I joke that I could put anything into a donut and my kids would eat it. The thing is, though, it's true.
I haven't been able to win my kids over to sweet potatoes yet.
Maybe it's genetic? As a kid, I didn't like sweet potatoes. At all. 
Now, though, I can't get enough!
I love sweet potato everything - sweet potato fries, baked sweet potatoes, sweet potato casserole, and so on. 
These Baked Sweet Potato Donuts take leftover sweet potatoes and turn them into something deliciously fantastic. These baked donuts are light and soft - like sweet potato spice cake.
They're topped with a brown butter maple glaze that is just plain amazing. One note - you'll want to use plain mashed sweet potatoes.
So, plan to make a little extra or set some aside when you make sweet potato casserole.
More Sweet Potato Recipes!
- Sweet Potato Pie Bread
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Baked Sweet Potato Donuts
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Donuts
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup brown sugar (, packed)
- ¼ cup butter (, melted)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup plain mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple Browned Butter Glaze
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar (, packed)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon maple flavor or extract (, optional)
- ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans (, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Grease 2 6-well doughnut pans with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Stir together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
- Whisk together brown sugar, butter, oil, buttermilk, egg, egg yolk, sweet potatoes, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
- Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stirring just until no streaks of flour remain.
- Spoon mixture into prepared doughnut pans. They will be full.
- Bake until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove doughnuts from pans and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Once the donuts have cooled, prepare the glaze.
- To make the glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat just until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and whisk in brown sugar, cream, and maple syrup. Return pan to low heat and cook until bubbly, about 30 seconds.
- Remove from heat, and whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla, and maple flavor until smooth.
- Dip tops of cooled donuts into glaze, and return to cooling rack.
- Sprinkle with pecans, if using.
- Let glaze set up before serving, about 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Slightly adapted from Allrecipes.
Shannon
I had some leftover sweet potatoes and decided to try this recipe. They were great!!! Definitely will make extra sweet potatoes for these donuts again.
Karen
Just made these with leftover baked sweet potatoes. They are awesome! I followed the recipe exactly. Wonderfully light and moist donut. My family loved them. I will make these again.
Kate
Thank you!
Linda
Just made these using leftover sweet potato casserole. Slight adjustments to make batter, but basically went with yours. Wonderful! Thanks for the recipe.
Kate
Thank you!
Kris
Absolutely STUPENDOUS!!!!! Thank you!
Kate
Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked them!
Caroline
Delicious! I love all of the fall flavors!
Kate
Thank you!
Kat@Home.Made.Interest
Donuts are my weakness so I know these were amazing!
Kate
Me too! =) Thanks!!