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Baked Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

Baked Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

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  • Author: Susan
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 11 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: about 16 donuts 1x
  • Category: Baking
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

These Baked Pumpkin Donuts are the perfect fall treat, moist and flavorful with a delightful brown sugar icing. Easy to make and impossible to resist!


Ingredients

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For the Donuts:

  • 1 and 3/4 cups (219g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon store-bought or homemade pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil (or canola oil or melted coconut oil)
  • 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup (227g) fresh or canned pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Brown Sugar Icing:

  • 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
  • 1 Tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cups (175g) sifted confectioners’ sugar
  • pinch of salt, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
  2. Make the donuts: Whisk dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk wet ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Fill donut pan cavities with batter.
  3. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Cool in pan for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
  4. Make the icing: Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer, then dip cooled donuts into warm icing.
  5. Cover leftover donuts tightly and store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • Make Ahead Instructions: Donuts can be frozen. Thaw overnight and warm up in the microwave.
  • Special Tools: Donut Pan, Glass Mixing Bowl, Whisk, Large Zip-Topped Bag, Saucepan, Cooling Rack
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice: Use store-bought or homemade. If using individual spices, use 1/4 tsp each ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice in addition to 1.5 tsp cinnamon.
  • Milk: Any milk can be used for the donuts and icing.
  • Optional Toppings: Sprinkles, nuts, coconut, toffee, cinnamon sugar, etc.
  • No Donut Pan? Make donut muffins in a muffin pan.
  • Mini Donuts: Bake in mini donut pan for 8-9 minutes.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 donut
  • Calories: 240
  • Sugar: 20g
  • Sodium: 150mg
  • Fat: 9g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 38g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg