It is the season for all things pumpkin. I admit that I am not a huge pumpkin fan and I realize that might get me killed off. Sorry! I don’t know why but for some reason it is just not for me. That being said I have no problem with using it to make some of the most wonderful treats. After all, everyone else in my home loves it.
So why not combine the flavor of the season with my love of donuts? These turned out much better than I thought they would if I am being honest. The seniors loved them. I love that they are cake donuts. For some reason as I have gotten older I prefer the cake donuts over the fried ones. Unless you’re talking Krispy Kreme and then all bets are off!
Pumpkin Donuts
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour PLUS 2 tablespoons
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two standard donut pans
- Beat together the oil, eggs, sugar, pumpkin, spices, salt, and baking powder until smooth.
- Add flour, stirring just until smooth.
- Fill pans 3/4 full
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of one comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and wait 5 minutes then loosen from edges. Remove from pans and let cool on rack.
- While donuts are warm (but not fragile), gently shake them in a bag with the cinnamon sugar.
Notes
If you don’t have any pumpkin pie spice or can’t find it you can use:
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon plus heaping 1/4 teaspoon each nutmeg and ginger
Servings: 12 donuts
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Oooh these look sooooo good! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
These look so good. I need to make these
These look insanely good!
The donuts look so delicious!! Thanks for the recipe.
I love pumpkin. I love donuts. I love this recipe. It looks like I can make it.
These look delicious. I’ll have to try making them.
Pumpkin donuts! I never would have thought of that, but they do sound so good!
I’m not a big pumpkin fan either but these look so good I just might have to try them!
Looks yummy but I’d likely skip the sugar coating
These look delicious! I love pumpkin flavored treats.
My family would just love these. I have to admit I didn’t know making donuts would be so easy.
This is a pin for me.