Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts (VIDEO)

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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts (VIDEO)

You are going to fall in love with these super moist and delicious Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts that are the perfect start to a holiday morning! They are packed with pumpkin, spiced with all the best iconic fall flavors, and coated in a simple cinnamon sugar mixture that is absolutely yummy!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 210kcal

Author: Katalin Nagy

Equipment

Ingredients

Pumpkin Donuts

1 Egg room temperature
60 g Oil no flavor vegetable oil
30 g Granulated sugar
30 g Brown sugar
110 g Pumpkin puree
90 g All purpose flour
¼ teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pumpkin spice mix of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger

Cinnamon sugar

40 g Unsalted butter melted
80 g Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

Pre-heat oven to 175 C / 347 F (no fan)
In a large bowl oil, whip egg, oil, and the 2 different kinds of sugar with an Electric hand mixer for a few minutes until fluffy, then fold pumpkin puree in
Sift dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, spices) then fold into the wet ingredients by hand using a Rubber spatula). Do not use a mixer at this point.
Pipe or spoon the donut batter into the cavities of your donut mold.
Bake for 20-25 min or until a skewer inserted comes out clean
Let the donuts come to room temperature before applying the cinnamon sugar on them

Cinnamon sugar

Mix granulated sugar with cinnamon
Melt a small amount of butter and apply lightly but thoroughly all around the donuts then dump them in the cinnamon sugar mixture
Serve the donuts fresh. Any leftovers can be stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for 2-3 days.

Video

Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES

All ingredients must be at room temperature to properly emulsify: eggs, pumpkin puree, etc.
For the best taste and texture make sure that your pumpkin puree is not watery. Strain it on cheesecloth to get rid of some of the liquid if necessary

TECHNIQUE NOTES

Digital scale is required for a consistent, happy baking experience:)
Do not overwork the cake batter, after the wet ingredients are whipped up, switch to a rubber spatula to incorporate the dry ingredients
If not using a silicone baking mold, make sure to properly grease your tin. Check my article about how to get cake out of mold and how to properly prepare a non-silicone mold
Always pre-heat your oven and consider using a digital oven thermometer for the best results
Baking this Pumpkin donut takes 20-25 minutes in my oven however focus on the texture, not the time. Apply the toothpick check (it should come out clean) to avoid raw cake
When applying the melted butter, make sure to apply only a small amount but all around the donuts. The cinnamon sugar will only stick to the part that is buttered.

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