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Baked donuts with cinnamon sugar mixture on top.
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Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

Baked pumpkin spice donuts are a delicious and cozy fall treat. Soft, spiced, and coated in sugar, they’re perfect as dessert or alongside a morning coffee.
Prep Time25 minutes
Bake Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Intermediate
Method: Baking
Servings: 18 donuts
Author: Kaleb

Equipment

Ingredients

For the donuts

  • ⅓ cup neutral oil
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

For the sugar coating

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 10 tbsp (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare the wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk the oil, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract and pumpkin puree.
    ⅓ cup neutral oil, 4 tbsp unsalted butter, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¾ cup light brown sugar, 3 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
  • Add the dry ingredients: Add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix until no dry streaks remain.
    1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1 ¾ tsp baking soda, ¾ tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • Bake: Spray donut pan with nonstick baking spray and fill forms ¾ full of batter. Bake in the preheated 350°F oven until the donuts are slightly browned around the edges and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean, 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack. Continue baking donuts until all the batter is used.
  • Prepare the sugar coating: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon and evenly mix. Pour the melted butter into a wide bowl. When the donuts are cooled, dip both sides quickly in the butter and then coat all over in the cinnamon sugar. Return to the cool rack to dry.
    1 cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 10 tbsp (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter

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Nutrition

Serving: 1donut | Calories: 216kcal