Low-Carb Pumpkin Spice Donuts: Four Topping Ideas

By Medically reviewed by Dr. Laura Buchanan, MD ·

Originally published

Turn one bag of pumpkin-spice cake mix into a dozen baked low-carb donuts with four different finishes. The topping quantities below make four crumb donuts, two chocolate-chip donuts, three cinnamon-glazed donuts and three powdered donuts.

Low-carb pumpkin spice donuts

Ingredients

Pumpkin-spice crumb topping (for 4 donuts)

  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Chocolate-chip topping (for 2 donuts)

  • 1/4 cup sugar-free chocolate chips

Cinnamon glaze — for 3 donuts

  • 1/4 cup powdered low-carbohydrate sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon water, plus more as needed

Powdered-sweetener topping — for 3 donuts

  • 1/2 cup powdered low-carbohydrate sweetener

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions.
  2. Divide the batter evenly among the wells of a 12-cavity donut pan.
  3. For the four crumb donuts, mix the almond flour, melted butter and cinnamon and distribute over four donuts before baking.
  4. Distribute the sugar-free chocolate chips over two additional donuts before baking.
  5. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Begin checking a few minutes early and judge visually: the donuts should look set, the tops should spring back when lightly touched, and a tester should come out without wet batter.
  6. Cool the donuts before removing them from the pan.
  7. For the cinnamon glaze, combine the powdered sweetener, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon water. Add water gradually until the glaze reaches the preferred consistency, then dip three cooled donuts.
  8. Dip or dust the remaining three donuts with powdered sweetener.
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