Easy Baked Homemade Pumpkin Donuts
Bake a batch of soft, fluffy pumpkin donuts at home with this easy recipe! Made with pumpkin puree, warm spices, and a sweet cinnamon sugar coating, these baked donuts are the perfect fall treat—no frying required.
Ingredients
Donut Batter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable or coconut oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Cinnamon sugar coating
- 6 tsp. unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, milk, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg, whisk to combine.
- Add in flour and mix with a large spoon until just combined.
- Transfer batter to a piping bag or a Ziplock bag with the corner cut off. Pipe batter 3/4 full into each donut cavity.
- Bake for 15-16 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
- Flip pan over to release donuts onto a cooling rack and let them cool for at least 10 minutes.
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