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.”
Best donuts ever are from Maple Donuts in York PA
Those pictures!! they look amazing! i must make these!! :)
I purchased a few sweet potatoes over the weekend and i am pretty certain that we will be enjoying these for breakfast tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe and giveaway! :)
Ummm can I get one of those for breakfast please?
Thanks for the gluten free post! I read your blog every day and have celiac’s disease! This one looks great!
I have a love hate affair with doughnuts. Some days I love them, but most days my thighs hate them.
These donuts look delicious!!
I want veggie donuts so bad now!!! And a new cookbook. :)
Those look amazing!!
I need those doughnuts…like… now.
Perfect for fall baking! Can’t wait to make these for everyone at my CF gym!!
MMMMM amazing!
Love donuts. Love them. A Lot.
and these look amazing!
I’ve heard great things about this book from so many blogs! I would love to have a copy!
Oh my gosh those look delish!! I’m gluten-free and vegetarian too- so up my alley!!
I love donuts!
Baco- I mean brussel sprouts!!!!
Those donuts look amazing! What an awesome giveaway!
mmmm donuts! i would love to win this book!
These look great! I’d love to have a copy of the book!
Those look awesome! I have only made doughnuts once, but they were very tasty. I’d love to try some of Ashley’s recipes!
These look amaze!! I love that they use pecan meal, I bet they have so much flavor.
My mouth is watering. The end.
Dying to get my hands on a copy of this book!
O.em.gee, YUM! I would LOVE to win a copy of Ashley’s cookbook since, well, today is my 3yr wedding anniversary, lol. These doughnuts look scrumptious and since I can’t have them, I think I may have to go feed this craving with some froyo instead! :)
OMG, perfection. These look SO good. I love baked doughnuts!
Yum! Donuts for Thanksgiving breakfast- coming up!
Donuts, Donuts, Donuts!!! GIMMMEEE! :)
I made her apple fritter donuts the other day and they were so delicious! i can’t wait to try this recipe now.
These look delicious!! I love sweet potato… Must make these soon!
I’ve made some of Ashley’s gluten free doughnuts & loved all of the ones I’ve tried. These look amazing – I looooove pecans!
I’ve never made doughnuts, veggie or not, but would love to try! Thank you!!
nut chunks…heh heh
Also – baked doughnuts – love love love.
These doughnuts look and sound delicious!
Those look very delicious. I made some baked pumpkin spice donuts recently and they came out great!
Vegetables + Dessert … sign me up :-)
Ooh! My whole family is gluten-free and mostly dairy-free, so this book would make bringing treats along to holiday gatherings waaaay easier!!! And more delicious!
This satisfies both my recent cravings for donuts and all things seasonal, thank you!!:)
Yay doughnuts (or donuts). love this!
just bought a donut (doughnut?) pan 2 weeks ago. can’t stop baking. love!
Vegetables are healthy. These Donuts have vegetables in them. Can we say Healthy Donuts?!? Simplest logic ever.
I’ve never made doughnuts but would LOVE to try!! These look AMAZING!
I am not a huge fan of fried doughnuts, but these baked ones look AH-MA=ZING! Plus I love, Love, LOVE sweet potato. And pecans. This is so on my to-do list! Thanks for the chance to win Ashley’s new book, too!
I would eat a doughnut every day if my theighs, stomach, love handles ect.. would allow me to :( These doughnuts do look fantastic! i’m tempted to make them for thanksgiving as they look so festive!
I’d love to win!!! These donuts look amazing and now I’m craving one! Xo.
YOU’RE THE BEST. Thank you for not making me follow all bazillion of your social media accounts and stuff (which I do anyway) to enter the giveaway. Ashley’s recipes are the best and you photographed them so gorgeously!
oh my gosh, yum!! most beautiful vegetables I’ve ever seen
Yumm, they look scrumptious. I was just looking at donut pans on Amazon yesterday so this book would come in very handy. Y
I love how sweet it is and edible perspective! So glad these are gluten free and baked… can’t wait to try them out!
I have been doughnut OBSESSED lately!!