Alex Daynes

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

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These Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts are the perfect fall treat! Soft, chewy baked pumpkin donuts, rolled in a cinnamon pumpkin spice mix. They are so yummy and great this time of year! I love making donuts because they are so easy and they turn out so cute each time! Make it with me!

I love baked donuts for a number of reasons. They are super easy to make and bake! The batter is simple to put together, no crazy steps or ingredients. Baked donuts are cakier and healthier than a fried donut. I love how quick they come together an how many variations of flavors you can put together! I make healthy and not so healthy donuts. Here is the link to a couple of my protein packed protein donuts! Peanut Butter Protein Donuts, Lemon Protein Donuts, Chocolate Chocolate & Cake Batter Donuts. 

By the way, here is the donut pan I own. It’s the only special tool you’ll need to make this recipe. If you don’t have one, a muffin pan will easily work instead. Donut tip: To get the donut batter neatly into the donut pan, use a large ziplock bag. Cut a hole in one corner and pipe the batter into the pan. It’s soooo much easier and neater this way.

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts 

Yields 12 Donuts 
1 15 oz (1 3/4) cup can of pumpkin
Β½ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 Β½ cups granulated sugar
ΒΎ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Β½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Β½ teaspoon ground ginger
ΒΌ teaspoon ground allspice
1Β½ teaspoons salt
1Β½ teaspoons baking powder
1ΒΎ cups + 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour

Cinnamon Spice Topping

1/2 cup butter, melted 
1 cup of sugar
2 Tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice 
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your donut pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix whisk together the canned pumpkin, vegetable oil, eggs and granulated sugar.
  3. In another bowl, mix together the spices, the salt, the baking powder and the flour.
  4. Mix together the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, mixing well. (I use my stand mixer).
  5. Using a spoon or a piping bag (I use a ziplock bag and remove the corner), fill each donut well with about a quarter cup of batter or so. You want them about ΒΎ full.
  6. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the donut comes out clean.
  7. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan.
  8. Remove the donuts and place on a cooling rack to continue cooling.
  9. Next, dip the baked donuts into melted butter and roll in pumpkin pie sugar mixture. 
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