sweet potato donuts

A friend pinned this recipe for pumpkin donuts on Pinterest the other day; we messed with the recipe a bit to make a smaller batch of sweet potato donuts for breakfast one morning during crazy snow weather. So good. I'm glad I didn't make a larger batch because we would have eaten all those, too.

Martha was right; I'm no expert. But we've made these twice now and they've been awesome both times, so that's cool, right? Here's the modified recipe we used to make these. Let me know if you try them!

Six Small Sweet Potato Donuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees f. Set your silicone donut/savarin pan to the side, or grease your donut pan.

In mixer bowl, mix together 2Tbsp + 2tsp vegetable oil (1/6 cup) with one large egg and 1/2 cup white sugar.

Add 1/2 cup pureed sweet potato, 1tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg. Next up: 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking powder, and a scant 2/3 cup  all-purpose flour. Blend till well-combined.

Distribute evenly between the six wells in your pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven, then let pan rest a few minutes before loosening edges and gently prying loose (while pan is upside down). 

While still warm, gently shake or cover each with cinnamon sugar. Best eaten right away, while still fresh from the oven.

Thanks for eating reading!

ultimate robot party etsy treasury

I'd been planning a tiki pirate party for the kiddo's next birthday; I like to start planning early so I can collect seasonal things that might not be available later (like the spider cupcake holders I picked up on clearance after Halloween last year, and later used for the Tektite cupcakes for our Zelda party, or the silicone tiki ice trays I picked up at the end-of-summer clearance, both at Target).

Well, I'll save all the pirate and tiki party goods for another year, because toddler interests are fluid things. He's really into robots right now, and it was getting to a point where I just couldn't ignore the little voice in my head telling me that the pirate / tiki thing (which seemed so perfect a few months ago) was not where his heart was anymore.

So okay. I start over at the beginning. And it's okay, really, because I hadn't gotten down to the hand-making yet, so the only energy spent has been spent shopping.

I started a shopping cart on Etsy last night that quickly spiraled out of budgetary control, so I thought I'd make a treasury list out of the items instead. I also added in a couple of things to the list specifically because it's a party treasury (like invitations and cake toppers) that I wouldn't personally buy because I'll be making those things myself, but I thought fellow robot party planners might find them perfect for their own parties.

Anyway, here it is. Click here to visit my treasury page!

Thanks for reading!