Description
Seasonal Maple Glazed Pumpkin Donuts bring warm autumn comfort straight from your kitchen. Rich spices and sweet maple create a delightful breakfast treat you’ll crave all season long.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups (220 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (185 grams) pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) vegetable oil
Spices and Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 cup (120 grams) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1–2 tablespoons milk (as needed)
Instructions
- Prepare the oven at 350F (175C) and thoroughly coat a donut pan with non-stick spray to ensure easy removal.
- In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly blend all dry ingredients including flour, brown sugar, leavening agents, spices, and salt until uniformly combined.
- Separately, whisk together pumpkin puree, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until the mixture achieves a smooth, consistent texture.
- Gently fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring minimally to prevent overworking the batter, which can result in dense donuts.
- Carefully transfer the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity approximately three-quarters full to allow room for rising during baking.
- Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 11-13 minutes, monitoring until donuts develop a golden-brown exterior and a inserted toothpick emerges clean.
- Remove from oven and allow donuts to rest in the pan for 5 minutes before gently transferring to a wire cooling rack.
- Craft the maple glaze by whisking powdered sugar, pure maple syrup, and milk until achieving a silky, pourable consistency.
- Immerse each cooled donut into the glaze, allowing excess to drip off, then place on a wire rack to set the glaze completely before serving.
Notes
- Check donut pan cavity size to ensure perfect donut shape and even baking, using a standard 6-cavity pan for consistent results.
- Replace all-purpose flour with gluten-free blend for celiac-friendly version, maintaining similar texture and taste.
- Swap vegetable oil with applesauce or mashed banana to reduce fat content and add natural sweetness.
- Store donuts in airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or refrigerate for extended freshness up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg