Name: Gluten Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Donuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 2 cups oats; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; ½ teaspoon cloves; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 cup canned pumpkin; ½ cup maple syrup; ½ cup plain greek yogurt; 2 eggs; ¼ cup sugar or coconut sugar; ½ teaspoon cinnamon

These Gluten Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Donuts are the perfect treat for fall, made with fall spices, sweetened with only maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon sugar on top! These donuts are so simple to make and would be perfect for any fall gathering!

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A few months ago I hosted Muffin Week where a group of talented bloggers all got together to share their favorite muffins. We had so many amazing ones like Maple Bacon Corn Muffins and Blueberry Vanilla Almond Overnight Oatmeal Muffins.

One of the recipes I did not get a chance to share was my recipe for Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Muffins.

While working on that recipe, I worked on a few gluten free variations and during those experiments, I came up with this recipe for gluten free pumpkin snickerdoodle donuts.

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What I love about donuts is that they are way less complicated than you may think. I've found that most of the time the better that I will use for muffins can double as a batter for donuts too.

These pumpkin spice donuts are perfect for fall. They have all of the fall spices you know and love but without a ton of sugar like donuts usually have. In fact the donut batter itself has no refined sugar added!

If you love donuts, these Korean Twisted Donuts would be such a fun experiment!

Of course, with these being pumpkin snickerdoodle donuts, they have a cinnamon sugar topping that snickerdoodles are famous for.

Without all the added sugar in the batter itself, this is a treat you can indulge in without the guilt.

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Here are a few variations you can try for these gluten-free pumpkin spice donuts:

Skip the cinnamon sugar topping for a completely refined sugar free snack for kiddos
Top the pumpkin spice donuts with a homemade maple cream cheese frosting like the one used for this pumpkin sheet cake.
Make full-size donuts or mini sized donuts depending on the occasion.
Use the same batter for gluten-free pumpkin spice muffins

Try these more traditional Fried Apple Cider Donuts, too!

How to Make Gluten-Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Donuts

In a food processor, grind oats until they are a grainy flour like consistency.

Add in remaining ingredients and mix in food processor until ingredients are well combined.

Pour batter into a mini donut pan and bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until donut batter bounces back gently when pressed.

While the donuts are cooking make your cinnamon sugar mixture.

Allow donuts to cool in pan for a few minutes, until you are able to handle them.

While they are still warm, dunk each side in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on wire pulling rack to finish cooling.

Can I bake donuts instead of frying them?

Baking donuts is so easy to do. You'll simply need a donut pan, either a regular size donut pan or a mini donut pan.

Baking donuts instead of frying them makes them a healthier version of classic baked pumpkin donuts and more like cake donuts (which are my favorite).

How do you make healthy pumpkin donuts?

Start by making a batter without refined sugar! Then bake your pumpkin donuts, instead of frying them.

How do you store homemade donuts?

After you bake your donuts in a donut pan, allow them to cool on a wire cooling rack.

Once they are fully cooled, store in an airtight container lined with paper towels, for up to four days.

Recommended Tools

Donut Pan or Mini Donut Pan
Wire Cooling Rack
Mixing Bowls
Flexible Silicone Spatula
Aluminum Free Baking Powder
Glass Liquid Measuring Cup
Vanilla Extract
Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

Try serving these donuts with these recipes for a successful brunch!