Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donuts

These irresistible cinnamon sugar pumpkin donuts are loaded with fall spices, covered in a cinnamon sugar coating, and so easy to make!

I surprised my kids and husband with these baked cinnamon sugar pumpkin donuts for a recent breakfast, and they were thrilled. I used a recipe I found on Baker by Nature that was quick and simple to make. Since the donuts are baked, their texture is more like a muffin than a fried donut, and you feel much less guilty eating them. This homemade baked donut recipe was a big hit with my family, and they disappeared quickly.

Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donuts

Pumpkin Donuts:

• 1¼ cups flour
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp pumpkin pie spice
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ginger
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ½ cup whole milk
• ¼ cup pumpkin puree
• 2½ tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Cinnamon Sugar:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1½ tbsp cinnamon
• 1½ tbsp unsalted butter, melted

How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a donut pan very well with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves; mix well.

In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, pumpkin puree, and melted butter until well combined.

Place the mixture into a large zip-lock bag. Cut off the corner and pipe evenly into the donut pan. Side Note: The Mixture is very thick.

Bake in the oven for 11 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven, and let it rest for 5 minutes before placing the donuts on a wire cooling rack.

Make the cinnamon sugar by combining the white sugar and cinnamon; mix well.

Dip both sides of the donut in the melted butter, then coat it in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place it on a serving plate. Repeat with the remaining donuts.

Serve immediately. Enjoy.