"I definitely approve of this recipe. It remained chewy even after cooling off. Definitely follow the recipe. Don't be afraid to add your own ingredients within reason. I added Cinnamon, used two different types of sugars along with stevia (to reduce the amount of sugar necessary; and it still was sweet. I didn't use buttermilk, but I did add ""

"I made it for my family and they approved! I wish I made a little bit more sauce so that more of it could be used on the brown rice that I made. They said it was delicious and I agreed. Thumbs up!"

"I did not have pumpkin puree, so I made my own puree out of apples. In the end, the cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg combo really complemented that flavor. My family loved it and kept wanting to go back for more. Fortunately, it made such a huge batch of doughnuts. I also did not have buttermilk, so I went according to the commonly known method of mixing some lemon in the milk and they were perfect! I also reduced the amount of sugar by adding stevia. I recommend this recipe!