How to Make Maple Pumpkin Doughnuts - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like a warm, freshly made doughnut on a crisp fall morning. The combination of rich, earthy pumpkin and sweet maple syrup is the perfect flavor duo for the season. These Maple Pumpkin Doughnuts are a delicious treat that will have your kitchen smelling like a cozy autumn day.

Making homemade doughnuts may seem daunting, but this recipe is actually quite simple. With just a few basic ingredients and some pumpkin puree, you can create a batch of delightful doughnut...

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup pumpkin puree
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ¼ cup finely chopped roasted pumpkin seeds

Information

  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 servings

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a doughnut pan with about 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and cloves together in a large bowl; stir brown sugar into flour mixture until well mixed.
  • Whisk pumpkin puree, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1/3 cup maple syrup, buttermilk, and egg together in a separate bowl until smooth. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined. Refrigerate batter for flavors to blend, 20 to 40 minutes.
  • Scoop about 1/4 cup batter into each doughnut well.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a doughnut comes out clean, 9 to 13 minutes. Cool doughnut completely in pan. Loosen edges of each doughnut with a small offset spatula or knife and transfer to wire rack.
  • Whisk confectioners' sugar and 3 tablespoons maple syrup together in a small bowl until glaze is smooth.
  • Press doughnuts facedown into glaze to cover the top completely. Place doughnuts on a wire rack for glaze to set, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle pumpkin seeds over glaze.
  • Nutrition

    275 cal.

    • Total Fat: 11g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 24mg
    • Sodium: 210mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 42g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 26g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 76mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 155mg