Pumpkin spice donuts with brown sugar buttercream icing

October 1, 2017

Happy October everyone! I thought I would celebrate the month sharing these new pumpkin spice donuts with brown sugar buttercream icing.. Yes a mouthful of a name and oh man are they ever delicious!! The icing makes them seem like a cheat donut but these tasty treats are just 3 smart points each… so what are you waiting for.. go bake some up today..and your welcome 🙂

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Author: Drizzle

Recipe type: Baking

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 16 mins

Total time: 26 mins

Serves: 6

3SP on blue, green & purple..2PP each

Ingredients

2 Tbsp egg whites (I use from the carton)
¼ cup pumpkin pure (canned pumpkin)
⅓ cup milk (I used skim)
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup + 2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1.5 tsp pumpkin spice (or ½ tsp each of cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg)
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM ICING
½ Tbsp butter, melted
1 Tbsp brown sugar
½ Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp icing sugar (confectionery sugar)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F, spray a 6 hole donut pan with some cooking spray.
In a bowl whisk together your egg whites and 1 Tbsp of brown sugar. Add in pumpkin, ⅓ cup milk and vanilla and mix well.
Stir in flour, baking powder and pumpkin spice.
Divide batter into your 6 donut hole pan.
Bake in oven for 14-16 min.
Meanwhile you can make your frosting, stir melted butter and 1 Tbsp brown sugar together in a small bowl. Add in ½ Tbsp milk and your icing sugar and stir well, store in fridge till donuts are baked. Top donuts with icing, optional to top with a few chopped raw pumpkin seeds.
Makes 6 donuts at 3 smart points each (2 PP, old WW program)
Nutritional info per donut .. Calories 89...Fat 1.1g...Sat fat 0.6g...Carbs 16.7g...Fiber 0.9g...Sugars 6.7g... Protein 2.5g