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Homemade Pumpkin Donuts

Enjoy soft, cakey Homemade Pumpkin Donuts with warm spices and a cinnamon sugar coating. Perfect for fall baking.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Homemade Pumpkin Donuts
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 289kcal
Author: Lois

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a donut pan with non stick spray and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil, and egg. Whisk thoroughly to combine.
  • Once combined, add the pumpkin puree, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
  • In a large bowl, combine the all purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix with a rubber spatula until combined.
  • Fill donut pan with ¼ cup of batter in each well. To easily fill up the donut pan, place the batter in a piping bag or zip top bag with the corner snipped off.
  • Bake for 10-14 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then trasfer to a wire cooling rack.
  • In a medium bowl prepare the topping by whisking the granulated sugar and cinnamon together.
  • Once the donuts are cooled, dip them in melted butter then into the cinnamon sugar mixture until coated well.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

If you don't have a donut pan, you can use a muffin tin. Don't forget to spray the pan with non-stick baking spray. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2586IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg