Baked Pumpkin Donuts (w/ cinnamon sugar!)

These baked pumpkin donuts are made with actual pumpkin and a scrumptious cinnamon sugar topping. Plus, there’s no frying concerned!

Simple Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

Whether or not it’s fall or not, pumpkin donuts are at all times a good suggestion! We love our baked pumpkin donuts as a result of there is no such thing as a frying concerned they usually come out pillowy and fluffy.

Our pumpkin donuts function actual pumpkin puree, heat spices, brown sugar, maple syrup, and a cinnamon sugar topping.

Featured Elements

• Flour: we stored issues easy with all-purpose flour, however we’re assured that white complete wheat would additionally work. It is perhaps denser in the event you go that route.
• Spices: you’ll want heat spices resembling cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. You can even substitute these for our selfmade pumpkin pie spice.
• Brown sugar: mild brown sugar will preserve these mild and fluffy.
• Maple syrup: maple not solely provides extra sweetness however heat.
• Pumpkin puree: canned, unsweetened pumpkin puree is straightforward to seek out and simpler to make use of than making your individual pumpkin puree!
• Butter: we used butter, however coconut oil will work too.

Easy Directions

1. Combine Dry: mix the dry components in a medium bowl and put aside.
2. Cream butter & sugar: utilizing a hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla till mild and fluffy.
3. Add moist: add the remainder of the moist components and blend to mix.
4. Mix: slowly add the dry components to the moist and blend to mix.
5. Switch: switch the batter into a big, gallon-size bag (or pastry bag) and snip the top. Fill every donut mildew 3/4 of the best way full.
6. Bake: bake at 350ºF for 8-10 minutes or till totally cooked.
7. Brush & dip: mix the sugar and cinnamon and put aside. As soon as the donuts have cooled, brush all sides of them with melted butter. Then, toss them within the cinnamon sugar.

Variations

Use a Totally different Puree: don’t love pumpkin? Do this recipe with butternut squash puree, applesauce, or some other fruit puree.

High with Frosting: ditch the cinnamon sugar topping and high your pumpkin donuts with our wholesome cream cheese frosting.

Add a Combine-In: give your donuts a little bit of flare with an add-in resembling chocolate chips, nuts, or seeds.

Use completely different spices: be at liberty to make use of a unique spice mix resembling chai spice or cake spice.

Storage

Let donuts cool fully. Then, retailer them in an hermetic container in a cool, darkish place for as much as 3 days.

Freeze Directions

Let donuts cool fully. Then, place them into an hermetic container or gallon-size plastic bag and take away as a lot air as attainable. Seal and freeze for as much as 3 months.