Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts with Maple Frosting
Start your day right with these rich and moist Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts! These delicious fall-flavored treats are baked, not fried, which makes them less greasy and healthy enough to devour at least two for breakfast! With a layer of maple frosting and crushed pecans, you will be craving them for dessert too.
Ingredients
- For the doughnuts:
- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup Buttermilk
- 1 large Egg
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 1 cup Pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- For the maple frosting:
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups Powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tbsp Maple syrup + more as needed
- Chopped pecans, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two doughnut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the all-purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt. In a large bowl whisk together the brown sugar, unsalted butter, buttermilk, egg, egg yolk, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract. Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into each doughnut cup filling approximately 2⁄3 full. Bake the doughnuts for about 15 to 16 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once the doughnuts have cooled, spread the maple frosting on top of each doughnut and garnish with pecans.
- For the maple frosting: Using a hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth in a large mixing bowl. Next, add in the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Add in the maple syrup and continue to mix until smooth. If you need to add more maple syrup that's okay! Keep adding until desired consistency is reached.
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