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Baked pumpkin donuts filled with warm spices and topped with a chocolate glaze.

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

Author: Dana Ricciardi
Moist, spice-laden, and dipped in dreamy chocolate, these baked pumpkin spice donuts with chocolate glaze are a perfect holiday or any-day treat. You may want to double the recipe if you're planning on feeding a crowd---they're just that good!
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Servings 12
Calories 375 kcal
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

For the Donuts

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled (Note 1)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 and ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar tightly packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Chocolate Glaze

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 teaspoons light corn syrup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray the donut cavities of 2 6-count donut pans with vegetable spray, or use non-stick donut pans.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin puree, sugars, oil, butter, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture. Beat just until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl halfway through to ensure even incorporation.
  • Fill each donut cavity to the top. Bake on the oven's middle rack for 15 minutes. You may need to adjust the time if your oven runs cooler/hotter. Remove and place the pans on cooling racks.
  • To make the chocolate glaze, place the chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave in 20-second increments until the chocolate and butter fully melt. Stir well.
  • When the donuts are cooled, place the top of one into the bowl of melted chocolate. Gently rock it back and forth to ensure even coverage before lifting it from the bowl. Set on a wire rack so the glaze can set. Repeat this process with the remaining donuts. Enjoy!

Notes

Note 1: Use the spoon-and-level method to measure the flour. Scoop the flour into a measuring cup with a spoon and level it off with the edge of a butter knife.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 3429IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg
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