Pumpkin Poppers for breakfast? or for dessert?

Who doesn’t love a bite of a soft delicious cinnamon pumpkin donut? So easy to make – whip up the batter, scoop into mini muffin pans, bake, roll in butter and then cinnamon sugar. Your house will smell heavenly and the warm cinnamon aroma makes it feel like fall. Only problem with these is that no one can resist eating them. Super easy and tasty!

I’ve made these for Halloween treats, Thanksgiving and once in a while as a breakfast treat. My kids go crazy for these, you will too.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 cup milk

For coating:

• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

Recipe was inspired by http://www.cleverhousewife.com/

Preheat oven to 350 F and spray mini muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices in a bowl and whisk until combine.
In another bowl, mix oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin, and milk. Pour in flour mixture and mix until just combined.

Fill mini muffin tins until almost full and bake 10-12 minutes.
Melt butter in small bowl. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a separate small bowl.

After poppers cool for a few minutes, LIGHTLY coat them in butter and roll them in the sugar mixture.

(Hint – if you don’t let them cool, they absorb too much butter)

Enjoy!