Description
Stop scrolling through basic pumpkin bread recipes. These baked pumpkin donuts are soft, moist, perfectly spiced, and ready in about 30 minutes. Skip the fryer and enjoy legendary flavor with less effort.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (or neutral oil)
For the glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2–3 tablespoons milk or cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a donut pan well.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.
3. In another bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, eggs, sugars, milk, vanilla, and melted butter or oil until smooth.
4. Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Spoon or pipe batter into donut pan, filling each 2/3 to 3/4 full.
6. Bake 10–12 minutes, until tops spring back when touched. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack.
7. Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth. Dip tops of warm donuts in glaze and let set.
Notes
Best enjoyed same day. Store airtight up to 2 days at room temperature.
For freezing, freeze unglazed donuts up to 2 months. Thaw and glaze before serving.
For a classic twist, roll warm donuts in cinnamon sugar instead of glazing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg