Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
User Reviews
4.6
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Servings
12 donuts
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Course
Breakfast
Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
Description
The recipe mixes dry ingredients including flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt. Wet ingredients combine pumpkin puree, eggs, milk, vanilla, and melted butter, which are gently folded into the dry mix to avoid overworking the batter. Piping the batter into a donut pan ensures even shapes and sizes. Baking at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes yields donuts with a soft crumb and lightly spiced warmth.
After cooling, the donuts are dipped into a glaze made from powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, melted butter, vanilla, and water, adding sweetness with a touch of spice and buttery richness. This glaze clings to the surface, creating a smooth coating that complements the pumpkin flavor without overpowering it.
The donuts are suitable for breakfast or dessert when pumpkin seasonally flavors are desired. Baking instead of frying keeps the texture lighter and easier to prepare at home.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling, puree
- 2 egg
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted and cooled
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoon water
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 12-cavity donut pan with non-stick baking spray.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree and melted butter.
- Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and stir well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, folding in carefully so as not to over-mix.
- Pour the batter into a large Ziploc bag and snip off the corner for a makeshift piping bag.
- Pipe the batter into the donut pans, filling each mold 2/3 full.
- Bake on 350F for 10-12 minutes.
- Allow donuts to cool for 5-10 minutes in their pan before carefully removing and allowing to cool completely on cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
- Add butter, vanilla extract, and water. Stir until combined.
- Dunk each donut into the glaze and return to cooling rack. Allow glaze to harden before eating and enjoying.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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