Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

These Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts are a quintessential autumn treat. Whether you make them for dessert or indulge in one for breakfast- they evoke the comforts of the season. Best of all, they're baked not fried, and keep for days so you can have a little treat throughout the week.

Today's recipe is a small batch yielding six regular-sized donuts. Double the recipe if you want a full dozen for get-togethers or to freeze which we will discuss later on in the post alongside ingredient notes and recipe variations.

So without further delay, grab your aprons, and let's start baking!

Baked Pumpkin Spice DonutsPhoto byLiving the Gourmet

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree

For the cinnamon sugar coating:

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (use Vietnamese or Chinese cinnamon if you want a spicier cinnamon for the coating)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a donut pan or muffin tin.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
3. In a small saucepan, melt down the butter until it has boiled and starts browning. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl whisk brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin puree, and browned butter. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until a smooth batter forms.
5. Divide the batter between the prepared donut pan. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean.
6. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
7. In the meantime, prepare the cinnamon sugar coating. Brush the cooled donuts with the melted butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
8. Serve immediately. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Donuts will keep up to 5 days.

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