Pumpkin Cider Doughnut Holes with Hot Fudge.
[Thanks to McCormick for sponsoring this post! This holiday season, Iāll be sharing a few more delicious recipes with their wonderful spices!]
Ā You GUYS! We must must, must, must discuss these pumpkin cider doughnut holes immediately.
Homemade amazing spiced pumpkin doughnut holes that can come out of your kitchen in a few minutes?! YES. I said it.
And they are totally NOT that difficult.
Okay, sure, they do require some frying. Thatās one thing I didnāt want to go around because the flavor and texture needed to be spot on for me to be happy with these. Baking the doughnut holes just wasnāt working out.
But the excellent news is that all you need to do is whip up the dough and heat the oil in a small pot! There is no yeast here. Nothing needs to rise.
Meaning we donāt have to be impatient! We donāt have to wait for the dough to get all fluffy and wonderful because itās already fluffy and wonderful! Seriously just wait until you take a bite.
Two things!
First, Iām partnering with McCormick for this post to bring you a delicious treat using their Pumpkin Pie Spice. This spice is the best. Itās so versatile and EASY. While you can easily use their other amazing spices to create your own pumpkin spice base (which I did here with this tiramisu trifle!), using it straight from the jar is absolutely perfect. And easy!
I love the flavor. Itās not too SPICY spiced and seems to have just the right amount of ginger and clove, which is where I always get a bit hung up on my pumpkin spice.
Now second, the other ingredient in these delicious doughnut holes? Oooooh just wait.
PUMPKIN CIDER! Like, hard pumpkin cider. Pumpkin cider beer. The carbonation gives a lightness to the dough and the flavor is perfect when combined with the Pumpkin Pie Spice. I am so, so, so in love.
If you want to make these for kiddos, you can totally sub a non-boozy apple cider or pumpkin cider.
The fact that these can come out of my own kitchen and taste so freaking good is a miracle! They took less work than I thought and you could easy whip them up for a morning brunch as long as you donāt mind heating some oil.
These flavors are so nostalgic for me around the Thanksgiving season. While we never made any sort of doughnuts at home, a lot of times weād have special pumpkin ones the morning of Thanksgiving and eat them while watching the Macyās day parade. Tastes like home!
And! You can get involved with McCormickās virtual Friendsgiving this year by sharing photos of your table with the hashtag #noflavorlike home!
And now for what is REALLY the best part. I mean, for real. I think Iāve told you everything is the best part about these doughnuts and hello, look at them ā everything is! ā but the REAL best part is dipping them into a homemade hot fudge sauce that will also only take you a few minutes to make. Itās a silky chocolate ganache that is just dreamy for dipping.
Itās a rich treat so you donāt need a lot of the ganache. One of my favorite desserts that I see on a menu are hot doughnuts with dipping sauce after the meal. There is something just so exciting about eating that when youāre using to doughnuts for breakfast, you know? So while yes, I love the idea of these for breakfast and well, any other time of day, they are perfect for dessert too! The fudge sauce may be a little over the top for breakfast, but since when am I not over the top? They are an amazing way to celebrate the holiday season with your family and friends, because who DOESNāT want to share warm pumpkin doughnuts with rich chocolate fudge?
I know, right?
For some more nostalgic flavors on Thanksgiving Iām thinking of making a version of this smoked turkey (or even something with leftovers!) and then later than weekend, adding in a cheesy potato casserole like this because thatās one of my momās signature dishes!
Pumpkin Cider Doughnut Holes with Hot Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 large egg lightly beatenĀ
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup hard pumpkin cider or non-alcoholic pumpkin apple cider
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- vegetable or canola oil for frying
- for rolling: stir together 1/3 cup sugar + 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice
hot fudge
- 6 ounces quality semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, pumpkin cider, pumpkin puree and butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir together until just combined.
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and fill it with about 3 inches of oil. Fit the pot with a candy thermometer - you want the oil to be about 375 degrees F to fry.
- You can either take the dough and scoop it into the oil once hot, or you can lightly flour you hands and roll the dough into 1-inch balls so the holes are smoother. I did the latter.
- Once the oil has reached 375 degrees F, add the dough balls 2 or 3 pieces at a time and fry until golden brown (keep an eye on the oil temp!), turning over a few times, for 2 to 3 minutes total. Remove the doughnut holes and place them on a paper towel to drain any excess grease.
- Once the doughnuts are finished, roll them in the mixture of the sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Serve with the hot fudge!
hot fudge
- Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan over low heat just until the cream bubbles around the edges. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let it sit for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir it thoroughly until smooth and a chocolate fudge ganache forms. Use immediately for dipping.
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Aw and I just ate my waffles!
Although, nothing like fresh donuts holes on Saturday morning.
I love Max’s little hand on the what looks like a giant donut hole….so cute.
Doughnut Holes have always been one of my favorite desserts and I’ve always wanted to try making them at home! This is a great recipe!
Those kind of desserts I like to eat with cappucino.
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These look sooo good!! Happy Thanksgiving, Jess!
I just LOVE your pictures – so beautiful! And the doughnuts look so delicious – I’ll try it soon :)
Iāve never made something with a carbonated liquid…can you make this dough ahead of time and refrigerate for a day or two? Or will it loose the bubbly goodness that the carbonation imparts?
who makes a hard pumpkin cider? i’m making these puppies gluten free and i’m almost more excited to hear there is a pumpkin cider out there lol
You have a very cute hand model there! This looks amazing but I won’t be able to find pumpkin apple cider anywhere, I’m sure. Do you think these could be made with regular cider?
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Can we bake or broil the donut holes? I do know a recipe for meatballs that you have to fry meatballs in batches in the hot oil for 1-2 minutes each on each or just until lightly browned. Place semi cooked meatballs on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes until they are cooked through;
I didnāt like the oil before putting in the meatballs; I get smoke after taking off the lid; I rather not have oil jump out of the pan and also donāt like Smokey; also hate smoke/monoxide alarms go off late at night when I was living down south!!! I tried to make caramel popcorn in a frying pan; I set off the smoke alarm; I didnāt put the smoke alarm back up on the ceiling after that!!!