These Pumpkin Spice Donuts are moist, baked cake donuts and can be topped with a pumpkin spice – sugar mixture and/or a maple glaze. Super easy to make, and fun too!

Why we love pumpkin spice donuts

These pumpkin spice donuts are so good when made fresh and enjoyed with some coffee or tea. These delicious and moist, cake donuts are baked, not fried.

Because we love the flavor of maple glaze frosting just as much as the sugary coating, we wanted to make sure you had both. You can cut the coating recipe in half if you need to.

RELATED: You may also love these Apple Cider Donuts – topped with a cinnamon sugar mixture, donuts don’t get much better than this!

Ingredients you will need

Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.

Pumpkin Spice Donut batter:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice mix
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
1/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Maple Glaze (for 12-13 donuts)

1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons 100% pure maple syrup
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Pumpkin Spice donuts and Maple Glazed Donuts

Sugar – Pumpkin Spice Coating (for 12-13 donuts)

1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin spice mix
In a separate bowl: 1/4 stick unsalted butter

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Donuts

There is a video in this post that shows you how to make these donuts, step by step.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray oil.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin spice mix, Kosher salt, and baking soda until evenly combined.
Add the pumpkin puree, 2 eggs, whole milk, and melted and cooled unsalted butter. Stir until combined; do not over mix. Spoon into a donut pan. (You can also put the batter into a large zip lock bag and cut the corner.)
Bake 8-11 minutes in a preheat oven. When donuts are ready, they should spring back when touched.

Maple Glaze Topping (12-13 donuts):

In a medium bowl, mix confectioner’s sugar, unsalted butter (melted and cooled), maple syrup, water and vanilla extract until combined.

Hold donut upside down and dip the top into the glaze, let it drip off the excess, and place on cooling racks to set.

Sugar Pumpkin Spice Coating (12-13 donuts):

In a small-medium mixing bowl, mix sugar and pumpkin spice mix until combined. Melt butter in the microwave at 20 second intervals until melted.

pumpkin spice donuts with glaze or sugar coating

Using a pastry brush, brush cooled donuts with butter and toss in the sugar pumpkin spice mixture until coated.

Baking Tips

You can save time by using a store-bought pumpkin spice mix or trying this recipe.
Do not over-mix the donut batter to avoid making the donuts tough – mix until just combined.

stacked pumpkin donuts with bites taken out

Serving & Storing

These pumpkin spice donuts are best when served right away. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

I know you will love these pumpkin spice donuts! What a great way to welcome autumn.

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This post originally appeared here on Oct 18, 2017.