Spiced Pumpkin Donuts
Try Spiced Pumpkin Donuts with a delicious maple pecan glaze. These baked donuts bring all the cozy flavors of autumn to your kitchen, and taste great with a pumpkin spice latte!
Servings: 8
Calories: 260kcal
Equipment
- piping bag with tips (can use a spoon)
Ingredients
Spiced Pumpkin Donuts
- 1 ¼ cups cake mix (pumpkin or spice cake mix)
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
Maple Pecan Glaze
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon whole milk
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
Spiced Pumpkin Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350° and thoroughly grease a donut pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, egg, vegetable oil, Greek yogurt, milk, and maple extract. Stir until smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag and snip off the tip. Or, use a spoon.
- Pipe the batter into the donut tin, filling each donut space about ⅔ full. Lightly tap the pan on the counter to release the air bubbles.
- Bake batter on the center rack for 12 minutes or until donuts spring back when touched. Let cool completely.
Maple Pecan Glaze
- While donuts are cooling, mix together powdered sugar, milk, and maple extract in a small bowl. Stir until powdered sugar is dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
- Dip each cooled donut in the maple frosting and allow the excess to drop off. Place the donuts on a wire rack with the glazed side facing up.
- Sprinkle each donut with chopped pecans.
- Let the frosting set for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- This recipe only uses 1 ¼ cups of cake mix to make 8 donuts. There's enough cake mix left to double the recipe if desired.
- I used a pumpkin cake mix from Betty Crocker. If you can't find that, a spice cake mix is a great substitution.
- If you do not have a piping bag, you can spoon the batter into the donut pan. Just make sure to be precise and wipe any batter spills off the pan before baking.
- My donut pan only has six spaces, so I baked one batch of six, then baked the remaining two donuts in the second batch. If your pan has 8 or 10 spaces, you’re golden!
- These will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days!
- If you can’t find a pumpkin or spice cake mix, you can use a yellow cake mix and add in 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice.
- Cool Leftovers Completely: Make sure the donuts are fully cooled before storing.
- Store in an Airtight Container: Place the donuts in an airtight container. If you’ve glazed them, it’s best to place a layer of parchment paper between the donuts to prevent sticking.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg