Pumpkin Donuts
Easy baked pumpkin donuts recipe that creates super festive holiday treats that are delicious beyond compare.
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (or ¾ tsp cinnamon and heaping ¼ tsp of nutmeg and ground ginger)
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Beat all ingredients, except for flour, until smooth.
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Add 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour and beat, just until smooth. Do not overmix.
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Scoop batter into two lightly greased donut pans, filling each donut well ¾ full.
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Bake the donuts for 13-14 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Remove donuts from the oven and let cool for 4-5 minutes, then carefully remove from pan for further cooling on wire racks.
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You will want to roll your donuts in the cinnamon sugar topping while the donut is still slightly warm. For us, they only had to cool for about 1 minute after being removed from pan to be ready for the topping.
Add cinnamon sugar topping
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In large one gallon ziploc bag, add ¼ cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon and shake to mix.
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Place donut in bag and cover in cinnamon sugar topping.
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Donuts are most delicious served warm. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Adapted from King Arthur Flour