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!

Straightforward Pumpkin Donuts Recipe

Whether or not it’s fall or not, pumpkin donuts are all the time a good suggestion! We love our baked pumpkin donuts as a result of there isn’t a frying concerned and so they come out pillowy and fluffy.

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

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• Flour: we stored issues easy with all-purpose flour, however we’re assured that white entire wheat would additionally work. It is perhaps denser if you happen to go that route.
• Spices: you’ll want heat spices comparable to cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. It’s also possible to substitute these for our homemade 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 way in which 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 Completely different Puree: don’t love pumpkin? Do this recipe with butternut squash puree, applesauce, or every other fruit puree.

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

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

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

Storage

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

Freeze Directions

Let donuts cool utterly. 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.