Holiday Healthy: "Baked Not Fried" - James Bond

Well I'm sure this is something James Bond would say if he tried these doughnuts.

After being nice to your health this holiday season, I think that it's finally, time to let your hair down a little for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and celebrate all of the decadent confections that the season has to offer. So, go on, let out your naughty side out and indulge in a fanciful Christmas breakfast or post-Christmas Eve dinner treat! 

These pumpkin and cinnamon sugar doughnuts stay true to the Kneading Sass motto of simple and skinnied, and have been baked (instead of fried!) to perfection. Go ahead and dunk these sassy sweets in your morning coffee or perhaps, a piping cup of spiked, hot cocoa. ;)

 

You'll certainly have a sweet start to your Christmas festivities as these baked bounties are only 

253 calories each! JOY TO THE WORLD INDEED!

Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts Topped with Cinnamon Sugar

Adapted from Kirbie Cravings

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour 
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• cooking spray, for doughnut tin

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray doughnut pan with cooking spray to prevent doughnuts from sticking. I recommend re-spraying between batches.

2. Mix all the wet ingredients and then all of the dry ingredients until batter is smooth.  

3. Fill greased doughnut pans 3/4 of the way, as the batter will expand when baking. 

4. Allow for doughnuts to bake for 15 minutes. Let doughnuts cool for a few minutes before dipping in cinnamon sugar.

5. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon in a bowl. Dip slightly, cooled doughnuts in cinnamon sugar. Serve immediately. This recipes makes 21 doughnuts. 

Note: If you are not serving immediately, do not dip in sugar. Place in an airtight tupperware, lined with parchment paper. Dip in cinnamon sugar, when it's ready to be served. I served these with some chocolate whipped cream on the side! It altered that calorie count, but it was well worth it!