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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Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes

Oh my goodness, they’re SO good: Think soft, moist, cakey deliciousness dusted with a cinnamon-y-sugar coating.
Servings: 50 donut holes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ingredients
 

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

Instructions
 

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.
Author: Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN

Nutrition Information per serving

Calories: 40Carbohydrates: 8gProtein: 0gTotal Fat: 0.5g— Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g— Saturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 65mgFiber: 0gTotal Sugar: 4g— Natural Sugar: 0g— Added Sugar: 4g
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.
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