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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

These pumpkin spiced donuts are baked to pure fall perfection!
David Murphy
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Serving Size 16

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup vegetable oil like canola oil, melted coconut oil or melted butter
  • ¾ packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree
  • cup milk I used whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Pumpkin Spice Latté Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice and set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oil or melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, milk and vanilla extract.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
  • You can either spoon the batter into the donut holes or use a large piping bag or zipped-top bag which I highly recommend. Simply cut the corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut hole, filling about halfway. With damp hands press them gently to smooth them out, this also prevents from burning the tops.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges and tops are lightly browned. Cool donuts in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining batter. For the pumpkin spice latte glaze, mix ¾ cup  powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of milk. Dip the donuts in the glaze and set aside. In another bowl dissolve the coffee powder in 1 tablespoons of hot water. Add the remaining powdered sugar and the pumpkin pie spice. Mix well and drizzle the coffee glaze over the previously glazed donuts. Place back onto the cooling rack or on a plate to let the glaze set.

Notes

  • Cover any leftover donuts tightly and store at room temperature up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to one week.
  • You can freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm them up a bit in the microwave.
  • If you don’t have a donut pan, make this recipe into muffins using a muffin pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • You can use any milk you like. For a dairy free version soy milk or coconut milk works best.
  • A trick to make the donuts look prettier is to dip in the glaze the side of the donut that was touching the pan (the bottoms) because it’s smoother than the top side.