Baked Pumpkin Donuts

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

Straightforward 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 isn’t a frying concerned they usually come out pillowy and fluffy.

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

Featured Components

• Flour: we stored issues easy with all-purpose flour, however we’re assured that white complete wheat would additionally work. It is likely to be denser when you go that route.
• Spices: you’ll want heat spices equivalent to cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. You may as well substitute these for our selfmade pumpkin pie spice.
• Brown sugar: mild brown sugar will maintain 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 personal pumpkin puree!
• Butter: we used butter, however coconut oil will work too.

Easy Directions

1. Combine Dry: mix the dry substances 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 substances and blend to mix.
4. Mix: slowly add the dry substances to the moist and blend to mix.
5. Switch: switch the batter into a big, gallon-size bag (or pastry bag) and snip the tip. Fill every donut mould 3/4 of the best way full.
6. Bake: bake at 350ºF for 8-10 minutes or till absolutely 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 Completely different Puree: don’t love pumpkin? Do that recipe with butternut squash puree, applesauce, or another fruit puree.

Prime with Frosting: ditch the cinnamon sugar topping and prime 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 equivalent to chocolate chips, nuts, or seeds.

Use totally different spices: be at liberty to make use of a distinct spice mix equivalent to 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.