Mini Pumpkin Spice Mochi Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar
Ingredients
- ½ cup sweet rice flour mochiko, or glutinous rice flour
- ½ cup almond flour*
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar of choice
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp light olive oil or melted coconut oil
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together sweet rice flour, almond flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add pumpkin pie spice.
- Add the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, vinegar and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.
- Spoon or pipe the batter into a well-greased mini muffin pan (nonstick spray works well). Fill to ¾ full.
- Bake in a 350°F preheated oven for about 15 minutes (about 18 minutes for silicone muffin pan), or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Remove donuts and brush with melted butter or coconut oil. For a low-fat option, spritz the donuts with a bit of water.
- Before the donuts turn dry, roll in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Let air dry until the sugar hardens and sets.
Notes
*You can also use other flour substitutes (oat, coconut, whole wheat flour) in this recipe, as well as use more mochiko flour to increase chewiness. Be sure to refer to my Mochi Donut Experiment to read how the results differ! Basically, for a chewier / mochier texture, reduce almond flour to ¼ cup and increase sweet rice flour to ¾ cup. Refer to pg 10 for more details.
**I used cane sugar for this recipe, but coconut, date and maple sugars are less processed granulated sugars I would also recommend. For lower carb options, you can also use sugar-free sweeteners such as monk fruit sweetener or stevia (but you’ll have to convert according to package instructions).
***I used olive oil cooking spray to grease my donut pan. If you don’t have olive oil cooking spray you can use other vegetable oil sprays or melted coconut oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1100IUVitamin C: 1mgVitamin D: 1µgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 15g
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