Description
Homemade Donuts are pure golden delights that fill your kitchen with sweet memories and warmth. Craving a treat that melts in your mouth and brings pure comfort right from your own oven?
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cup pumpkin puree
- 0.5 cup vegetable oil
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 cup milk
Spice and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1.5 tablespoons milk
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350F and generously spray two 6-cavity donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine 1 ¾ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon cloves, and ½ teaspoon salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, vigorously whisk ½ cup vegetable oil, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until the mixture becomes smooth and glossy.
- Fold ¾ cup pumpkin puree and ½ cup milk into your sugar mixture until completely incorporated.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stirring just until combined. Stop mixing when no flour streaks remain.
- Transfer batter to a piping bag or large zip-top bag with corner snipped. Fill each donut cavity approximately ¾ full with batter.
- Bake donuts at 350F for 10-12 minutes, checking with a toothpick for clean removal from center.
- Remove pan from oven and let donuts rest 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a wire cooling rack.
- Prepare glaze by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and milk until smooth and drizzling consistency.
- Dunk each cooled donut into glaze, allowing excess to drip off before placing back on wire rack to set.
Notes
- Flour measurements matter, so spoon and level carefully to avoid dense donuts.
- Use fresh spices for the most vibrant flavor, as older spices can taste dull and flat.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.
- Pipe the batter smoothly to ensure even, professional-looking donuts that bake uniformly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Donuts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 221 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg