Easy paleo pumpkin spice glazed donuts made with white sweet potato instead of flour. A healthy donut recipe that tastes like the real deal! Perfect donut recipe for fall celebrations!
The ones we have all been waiting for: paleo pumpkin donuts made with white sweet potatoes instead of flour- drop. the. mic.
These easy donuts are like the healthy best friend of every Krispy Kreme.
The flavor is there.
The texture is outta this world.
And that glaze is lick-off-the-spoon-worthy.
These baked donuts are a healthier way to celebrate fall gatherings!
This is the donut pan I use- I just got it off amazon.
Baking donuts has now become a routine fall tradition and I’m not mad about it.
Healthy sweet potato Donuts!
Don’t be scared by the amount of veggie packed into this recipe- trust me, it’s every bit of delicious and donut-y that you want.
If eating healthy looks like this, I’m so in…
And I think a few of you would agree with me, right?
We all love pumpkin spice, but pumpkin spice in a sweet potato donut and I’m never going back!
Healthy Paleo Pumpkin Pie Donuts
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 small white sweet potato raw (or regular sweet potato)
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons water optional: to thin the batter, if your is too thick
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Glaze
- 1/2 cup coconut butter coconut manna
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2-3 tablespoons boiling water
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- dash of pumpkin pie spice
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease a donut pan with coconut oil.
- Dice sweet potato into chunks and mince in a food processor. Add rest of ingredients for donuts and blend until smooth.
- Scoop batter into a piping bag or plastic bag and fill donut pan with batter. Bake on 350F for 30 minutes then cool before gently scooping donuts out with a spoon.
- Bring coconut butter to room temp, until it's drizzly and liquidy- you can do this by putting the jar into a bowl of hot water until it melts. In a bowl blend ingredients together with a spatula until smooth.
- Set donuts on a cooling rack and pour glaze over.