Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes
Made in a silicone egg bite mold, the consistency of these delicious little balls is more like a muffin, but their round shape and cinnamon-sugar coating reminds me of donut holes. They’re so fluffy and moist, which often surprises people when they learn the dessert was prepared in a pressure cooker. This Instant Pot pumpkin recipe is a great choice for dessert or breakfast.
Servings Prep Time
14servings 10minutes
Cook Time
55minutes
Servings Prep Time
14servings 10minutes
Cook Time
55minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Spray the cups of two silicone egg molds with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Pour the water into the pressure cooker pot and place a steamer rack trivet in the bottom.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, ¾ cup of the sugar, 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
  4. In a large bowl beat together the pumpkin puree, yogurt, ¼ cup of the butter, and egg with a hand mixer until smooth.
  5. Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients, mixing with a hand mixer until the dry ingredients are completely mixed into the wet ingredients.
  6. Fill the cups of the egg molds half full of batter. Lay a piece of paper towel over the top of each mold (this will help catch excess moisture from the steam inside the pot), then cover the paper towel and egg bite molds loosely with foil.
  7. Stack the two molds on top of each other on the trivet inside the pressure cooker pot.
  8. Close and lock the pressure cooker lid, make sure the pressure/steam release switch is set to sealing, and set the cooking time to 12 minutes at high/normal pressure. It will take about 7 minutes for the pot to come to pressure before cooking time begins.
  9. After the pressure cooking time ends allow the pressure to release from the pot naturally, which will take about 30 minutes.
  10. Remove the molds from the pressure cooker and cool on a wire rack before using a spoon or butter knife to remove the donut holes from the molds.
  11. While the donut holes are cooling, place the remaining ¼ cup of melted butter in a small bowl. In another small bowl, mix together the remaining ½ cup of sugar, the remaining 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
  12. Roll each donut hole in butter then roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture.