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.”
omg i would loveeeee a copy of the book!!
I’m studying abroad in Jordan and I have a list of “how Sweet it is” recipes to make when I get back to the States… these are definitely going on there.
Those look delicious! I’ve been making baked versions in mini pans — will try this variety!
I’ve been dying to try making my own donuts, this book would be awesome! I’d love a to try making a carrot cake donut, speaking of veggies in donuts… But this looks amazing!
I love reading your blog, I look forward to your posts!
I’m nuts for anything pecan pie related, so these are right up my alley! They look delicious!
I would love to have as Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Doughnuts remind me of growing up in Texas and would be great to make for Thanksgiving in the UK
I’m a doughnut spelling person but I never know which one is right. This post has got me thinking about baked jam doughnuts with a sugary coating! I don’t know if Brits can enter but if not, these doughnuts, and the book, look fantastic =)
Yum! I would love to win this book and try making some doughnuts!
Happy Day…veggies in donuts!
I love doughnuts!
I just got a doughnut pan and this book would be perfect to go along with it. I also grew 40 lbs of sweet potatoes, so yeah, I’m making these puppies. Sweet potatoes for all.
I’ve never made doughnuts. But these look amazing!
These look awesome! I think I’ll be making ‘Em morning of Thanksgiving
You’re blog is seriously the best. I’m sure my roommates are so tired of me talking about how much I love it…. Happy Tuesday!
DOUGHNUTS. ARE. THE BEST.
i eat one every sunday. :)
Those look great! This book would make my kids (and myself) very happy :)
Well those little guys are making my green smoothie bowl look awfully boring.
Can’t wait to try all the doughnuts/donuts in the book!
Mmmm…these look/sound so delicious! I’ve never made doughnuts before, but these look like a good place to start.
I adore baked doughnuts! Im such a sucker for pastries! These look awesome
This is me, commenting about anything/thinking ’bout winning that doughnut book. Come to mama :)
These look delicious and I think I am going to try them out on my family for Thanksgiving!!
I would love to try doughnuts or donuts, whichever!
Vegetable donuts! Who would have thought they could look so dang delicious!! I’d love to win the book.
I’ve only tried making doughnuts once before, and they came out too tough. Would love a recipe book.
I just bought a doughnut maker, this book would be awesome to win!
These look amazing!! I’ve never tried making donuts at home… That’s probably a good thing, I don’t know if anyone else would get any ;)
I love this, you, AND Ashley! These doughnuts look and sound amazing :)
Wow, what an interesting read this would be! Good luck everyone! :) xx
I’ve been dying to get my hands on Ashley’s book. She takes doughnuts to a new level!
I’m NUTS for nuts on the outside of baked goods, but NOT on the inside of baked goods, ew. I can’t wait to make those bad boys- they looks so good! Congrats Ashley on the book :)
These doughnuts look amazing. I still haven’t tried to make doughnuts at home, so I would love to have a copy of Ashley’s book as my guide!
This sounds like a book that NEEDS to be in my collection.
These look AMAZING. I just made Ashley’s apple fritter doughnuts this weekend, SO GOOD. I need to make all the doughnuts.
I absolutely love Doughnuts! I have seen her book on other sites and am dying to get my hands on a copy!
I would love one (maybe two) of these for breakfast!! I hope I win
I’d very much like a copy of the book! The pictures I’ve seen so far (from the book) on other blogs and on pinterest are absolutely stunning, makes me want to try and cook baked donuts!
Baked donuts are a revolution, and both of these recipes are going into my donut file ! Hope this book will be for me.
I love donuts I have been eyeing her book for a while but am a medical student and cant afford to buy cookbooks right now :( But i would love to win one!!! :)
Um, who DOESN’T want a book about doughnuts?! I wonder if you could make a “red velvet” version with beets…. :)
There is a red velvet (beet dyed!!!) in the book! :)
I’m trying to convince my husband that I need a doughnut pan [because I love doughnuts]. Speaking of which, I am currently eating a doughnut. He doesn’t see the point because that means I will eat even MORE. I must tell you that besides chicken and broccoli, sweet potatoes are his favorite. As in we’ve been eating it in salad, soup, pancakes, fries…and I just might be able to convince him to get me a doughnut pan with this recipe! Can’t wait to try it.
These look ridiculousoy amazing! I hope I win!
I’ve been meaning to make baked doughnuts for a long time, but never got around to it. So, winning this awesome book would be a great opportunity to finally give it a go. :-) Love your blog, by the way.
I think Ive only made donuts once! You’re starting to change my mind..I really need to get on that…especially to validate that baked donuts are as good as fried! This combo sounds incredible though!
I just started going gluten-free, and I lovvve doughnuts. This book is the perfect way to ease into the whole gluten-free thing!
Yum!! Look wonderful!!
GF doughnuts sound like heaven to me! I love do(ugh)nuts so much, they are one of my fave junk foods, but I can’t eat them very often because of the gluten. GF doughnuts would solve that problem…and create more…lol. I’ll have to run more or something. I could danghle one off if a stick instead of a carrot!
I have seen this books around and I would LOVE to win a copy!!
I would love a copy! I’m a vegetarian too, and always looking for new delicious recipes!