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Pumpkin flavored donuts that have amazing flavor and texture, dipped in a maple cream cheese glaze!

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The texture of these Pumpkin Donuts are spot on!  They are so close to the real thing, you will feel like you’re cheating.

I spice them up with my homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice mix and add my new favorite Brown Swerve, which honestly tastes just like brown sugar!

I dip them in a maple cream cheese glaze, which brings these to a new level of decadence!  They are incredibly easy to make and promise to satisfy your craving for donuts!

What’s in Keto Pumpkin Donuts?

• Super fine almond flour
• Oat Fiber 
• Eggs
• Pumpkin puree
• Grass-fed butter
• Cream cheese
• Heavy Cream
• Swerve confectioners
• Brown Swerve
• Baking powder
• Pumpkin Pie Spice
• Vanilla Extract
• Maple Extract
• Hot Water
• Salt

*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

How to Make Keto Pumpkin Donuts

To Make the Gluten Free Donuts

Preheat oven to 350F.

Add the flour, baking powder, oat fiber, pumpkin pie spice and salt to a bowl and whisk together, then set aside.

Using a hand mixer, whip up the egg whites until you have soft peaks.

Add the Swerve and wet ingredients to a separate bowl and mix.

Then fold in the egg whites until combined.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix by hand.

Scoop into a piping bag (or food storage bag), cut off the tip and pipe into a silicone donut pan sprayed with nonstick spray.  Wet your fingers and smooth out the tops a little.

Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted comes out clean.

Then allow to cool on a wire rack while you make the glaze.

To Make the Keto Glaze

Add the cream cheese to a bowl and gently heat in the microwave to soften, but do not completely melt it.  Add in the maple and vanilla extracts, then the Swerve (according to the level of sweetness you prefer) and heavy cream.  Add more heavy cream or hot water as needed to get your desired consistency.

Dip each donut into the glaze and set back on the wire rack.  You can glaze just the top, top and bottom of double dip for more of a frosting.

I double dipped them, so they are more frosted than glazed.  I made mine sweet, but not as sweet as a typical non-Keto glaze.  You can experiment with one and see if you prefer the glaze or frosting.

Is Pumpkin Keto?

There are about 8 net carbs in a whole cup of pumpkin puree.  Now that might sound like a lot, but you will likely never eat an entire cup in one sitting. This recipe that serves 12, only uses 3/4 cup, so the impact is only about .5 carb per serving.

Once all the other ingredients, these Pumpkin Keto Donuts only have 3 net carbs per serving! How is that for a low carb donut?!

Tips for the Very Best Keto Donuts with Almond Flour

• In order to get a really soft texture, using a combination of super fine almond flour and oat fiber is key. Other flours do not seem to work as well and can render a grainy donut.
• Coconut flour works well in many Keto baked recipes but for these Keto donuts, almond flour and oat fiber is work much better.
• Almond flour donuts will be quite tender when you first take them out of the oven, so let them sit for about 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
• Regardless of what type pan you use, its super important that it is greased well with non stick spray before adding the batter. This ensures they pop out without sticking.
• Almond flour donuts take a little longer to bake so watch them as they begin to slightly brown. You may have to add a couple of minutes baking time just to make sure they are done in the middle.

More Great Keto Pumpkin Recipes

• Pumpkin Coffee Cake
• Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Pumpkin Spice Bullet Proof Coffee
• Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse
• Pumpkin Vanilla Swirl Cheesecake Bars
• Pumpkin Pie Fat Bombs
• Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

What is Oat Fiber? Is Oat Fiber Keto?

The Oat Fiber is really important in this recipe!  I use it in so many recipes, because of the amazing texture it gives whatever I am baking!  It is hands down, the best ingredient I’ve baked with and is really worth buying.  I use Lifesource Foods Oat Fiber 500 because they grind it to a very fine powder and has a mild flavor. I buy it in the 16 ounce bag here.  The bag lasts a while, because you don’t need to use much in your recipes.

Oat Fiber is not the same as Oat Flour, which is made from grinding oats. Oat Fiber is made from grinding the outer husks of oats and is pure insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water and is not broken down in the digestive tract, so it’s Low Carb and Keto friendly.

More Keto Recipes Using Oat Fiber

• Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
• Blueberry Lemon Muffins
• Pumpkin Cupcakes
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 
• Cinnamon Roll Waffles with Cream Cheese Icing
• Lemon Cupcakes with Creamy Lemon Frosting
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
• Tiramisu Pancakes

If you’d like to know more about baking on Keto, this article, Keto Baking Made Easy, is loaded with tips and info that you’ll find helpful. You might also check out my Keto Sweet Treats eBook that has 50 amazing Keto dessert recipes, all with color pics, macros and more! I’m offering it at 50% off when you subscribe to my free weekly emails here.

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Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze – Keto, Low Carb & Gluten Free

Pumpkin flavored donuts that have amazing flavor and texture, dipped in a maple cream cheese glaze!

Recipe Video

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Author Keto Cooking Christian

Course Breakfast

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 138kcal

INGREDIENTS

For the Donuts

• 1 1/2 cups super fine almond flour
• 1/4 cup Oat Fiber  see note below
• 3 eggs separated
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup  Brown Swerve
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice see my recipe
• 1 teaspoon  pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

For the Glaze

• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 3-4 tablespoons swerve confectioners (or powdered erythritol) or as needed
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon hot water or as needed
• 1/4 teaspoon pure maple extract
• 1/2 teaspoon  pure vanilla extract

US Customary – Metric

PREPARATION

To Make the Donuts:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Add the flour, baking powder, oat fiber, pumpkin pie spice and salt to a bowl and whisk together, then set aside.
• Whip up the egg whites until you have soft peaks.  Add the swerve and wet ingredients to a separate bowl and mix.
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix by hand.  Then fold in the egg whites until combined.  Scoop into a piping bag (or food storage bag), cut off the tip and pipe into a silicone donut pan sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted comes out clean.  Then allow to cool on a wire rack while you make the glaze.

To Make the Glaze

• Add the cream cheese to a bowl and gently heat in the microwave to soften, but do not completely melt it.  Add in the maple and vanilla extracts, then the swerve (according to the level of sweetness you prefer) and heavy cream.  Add more heavy cream or hot water as needed to get your desired consistency.
• Dip each donut into the glaze and set back on the wire rack.  You can glaze just the top, top and bottom of double dip for more of a frosting. 
  
•  I double dipped them, so they are more frosted than glazed. I made mine sweet, but not as sweet as a typical non-Keto glaze. You can experiment with one and see if you prefer the glaze or frosting.

NOTES

The Oat Fiber is important in this recipe, as it gives a great bread-like texture. I use Lifesource Foods Oat Fiber 500, because it’s ground to a fine powder and has a very mild flavor.

Oat Fiber is not the same as Oat Flour, which is made from grinding oats.  Oat Fiber is made from grinding the outer husks of oats and is pure insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water and is not broken down in the digestive tract, so it’s Low Carb and Keto friendly.

Nutrition Facts

Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze – Keto, Low Carb & Gluten Free

Amount Per Serving

Calories 138 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 5g10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. Please feel free to verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol- Swerve, Erythritol, Allulose, or Monk Fruit.