These baked pumpkin donuts with chocolate glaze are fluffy, cakey and lightly spiced - perfect for Fall.
Pumpkin Doughnuts
Fall is my favorite time of year. When the leaves change color and fall to the ground, the temperature drops and the scarves come out, I get such joy.
Suddenly tins of pumpkin make an appearance in the supermarkets and the internet is awash with vegetable desserts using the humble gourd.
Nearly as ubiquitous as carrot cake, pumpkin desserts seem to be everywhere these days - and I love it!
It's perfect in dessert, especially in Pumpkin Donuts! They're moist, flavorful, and full of Fall flavors.
Pumpkin works so well in desserts. It's faintly sweet flavor pairs beautifully with warm spices to herald autumn.
Baked Donuts
Have you tried making baked donuts before? You'll need a Donut Pan (affiliate Amazon link), but they're inexpensive and suddenly you'll be able to turn all sorts of cake batters into donuts!
Plus, since you don't have to fry them, they're much healthier.
I've drizzled the donuts in a chocolate glaze, prompting my son to refer to them as tiger doughnuts. He then quickly tucked in while nodding his head in enjoyment and giving me a thumbs up.
That's high praise from a six-year-old.
More Pumpkin Desserts
I love baking with vegetables, and pumpkins are no exception! They add moisture and work beautifully with spices.
Try these tasty pumpkin desserts.
Pumpkin Bark
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Pumpkin Tarts with Chai Hazelnut Crust (vegan)
Pumpkin Spice Crisp (Crumble) with Gingerbread Pecan Topping
Get the Baked Pumpkin Donut Recipe
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Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Chocolate Glaze
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup (150g) pumpkin puree (or cooked and pureed pumpkin or butternut squash)
- ⅔ cup (125g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (250ml) milk
- 1 egg
- ½ cup (50g) butter , melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (plain flour)
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of salt
For the glaze
- 1 ⅛ cups (150g) powdered icing sugar
- 4 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C/150C fan/325F/gas mark3. Lightly grease a doughnut pan with oil.
- In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, milk, egg, cooled melted butter and vanilla together. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and gently combine.
- Fill the doughnut molds with the batter until nearly full and bake for 15 minutes or until springy and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tray for 5 minutes, then carefully remove from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
For the chocolate glaze
- Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder together into a bowl. Add the milk and vanilla and whisk until smooth. It should be a thick drizzling consistency. If necessary, add a teaspoon more of icing sugar to thicken, or a teaspoon of milk to thin. Drizzle over the completely cooled doughnuts.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Lynda
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Charlie @ The Kitchen Shed
These look sooooo good! I have 3 pumpkins in my kitchen that need using up and my boys would LOVE these!
Gryselle Mae
Those doughnuts looks delicious! hahaha Thanks for sharing the recipe ~
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
Super idea to bake donuts rather than fry them
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
I just got a donut pan recently, and have been loving it! I can't wait to try this one too, the grocery stores are practically overflowing with pumpkins this time of year!
Ceri Jones
You know I have never tried making my own doughnuts. They look very appetising though, maybe an excuse to add a doughnut pan to my collection?? Especially love that they have veg in - yay!
Elizabeth
I need to get me one of those doughnut pans! I'm seeing such mouthwatering doughnuts all over the internet just now, and I need some! Love this recipe!
Ludmilla
I love when I see baked donuts recipe!! It's way more easy to make them!
Lisa |Garlic + Zest
This recipe is dangerous for my waistline!
Cricket Plunkett
The chocolate drizzle with the orange donuts looks perfect for Halloween!
Cindy Gordon
You had me at pumpkin! This looks amazing! I am already drooling!
Platter Talk
Love the Tiger Donuts! I think that's a great name for these lovely looking pumpkin treats.
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
Autumn is my favorite time of year, too! I'd love to munch on a couple of these with some coffee on a crisp autumn day...yum.
Sheri @ A Busy Bees Life
These look good, I have never had a pumpkin doughnut! I would love to have this with some delicious coffee.
Isabella
These look absolutely fab, so yummy! Perfect sweet treat for autumn, need to try baking donuts and being a bit healthier!
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
These look amazing! I've never tried to make my own donuts before, but you've made it look so simple.
ANGELA MILNES
These do look very tasty. I would love to try this out with my daughter. Pumpkin flavour is always good.
Jaklien van Melick
Baked pumpkin donuts, where have you been all my life?
Aish Padihari
They look absolutely droolworthy. Yum and greats shots.