Pumpkin spice donuts are a sweet way to start your morning, or great for an afternoon pick me up with tea. Warm and spicy, full of rich flavor!
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I am in awe at how fast the seasons can change sometimes. One minute, it’s freezing cold and snowy on the ground and the next it’s warm and sunny. While we complain about being too hot, we blink and the leaves are going from green to deep reds, oranges and yellows. Life really does move quite fast sometimes.
When pumpkin spice time hits, it’s time for all things pumpkin. The combination of ground cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg is one of my favorite spice blends. Commonly called pumpkin pie spice, it’s warming, comforting, and goes get in one of my most popular donut recipes.
Ingredients you need for the pumpkin donuts:
Ingredients you need for the topping:
Making your pumpkin spice donuts:
- Preheat oven and prepare donut pans.
- Whip together butter, pumpkin, and sugar until smooth.
- Add in eggs, one at a time.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, spices and baking powder
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until smooth.
- Pour into greased donut pan and bake, then cool on rack.
- While donuts are cooling, melt butter and place into a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
- Dip donuts into melted butter, then into cinnamon sugar.
Are these healthier than regular donuts fried in vegetable oil?
Homemade baked donuts can be healthier than a fried donut. Of course, the amount of sugar, fat, and carbs does make it healthy or not. Either way, homemade donuts are a nice once in a while treat, but I wouldn’t eat them every single day. (at least not admit it 🙂 )
But, if you want, you can get a traditional homemade fried donut recipe here.
How do I spoon the batter into the donut mold?
You can use a regular spoon to add the batter, or you can use a pastry piping bag and pipe it into the donut molds.
What to serve with these donuts:
Other pumpkin recipes you’ll love:
- Pumpkin Butterscotch Cookies
- Pumpkin Cream Pie
- Pumpkin Scones
- Pumpkin Ravioli
- Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies
Pumpkin Spice Donuts
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease 2 donut pans.
- Whip together butter, pumpkin, and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs in, one at time, and mix with each addition.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, spices and baking powder.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until smooth.
- Pour into greased donut pan.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- While donuts are cooling, melt 2 Tablespoons butter and place into a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
- Dip donuts into melted butter, then into cinnamon sugar.
