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Baked Butternut Squash Donuts | This easy baked butternut squash donuts recipe is easy, fun, and delicious for a snack or on-the-go breakfast. The butternut squash donuts are baked instead of fried, delicious, and perfect for fall season friendly meal. Dairy-free, nut-free.
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Baked Butternut Squash Donuts
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
27 mins
 

This easy baked butternut squash donuts recipe is easy, fun, and delicious for a snack or on-the-go breakfast. The butternut squash donuts are baked instead of fried, delicious, and perfect for fall season friendly meal. Dairy-free, nut-free.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36 regular size donuts
Author: Ina Wrobel
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cup butternut squash puree
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sunflower oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp clove powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 2 tbsp melted dairy-free butter
Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

  2. In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and egg until light in color.
  3. Add oil, baking powder, salt, ginger, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, butternut squash puree, mix it well.
  4. Add flour, mix it well.

  5. Prepare the donuts pan, use the silicon brush to grease each cavity with melted dairy-free butter.

  6. Put some of the batters into the piping bag or a ziplock bag, cut the tip.

  7. Squeeze the piping bag to fill up the donuts pan about 3/4 full.

  8. Bake it for 12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  9. For mini donuts bake it for 8 minutes.

  10. Let the donuts cool for few minutes before removing it out of the pan.

  11. From now, you can glaze the donuts with your favorite glaze or cinnamon sugar.
Recipe Notes
  • I roast the butternut squash on 400° F for 30 minutes. Once it cools down, make the puree by using a food processor. 
  • Preparing time is not include the roasting butternut squash.
  • For mini donuts bake it for 8 minutes and yield 72 mini size donuts.

 

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