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.”
mmm. love me some doughnuts!
These donuts look amazing, and I’d love to win a copy of the book!
This would be great for me since I have Celiac Disease and am always trying to introduce my gluten-loving family to GF recipes.
They look fantastic!
different.. but i’m sure they taste good! would love to try those!
3 of my favorite things
Sweet Potatoes + Pecans + Baked Doughnuts.
Yum, yum, yum :)
Adding a doughnut pan to my wedding registry right now just so I can make these!
These sound absolutely fabulous!
I love doughnuts but would never have thought to put veggies in them!!
Would LOVE a copy! Those look amazing!
Wow! These look amazing. I think it is so interesting when non-traditional ideas produced ‘as good as the real thing’ products. Maybe I need a doughnut pan…
I’d gone years without touching a doughnut ~ not really my thing either. But recently, I had a chocolate and salted caramel raised one that was AMAZING! Boy had I been missing out :-)
Would love to learn to make doughnuts!
I love doughnuts!!
I bought a doughnut pan years ago and to this day, I have NEVER baked a doughnut. Back then Ashley was posting more often and I think that before I could get around to baking one of her recipes, she posted one that seemed like it might be even more delicious. I’d love to win this book!!
Thanks.
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Veggie doughnuts means I need to eat a lot of these. Gotta eat my veggies, right? Seriously, these doughnuts look crazy good! I love that crunchy pecan topping too!
Oh my goodness, sweet potatoes are my newest love and doughnuts are on my to make list for 2014, though these just might need to be made right now and get something crossed off my early.
I love sweet potatoes, and would definitely like to try them in doughnut form and win the doughnut book!
I recently made my first batch of donuts…. I would LOVE to win the book for some inspiration!
Ashley is a gluten free genius. I’ve made all of her delicious gf pancake recipes and would love to try her doughnuts!
I want to eat them now… will you make them for me?
it’s getting cold outside…keep the comfort food coming!
I have no words. NONE.
Mmmm doughnuts! Yes, please!
I have been insanely craving “doughnuts” since her book came out and ALL THE BLOGGERS made doughnuts! It’s been so tempting. And I always try to health-i-fy my desserts and they never come out delicious enough for my loved ones’ normal taste-buds. I WANT THIS BOOK. :))))
yaaay, i LOVE doughnuts yummm c:
Donuts+me=happy!
There’s a donut place near my apartment that has 80+ kinds of donuts made to order and they are AMAZING. It’s wonderful because they are this little hole in the wall in a small town but they make the most amazing breakfasts! These look great!
These look super delicious!
Doughnut is a doughnut, is a doughnut. I will eat them Whether baked or fried. I love that there is sweet potato in these. I just made sweet potato biscuits and am now obsessed with adding that healthy root to everything!
Doughnuts are so delicious!!! Pumped about her creative recipe ideas.
Yum!
Yummmy!
My first job was working at Daylight Donuts – still don’t eat donuts and it has been 30 years. Maybe the book would help me try again.
Never tried making doughnuts before, these look like they’d be worth trying!
It sounds kind of like a sweet potato bread I recently made…. I was also dubious, but it was delicious!
umm….yum…that is all
I didn’t know I needed a sweet potato doughnut until just now. Now I need one (or two…). These look fantastic!
I love donuts and doughnuts ;) And I’d love Ashley’s book!! Can’t wait to try some of her recipes.
I’m usually a little skeptical about gluten-free but my mom is gf now so i’d love to give these a try for her!
Oo pick me! I loooove baking and recently learned that gluten is not my friend, so I would love this book! :)
yum!
Oh.my.gosh. they look amazing!!!! Definitely need to make these – and I have the perfect place to bring them this weekend, thanks!
My husband and I are home sick with the flu. I’m dreaming of all the things I will bake once I can taste again!!!
Doughnuts are my spirit animal. I mean,,,,if they were an animal. Spirit food? Anyways. I love them.
I actually JUST came to your site looking for a doughnut (donut?) recipe to make since I’m craving them like mad. Imagine my excitement upon seeing what today’s post is…
These look awesome! So happy to have “healthy” doughnut recipes:)
mmmmmmmmmm these look delicious!
I LOVE SWEET POTATOES THIS IS GENIUS
WOWZA is all I can think of when i look at these doughnuts!