These pumpkin donuts are the perfect fall treat! They are so moist and fluffy and covered in plenty of sugar and spices!
Happy fall, everyone! Starting off this fall season with a delicious pumpkin recipe–cinnamon sugar baked pumpkin donuts! (Try saying that 5 times fast!)
These pumpkin donuts are SO GOOD you guys! They are moist and full of cozy fall flavor!! Most of the flavor in these donuts is coming from all of the spices. Oh yes, you got it: pumpkin spice, cinnamon, AND all spice!
If you don’t have pumpkin spice in your pantry, do not fear! You can easily make a homemade version, using recipes like this one.
Tips for your donut making:
- Don’t overmix the batter! Overmixing the batter will lead to tough donuts.
- Store these donuts without the topping. If you plan to store these donuts for a few days, do not coat in butter and sugar, otherwise the donuts will become soggy. We recommend coating the donuts the day they are eaten.
- Use a ziplock bag to pipe the donut batter into the donut cavities. Pour the donut batter into a piping bag or ziplock bag and cut off the corner to pipe the batter (we show how to do this in our recipe video below!).
To show you how to make these delicious donuts and how to properly coat them in all that cinnamon, sugar-y goodness, we made a recipe video! Click “play” on the video below to watch!
We hope you make these donuts and love them as much as we do!:)
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These pumpkin donuts are the perfect fall treat! They are so moist and fluffy and covered in plenty of sugar and spices!
- 2 cups (275g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon all spice
- 1/2 cup (125g) pumpkin puree
- 2/3 cup (145mL) buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick; 27g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup (70g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (40g) packed brown sugar
- 1 stick (113g) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (193g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and all spice. Set aside.
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In a medium-sized bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, buttermilk, butter, eggs, vanilla, granulated sugar, and brown sugar and use an electric handheld or stand mixer on low speed to mix the ingredients together until fully incorporated.
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Add the combined wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and beat on low speed until no flour remains. Fill a ziplock or piping bag with batter and cut off a corner; pipe each donut cavity about 2/3 full. Bake at 350ºF for 8-10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Donuts can be carefully removed from the pan as soon as they finish baking. *Allow the donut pan to cool completely before baking the remaining donuts.
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While the donuts are in the oven, prepare the topping. Melt one stick of unsalted butter in a medium-sized bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
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Once the donuts have cooled for about 10 minutes, dip each donut into the melted butter, allowing any excess butter to drip off. Then immediately place the donut in the sugar/spice mixture and use a spoon to completely cover the donut. Repeat for each donut.
Make Ahead Tip: Although these donuts are best enjoyed the day they are prepared, donuts without topping can be stored in an airtight container for 1-2 days.
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Wow, they look and sound delicious!!
Thank you so much!:)
Will you bake me some of these and ship them out to my home? They sound delicious!!
Thank you!