Baked Cinnamon Pumpkin Doughnut Holes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup canned pure pumpkin
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup milk (2%)
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fancy molasses
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. 
3. Whisk together pumpkin, 3/4 cup sugar, oil, milk, brown sugar, molasses and vanilla in a separate large bowl.
4. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
5. Spoon batter into greased mini-muffin cups, filling cups three-quarters full.
6. Bake until a cake tester inserted in centres comes out clean, about 10 – 12 minutes. Cool doughnut holes in pans on racks for 5 minutes.
7. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon in a medium bowl. Remove doughnut holes from pans while warm and roll in sugar mixture.