Oven Baked Sweetpotato Pie Doughnuts
2015 North Carolina State Fair 52 Ways to Love Sweet Potatoes Recipe Contest
First place recipe developed by: Mellissa Ubbens of Cary, NC
These Sweetpotato Pie Doughnuts are delicious served plain or with toppings. Try with pecan crunch, cream cheese or powdered sugar! How will you enjoy yours?
First place recipe developed by: Mellissa Ubbens of Cary, NC
These Sweetpotato Pie Doughnuts are delicious served plain or with toppings. Try with pecan crunch, cream cheese or powdered sugar! How will you enjoy yours?
Recipe
Ingredients
- Doughnuts:
- ½ cup cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 1½ cup NC sweetpotatoes baked and mashed without skin
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1¾ cup cup all-purpose flour
- Pecan Crunch Topping optional
- ½ cup cup maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup loosely packed brown sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup coarsely ground roasted pecans
Instructions
- Doughnuts:
- Preheat oven to 350 ° F.
- In a mixer, beat together the oil, eggs, sugar, sweetpotatoes, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking powder.
- Once mixed, slowly add the flour.
- Fill a nonstick or greased doughnut pan 3⁄4 full with batter.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Pecan Crunch Topping (optional)
- Mix melted butter and maple syrup together.
- Drizzle melted butter and maple syrup on doughnuts.
- Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and ground roasted pecans together.
- Sprinkle mixture on doughnuts.
- Drizzle any leftover syrup/butter mixture over the nut topping to help stick.
Notes
Note: Pecan Crunch Topping was used in nutrition label calculations
Nutrition Facts
Oven Baked Sweetpotato Pie Doughnuts
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
708
% Daily Value*
Fat
38
g
58
%
Saturated Fat
20
g
125
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
97
mg
32
%
Sodium
757
mg
33
%
Potassium
406
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
86
g
29
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
45
g
50
%
Protein
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
8320
IU
166
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
149
mg
15
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
Net Carbohydrates
82
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 708kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 9gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 757mgPotassium: 406mgFiber: 4gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 8320IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 149mgIron: 3mgNet Carbohydrates: 82g