Pumpkin Spice Donuts
These are the best pumpkin spice donuts! They're extra moist, full of pumpkin spice flavor and topped with a spiced maple glaze. These are the perfect donuts to bake for pumpkin season!
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Spice Donuts
- 2 ¼ cups (281 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon ground pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoon (140 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1 cup (244 g) canned pumpkin puree
For the Spiced Maple Glaze
- 1 ½ cups (195 g) powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoon (90 ml) maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
For the Donut Batter
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a donut pan with non stick spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.2 ¼ cups (281 g) all purpose flour, spooned and leveled, 1 tablespoon ground pumpkin pie spice, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add the softened butter and granulated white sugar to a large bowl. Cream together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer.10 tablespoon (140 g) unsalted butter, softened, 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated white sugar
- Then add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until pale in color and smooth, about 1 minute.2 eggs, at room temperature, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Next add in the buttermilk and canned pumpkin puree and mix until combined.½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature, 1 cup (244 g) canned pumpkin puree
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Transfer the donut batter to a piping bag fitted with a large circular tip. Pipe the donut batter into the donut pan, ¾ of the way full.
- Bake the donuts for 12-13 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the centers. Let them cool for 2-3 minutes in the pan and then transfer them to a cooling rack until completely cool.
For the Spiced Maple Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice and maple syrup. If it is too thick after all 6 tablespoons of syrup have been added, add more a tablespoon at a time. (The glaze should be thick enough to drip very slowly from the whisk.)1 ½ cups (195 g) powdered sugar, 6 tablespoon (90 ml) maple syrup, ¼ teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice
- Dip each donut in the glaze to coat each thickly. Let the glaze dry until it's set before serving. It usually takes about 15 minutes or so.
- Serve! Store left overs in an air tight container for up to three days.
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