked.
Do you have any idea how hooked I was?
Well. I never used to like doughnuts. Like EVER. They were completely unappealing to me. That’s the reason you always hear me mention my “recent doughnut obsession.” I didn’t loathe them, but they just weren’t my drug of choice. Pastries (I totally just typed pasties) aren’t generally my thing. Very weird and unexpected, I know.
Ashley brought those freaking peanut butter cup doughnuts to my house a few years ago and it was over. OVER OVER OVER. Ever since then, I want all of the doughnuts to ever exist in the universe.
I could seriously eat a doughnut every single day. They have become one of my go-to cravings, one of my favorite things.
AND! I’ve made the peanut butter cup doughnuts countless times for dessert and people lose their minds. They are so delicious that Ashley wrote an entire book on gluten-free baked doughnuts. They are THAT good!
I’m pretty sure you know my stance on doughnuts that are fried versus baked, but the truth is that I don’t discriminate. Like, at all. Baked doughnuts are easier for me to make at home. When I like to create a new doughnut for my own recipe arsenal and have lots of time for development, I’m going to fry it. When I want to make a quick dessert for a group (or, um, MYSELF) that I know can hold up for a few hours or even a day or so, I bake it.
Simple as that.
Now let me tell you about THESE ones. These…vegetable ones.
So I made these doughnuts over the weekend and again… my very non-gluten free, used-to-regular-old-fried-doughnuts family went NUTS. They are such a fabulous and seasonally appropriate treat. And you know me: texture! So much texture here. I die.
The other big thing happens to be my very strong feelings on nuts in baked goods. As in, when it comes to cookies and brownies, if you want nuts in yours, I’m not sure that I trust you. Sorta kinda maybe.
I was a little hesitant that I would fear the pecans here, but oh my gosh… I so didn’t. There aren’t actual nut chunks (…giggling like a six year old) in the doughnuts, just in the sugary, crunchy top. It’s some serious perfection.
FUN STUFF: I’m giving away a copy of Ashley’s book, Baked Doughnuts For Everyone, so you can all partake in my doughnut obsession. If you’d like to win a copy, just leave a comment below. A comment about anything! (GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED.) Maybe a comment about vegetable doughnuts. They win today.
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Doughnuts with Roasted Pecan Crunch
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup sweet rice flour
- 1/4 cup pecan meal, pecans finely ground
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/3 cup sweet potato puree
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- roasted pecan crunch topping
roasted pecan crunch topping
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup loosely packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup coarsely ground roasted pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray your doughnut pan liberally with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, rice flour, pecan meal, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sweet potato, maple syrup, applesauce, oil and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing only until they are just combined. Do not overmix!
- Spoon the batter into the doughnut pan, filling just below the top of each mold. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the doughnuts are lightly golden brown around the edges. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove the doughnuts and let cool completely before topping.
roasted pecan crunch topping
- Stir together the syrup and butter in a bowl. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
- Brush the syrup on the cooled doughnuts and sprinkle the pecan mixture over top. Drizzle the doughnuts with the remaining syrup over top to help the pecans stick. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
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[this giveaway is sponsored by ashley’s publisher. winner will be chosen at random and notified on friday!]
718 Comments on “Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Doughnuts.”
I never liked donuts either, or nuts in my baked goods, but I think you have me convinced on these!
Donuts are such a fabulous treat, I’d love to give baking them a try!
These will go well with the bourbon I plan to consume before our 11am game next week AND they will still be an appropriate treat post-game. Hotty Toddy!
My mouth is just watering looking at those doughnuts!!! hmm!!! I’ve always wanted to know how to make them yummy!!!
These. Look. Amazing. I had a slight foodgasm when I saw that last photo… Maple syrup and renegade pecans strewn oh-so-deliciously on the parchment paper…mmmm :)
I LOVE DONUTS! My husband and son love to get donuts on Saturdays sometimes…my son loves it because he loves donuts and because my husband lets him wear his jammies to the bakery :)
wow, these look amazing!
LOVE all your donut recipes!
God, donuts are my THING now. As in, the first thing I did after moving to a new city was check out a local donut place. These look amazing.
My brother is gluten free! He goes nuts over baked goods, so going gluten free was hard for him. He will be thrilled when I make these!
I’ve also been following Ashley’s blog for a while and often make her recipe… Doughnuts ? I’m in !
The perfect doughnut for fall!
These doughnuts look so good. Can’t wait to make them.
Love all of your posts ! especially the ones about donuts !
This is like the fifth gorgeous recipe I’ve seen from her book… and I’m still regretting not pre-ordering it. DANG IT. Oh well. If I don’t win, I’ll just buy my own :)
I have a soy allergy and have not been able to eat a store bought donut in years (they are always fried in soybean oil). While I never used to love them anyway, I’ve found myself craving them- probably because I know I can’t have them. That said, I can’t wait to make these! They look and sound way better than any donut I could buy! I also have gluten free friends so I can share! :)
I love this! We sometimes bring donuts in in the mornings at work… these would be a hit!
Those look crazy delicious. Love baked goods. Or anything sweet. Or both combined into one delicious dessert. Yummy. Made vegetable bread this morning and was all proud of myself for the extra veggie serving for the day. (It was zucchini bread by the way)
I keep NOT winning the giveaways on her book tour. It may be time to cave and buy my own copy! i made the apple cider doughnuts when she first posted that recipe on her blog, and we loved them!
Oh my gosh, this blogger book tour is killing me! I’ve been wanting to get my hands on a copy since before it came out. I would love to win!
Oh my goodness. This looks SO good! I love doughnuts of any kind, but I have never tried ones with vegetables in it. YUM!
I love doughnuts. Really really love them!
i. love. doughnuts.
Beautiful photos!!
Donuts!
I. Love. Donuts.
“donuts are terrible”- Said by no one ever.
I love sweet potatoes and I love doughnuts…these sound perfect!
Would just love to have this book!
What is there not to love about doughnuts?! YUM
Never met a doughnut I didn’t love!! Xx
Donuts have never really done anything for me. Perhaps making them with vegetables is the ticket? I don’t know. I can’t wait to try it!
I’d love to try making baked donuts, this book would be the perfect way to start!
I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes and I’m obsessed with doughnuts. This recipe is perfection… Gluten-free bonus.
Doughnuts aren’t necessarily my drug of choice either. However, beautiful ones such as these sure are! These look like the perfect fall treat. Or breakfast.
Sounds amazing and a great way to get my hubby to eat a “vegstable “
I LOVE DONUTS.
Hi there Jennifer
I just love your enthusiasm for – almost anything you do, it seems
Bring a Dane I don’t have quite the same relationship with either doughnuts or sweet potatoes – or for fried cakes for that matter. But this recipe seems like the right place to get aqauintainted. Looks so yummy to! I( your photos are amazing :-) ) I’m off to the shops right now! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love, Lene
OMG I for your name wrong! So embarresing :-(
That’s what being in a hurry does to you…
If I tell you, Jessica, that I cooked your roasted chipotle chicken with corn and black bean salsa – and that my friends absolutely lovede it, can I be forgiven…?
So sorry!
Love, Lene
My kids really want me to make them some doughnuts – this book looks ideal.
One of the best pie flavors ever, in doughnut form. LOVE IT! I would love to learn to make more doughnut varieties.
Ashley’s book has been in my Amazon wish list ever since you first mentioned it. I bought a donut pan and tried other baked recipes without success so i am looking forward to trying Ashley’s recipes. And this one looks awesome!
These look delish!! I am gonna go and check out the book :)
I had baked donoughts in the States visiting my sister, they were delicious ! Never been able to find a recipe though that come out like I remember them . Your pics though are VERY similar.
that will teach me to edit without double checking doughnuts ! I can spell honestly :-)
Those doughnuts look amazing!
I am a vegetarian who thinks about becoming a vegan but for the cheese-loving people who call me mom. So a donut cookbook would probably be a good start to win them over. And if there are hidden vvegetabls then all the better. Thanks for all your beaitiful posts.
I like baking donuts for breakfast on the weekends. It’s a bonus to find ways to add good for you things like vegetables. I want to try these!
Looks so good. I really like donuts .
Omgosh those look amazing my family loves doughnuts can’t wait to try these out!!
Oh my!
I have recently gone gluten-free and was lamenting the death of donut Sundays, but these! These may help me enjoy donuts again! Yummo!!