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These baked pumpkin donuts are super soft and moist with a delightful pumpkin taste and crunchy cinnamon-sugar coating. (pumpkin donuts, pumpkin spice donuts, baked pumpkin donuts, homemade pumpkin donuts, Tim Hortons, pumpkin cake donuts)

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Donuts

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These made-from-scratch baked pumpkin donuts are soft, moist and fluffy with a delightful cinnamon-sugar coating.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Method Bake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 18 donuts
Calories 202
Author Lily Ernst

Ingredients

Donut batter

  • 1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 & 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
  • 1 & 1/2 cups (365g) canned pumpkin purée
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice or 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg & 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 & 3/4 cups minus 2 tbp (8oz) all-purpose flour

Sugar coating

  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F and grease two standard size donut pans.
  • In a large bowl, whisk all the oil, eggs and sugar.
    1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil, 3 large eggs, 1 & 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
  • Whisk in the pumpkin puree, spices, salt and baking powder.
    1 & 1/2 cups (365g) canned pumpkin purée, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, 1 & 1/2 tsp salt, 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Add in the flour and stir just until smooth again.
    1 & 3/4 cups minus 2 tbp (8oz) all-purpose flour
  • Using a large muffin scoop or 1/4 cup measuring cup, fill the wells of the prepared baking pans about 3/4 full.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool enough to handle.
  • Toss the sugar and cinnamon in a medium ziplock bag. While the donuts are still warm, gently shake them in the sugar mixture to coat. Place them on a wire rack to cool or enjoy warm. See notes.
    1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar, 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Notes

Because these donuts are quite moist, it's best to coat them just before serving or at most a couple of hours before.
Store leftover donuts at room temperature on a cooling rack. Cover the donuts with a large tupperware container or sheet of wax paper. You want to shelter them, yet still allowing for air circulation.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 3219IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg