RecipeCinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
- Calories: 40
- Protein: 0 g
- Total Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Total Sugar: 4 g
- Natural Sugar: 0 g
- Added Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
You can score a hole-in-one with these bite-sized delights! Best part? You only need two simple ingredients for the batter and the recipe takes mere minutes to prep. Oh my goodness, they’re SO good: Think soft, moist, cakey deliciousness dusted with a cinnamon-y-sugar coating. Plus, they’re each only 40 calories a pop (what?!?). Trust me, you will love this recipe a hole lot!
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Donuts
- • 1 box vanilla or yellow cake mix
- • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, plain or cinnamon*
- • 1 cup water
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
- • 2 tablespoons sugar
- • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (more for a stronger cinnamon flavor)
- • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
*You can swap applesauce for 1 cup canned pumpkin or sweet potato puree
Donuts:
Preheat oven to 325˚. Liberally mist a donut hole pan(s) (you can use a mini muffin tin, if you don’t have a donut tin) with nonstick oil spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, applesauce (or pumpkin/sweet potato puree) and water. Spoon about 1 heaping tablespoon batter into the prepared tins (fill each compartment only about ¾ way, as they will puff in oven). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until donut holes are cooked and a toothpick comes out clean. Set pan(s) on counter and let slightly cool before removing holes.
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping:
In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. One at a time, brush the melted butter onto each donut top, then sprinkle on some sugar followed some cinnamon (alternatively, you can dip the donut tops directly into the sugar-cinnamon mix). Enjoy warm or room temperature.
Nutrition analysis courtesy of Genesis® R&D
