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Pumpkin Poppers

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Pumpkin Poppers - a moist pumpkin donut hole covered in cinnamon and sugar

Pumpkin Poppers


The people voted and Pumpkin Poppers won for this week’s Pinterest Challenge. The Tartiflette got a lot of votes too, so be expecting a post on that later this week. The Pumpkin Poppers were seriously super tasty, and no Autumn should pass by without you giving them a try. This recipe originally comes from Domestically Speaking. I really think the Pumpkin Poppers are simple to make and would be difficult to screw up. I even let my little girl help me make them.

One sad thing though, after Little Girl ate her Pumpkin Popper, we discovered that she just may have a cinnamon allergy. How sad is that? She has always had sensitive skin, and when she was really little, she would get a red rash around her mouth, after eating certain foods. We couldn’t ever figure out what ingredient was causing it, but perhaps it has been cinnamon all along! Do you think they put cinnamon in baby food? The Pumpkin Poppers are coated in sugar and cinnamon, which would be easy to get on your face while eating, so it’s got to be one of the two.

Back to these amazing Pumpkin Poppers. The steps are simple to follow, but please let me know if you have any questions. I’m thinking these are more of a breakfast item, but what the heck – you could serve them anytime!

Pumpkin Poppers

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup pumpkin
  • ½ cup milk

For Coating

  • 1 stick unsalted butter melted
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 Tbs cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° and coat mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices and stir to combine.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together the oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin and milk. Pour in dry mixture and stir until just combined. Fill mini muffin tins 3/4 full and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • While poppers are cooling, melt butter in small bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together remaining sugar and cinnamon. After poppers cool for a few minutes, lightly coat them in butter and roll them in the sugar mixture. Enjoy.

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  1. Linda B says

    These look wonderful but how do you pin them to pinterest, I don’t see the symbol and it will not let me copy from FB.
    Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Karen R says

    They look so yummy! I think they would be easy enough for me to make. Too bad about your dd allergy.

  4. Christina says

    How old is your daughter?

    Yes some baby foods do have cinnamon in them. My daughter had either a cinnamon allergy or sensitivity when she was little. She would break out around her mouth.. or anywhere on her face/chest that the cinnamon touched. She had a lot of reactions like that to foods too. She does have extremely sensitive skin and eczema. She’s had allergy testing done a few times and it has only ever shown she’s allergic to cats – we have had cats since she was born and she has NEVER had any type of reaction to them (I am also allergic to cats, but thankfully its not too severe and only have reactions from time to time). She has some allergies that the allergies insists she has although she’s never tested positive to them, he just told us to avoid those foods for now since he doesn’t want to any of the other testing at this point (she has epilepsy also and has been through a lot with that, he doesn’t want to put her through more if we can control things this way for now).

    Anyway lol so we can’t be sure if it was a true allergy or just some sort of sensitivity, but she has now outgrown it and can eat cinnamon again.

  5. Emily Lyon says

    Christina, my daughter is 3. It isn’t a severe allergy – just one that makes her a little rashy around her mouth, where the food touches. I’m glad to finally know what is causing it, unless there is a second food item. We hadn’t seen it in a while, so that’s a good thing. Hopefully she will outgrow it, but honestly, as she gets older and doesn’t get food on her face, we may never know. 😉

  6. jennifer mccarte says

    Emily, my daughter had the same red irritation as soon as she started baby food. We narrowed our issue down to citric acid which can be found in everything from food to shampoo, we eliminated it and she cleared now at age 5 we reintroduce some things back to her diet and when she flares we eliminate it again.

  10. Liz says

    Cant wait to try these! I have the same reaction to cinnamon and cinnamon gum which stinks because i love it! If its mixed in with something i am ok but direct contact leaves blisters in my mouth. I had allergy testing when i was young and they said dust mites…i also have psoriasis and react badly to nickel jewelry. Strange!

  12. Sarah says

    For the 3/4 pumpkin – does this mean 3/4 cup of pumpkin? Or 3/4 of a can of pumpkin? Or 3/4 of a fresh pumpkin?
    Thank you! I can’t wait to try this recipe!

  14. Sarah says

    Ok! I just made them. SO GOOD! I accidentally added too much allspice and had to try to scoop some of it out but wow! They turned out lovely! I had a lot of batter so I filled the muffin cups up to the brim. Took a few extra minutes in the oven (about 15) and they puffed up beautifully! And delicious!
    I will definitely be making these again!

  15. Beth says

    Just made these this morning. Glad I doubled the recipe for the group 17 because they disappeared! Delicious and moist. Wouldn’t change a thing. If you want less sugar, just butter the top and dust with cinnamon sugar. Definitely a keeper!

  20. Debby Lowe says

    Does anyone know how long these will store for? If I want to store them for a few days should I skip the butter part and wait til I serve?

  21. Emily Lyon says

    They were so good that we didn’t store them long at all. You may be able to freeze them. I wouldn’t leave them out for more than 3 days, but they may keep in the refrigerator longer. If you want to do the butter step later, you may want to heat them slightly before completing that step.

  22. Susan Dee says

    These freeze very well. They are great for when company comes or a afternoon tea. Just pop them in your mouth. Mmmm! Thank you. I think I will feature them in a fall post if you don’t mind.

  28. Debbie Coleman says

    Please should add to the directions that this is a mini muffin pan. The picture clarifies it but the recipe, when printed, would be vague. PS These are a big hit!

  31. Madison says

    These looks delicious! I don’t have a mini muffin pan, do you think a cake pop pan would work instead??

  33. GingerChartier says

    Oh my goodness! There were super easy and soooo good! Love that they are baked and not fried. Thank you for sharing these with us.

  34. Emilee says

    Just made these – tasty!! I used whole wheat flour and they turned out great and didn’t need any more cooking time than suggested. They were great for a couple of guys just getting off the roof on a cold & rainy morning!!

  38. Stephanie says

    I have to add, my daughter (and son, I discovered today), both have the same sensitivity to cinnamon, my daughter had it with mayo as well. It’s very common, and my daughter outgrew it. Our doctor said it was still okay to give it to her!

  42. maya says

    I just made these…they were SO GOOD. I used 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 cup of pumpkin. and instead of rolling them in butter, i just dipped the bottoms of them in cinnamon and sugar. THEY ARE SO GOOD!!!

  45. Fee (Phyllis) Roberts says

    These look so good. My daughter loves pumpkin so I might add this to my goodie bags for Christmas =D

  49. Jennifer T says

    I finally had the opportunity to make these & they were a HUGE hit with all 4 of our kids! I used cushaw, because that’s what I had on hand & it substituted well.

  50. Joni says

    Regarding the cinnamon allergy: I bf’d my son and he spit up quite a bit until he was 9 months old. Usually not terrible, but there were times that he would literally lose an entire meal instantly after nursing. It took me a long time but I finally figured out that it was because of me eating cinnamon (pumpkin pie, cinnamon rolls, etc)!! Once he started eating solids, if he ate anything with cinnamon he threw up instantly. So we had to be very careful. Another girl in his daycare was also allergic to it but it only caused her to get a rash around her mouth. My son is 2 now and thankfully has outgrown it! I think it’s a rare allergy but it’s such a spicy seasoning that I can definitely see why it can cause such a horrible reaction.

  56. Melanie says

    I just made these and they are as wonderful as they look in the picture. Fabulous, I give them 5 stars.

  59. Stacy says

    I made these tonight. They were great except my DH said there was too much spice. I will definitely make again but, skip the cinnamon and clove in the dry mix, since it’s covered with cinnamon sugar at the end! 🙂

  63. Cher says

    I made these (w/a gf flour blend) a couple of years ago and we LOVED them! Just found this same recipe to make again. Are there alternatives for the vegetable oil that would end up just as good?

  64. Emily Buys says

    Hi Cher – so glad you like them! I haven’t tried any other kind of oils, but I would think you could use coconut oil! Let me know if you give it a try.

  65. Deb says

    These are so easy to make and taste so good! Not a lot of pumpkin taste tho(?) I put in the spices as listed, just little less on the cloves only. I dipped the ‘muffin’ top in the butter the cinnamon. Will recommend and make again!

  66. Maddi says

    They were really good!! I made them for my family and they loved them!! I suggest eating them quickly though, they get slightly soggy after a day or two.

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