Pumpkin Spice Donuts

5 from 3 votes

Pumpkin Spice Donuts are the perfect little fall treat combining an easy pumpkin batter with a cinnamon sugar topping. Serve these fresh out of the oven while they are warm and they'll literally melt in your mouth!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword baked donuts, pumpkin spice donuts

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings donuts

Calories 203kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the donuts:

2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree
5 Tablespoons unsalted butter - melted
1 large egg
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

For the cinnamon sugar topping:

1/4 cup unsalted butter - melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

Prep. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray the donut pans lightly with nonstick spray (like Pam).
Combine the wet ingredients. In a medium bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients. To the wet mixture, add the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir until just combined.
Add batter to pans. Carefully spoon the donut batter to the donut pans. You can also pour the batter into a ziplock bag, trim off the corner of the bag, and pipe small amounts of batter into each donut pan.
Bake. Bake the donuts for 10-12 minutes, or until done. Remove to a wire rack.
Add the cinnamon sugar topping. Melt butter in small dish. Combine cinnamon and sugar in another dish. Place each donut in butter and get one side wet. Then dip that side in cinnamon and sugar, and place back on cooling racks.
These are best fresh!

Notes

Storing Tip - For best results, enjoy these FRESH the first day. You could store them on the counter for another day or so. I recommend covering them with some tin foil instead of a plastic bag.

Freezing Tip - It’s best to freeze these BEFORE adding the cinnamon sugar mixture on them. When ready to eat, let them sit on the counter until they come to room temp. Heat them up slightly in the microwave, and add the butter and cinnamon sugar mixture.

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