3 Ingredient Keto Pumpkin Donuts
These soft, cake-style pumpkin donut holes come together in minutes with just three ingredients. Lightly sweet, tender, and full of pumpkin flavor, they’re a cozy fall treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (126g) pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup (46g) brown sugar alternative, see note
- 1 1/2 cups (146g) blanched superfine almond flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the pumpkin, sweetener and almond flour in a medium bowl until a thick dough forms and everything is evenly combined.
- Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop dough. Roll each dough piece between your palms to form smooth balls. Place the donut holes on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden and slightly firm. They will firm up more as they cool.
- Let the donuts cool slightly before eating. If desired, you can also dust with powdered sweetener, drizzle with glaze or coat in sweetener. See note for the cinnamon sweetener coating I used and how to get it to stick.
Notes
- Optional Cinnamon Sweetener Coating: To get a sweetener coating to stick to the donuts, you need to first lightly coat them with sugar-free syrup. I used maple flavored sugar-free syrup. You don't need a lot. I poured a scant 2 tbsp into a small bowl and then lightly brushed the donuts with the syrup. For the coating, I mixed 2 (heaping) tbsp brown sugar alternative + 1/2 tsp cinnamon and put it into a Ziploc bag. You can also skip the cinnamon if you don't want cinnamon flavor in your pumpkin donuts. Put a few donut holes in the bag, seal the bag, and shake the donuts until they are coated. Repeat the process with the remaining donuts.
- Brown sugar alternative: I used Lakanto monkfruit brown sugar alternative.* I think most brown sugar alternatives should work but you may want to avoid allulose. While I haven't tested this recipe with allulose, I have found that it can sometimes cause issues with baked goods such as making the batter too wet or causing the baked goods to brown too fast before they are done cooking.
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- If you prefer more of a one-bite dessert, you can make these donuts a little smaller using a 1 tablespoon scoop.
- Estimated nutrition does not include optional cinnamon sweetener coating.
Serving: 1donut, Calories: 76kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 0.4g, Sodium: 0.4mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, sugar alcohol: 4g, NET CARBS: 1
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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