These Pumpkin Poppers are like light, fluffy donuts holes, bathed in butter and coated in cinnamon and sugar. The recipe makes 24 in a mini muffin pan or donut hole pan.
Course: Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: mini muffin, pumpkin
Author: Beth Cato
Ingredients
Dough
1 3/4cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspooncinnamon
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
1/2teaspoonallspice
1/8teaspoonground cloves
1/3cupvegetable oil
1/2cupbrown sugarpacked
1eggroom temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
3/4cuppumpkin puree
1/2cupmilkalmond milk works
Coating
1/2cupunsalted butter1 stick or more as needed, melted
2/3cupwhite sugarmore as needed
2Tablespoonscinnamonmore as needed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Use nonstick spray on a mini muffin or donut hole pan.
Combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, mix together the oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin, and milk.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just combined. Fill the pan cavities about 2/3 full; the dough will poof up a lot in the oven.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. In the meantime, melt the butter in a bowl. In a separate small bowl, combine the topping sugar and cinnamon.
Remove poppers from oven. Give them a few minutes to cool, then start the assembly line. Use a spoon to roll them in the melted butter, then roll them in the cinnamon sugar. (Note: topping bowls may run low near the end, but it's easy to melt an extra tablespoon of butter or mix up some more sugar and cinnamon.)
Store in a sealed container at room temperature. The cinnamon-sugar mix will absorb into the balls over time and make them darker, but they taste great for several days.