I've been dreaming of these for over a week. So excited, I bought the donut pan and everything I needed. I don't know if I used the wrong pumpkin puree or what! I bought the high end brand in the pie filling area. Not pumpkin pie filling, just pumpkin. They were bland and didn't taste much like pumpkin at all. Rubbery too. I was very sad about it! I am a great baker and followed the recipe exactly as written. They also didn't have the beautiful orange color yours have as pictured. Mine were just brown. I'm so sorry these didn't work out for you, Tara; there's definitely a difference in the colors of the various canned pumpkins, so this might have contributed to the color difference. As for the flavor; I wonder if it's because we use Vietnamese cinnamon here in the test kitchen? It's stronger than regular cinnamon, and it could be you associate the flavor of cinnamon with pumpkin, and just weren't getting enough flavor... At any rate, this might be something our baker's hotline folks could help you with. Why not give them a call - 855-371-BAKE (2253). Thanks for your feedback - PJH

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