Baked Pumpkin Donuts
Baked Pumpkin Donuts are an easy and delicious recipe that leaves all that grease behind. Pop them in the oven and enjoy all those fall flavors!
Equipment
- donut pan(s) 12 cup or two 6 cup pans
- Wire rack
- small cookie scoop
Ingredients
Pumpkin Donuts
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- baking spray with flour
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp butter melted, to coat the tops of the donut before dipping into cinnamon-sugar topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray donut pan(s) with baking spray with flour.
- Whisk together flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar and pure vanilla extract until combined.
- Add pumpkin puree, melted butter and vegetable oil and beat until combined.
- Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
- Using a small cookie scoop, add 4 scoops of pumpkin batter in each donut cup. Dip fingers into some water and smooth out the tops.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove and set donuts on a wire rack to cool.
- In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar.
- Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a pan. Using a silicone brush coat the tops of each donut with melted butter. Immediately place in cinnamon-sugar topping.
- Serve and enjoy!
