Description
These baked pumpkin donuts deliver all the cozy flavors of fall with 40% fewer calories and 60% less saturated fat than fried versions. Moist, spiced, and perfectly tender, they’re a healthier twist on a nostalgic autumn favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (or melted coconut oil)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (or brown sugar for deeper flavor)
- 3/4 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves blend)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or cake flour for tenderness)
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating: 3 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease donut pan well.
- In a large bowl, whisk oil, eggs, sugar, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
- Mix in pumpkin spice, salt, baking powder, and vanilla until combined.
- Stir in flour gently until batter is smooth. Do not overmix.
- Spoon or pipe batter into donut pan, filling 3/4 full.
- Bake 15–17 minutes until donuts spring back when touched and edges pull away slightly.
- Cool 5 minutes. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bag, then shake each donut to coat.
Notes
Do not overmix the batter to keep donuts tender. Coat with cinnamon sugar only after slight cooling to avoid melting. Only use pumpkin puree, not pie filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-17 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 31mg
Keywords: baked pumpkin donuts, healthy donuts, fall dessert, pumpkin spice donuts, autumn baking