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August 19, 2019

Easy Pumpkin Spice Donuts – baked, not fried!

In today’s post: These are the most delicious pumpkin donuts you’ve ever tasted! Moist + delicious and full of pumpkin spice flavor with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping.

If you’re a fan of pumpkin spice (and who isn’t?), you really need to try these baked pumpkin donuts. They only take 4 ingredients and a few minutes to mix up, and they taste amazing. They’re perfectly soft, like little pillows of pumpkin spice heaven. Top them with butter and cinnamon sugar and you have the perfect fall treat.

Baked pumpkin spice donuts are the perfect fall treat!

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

A couple of years ago I shared an easy recipe for baked mini donuts made from a cake mix and it’s been one of the most popular recipe posts on my site. This year I perfected a pumpkin version, and my kids and I can’t seem to stop eating them.

Pumpkin spice donuts

Starting with a cake mix means you only need 4 ingredients to make these pumpkin donuts. I cook them in my mini donut maker (affiliate link), which I love because it’s super easy and fast to use, and much simpler than frying! (Here’s a cheaper donut maker option.) My older kids are able to make donuts it in without any help from me.

If you don’t have a donut maker, you can bake these in a donut pan in the oven.

Baked pumpkin spice donuts are the perfect fall treat!

How to make pumpkin donuts

Watch this video to see exactly how to make baked pumpkin donuts (turn the sound on):

 

Pumpkin Spice Donut Recipe

Pumpkin spice donuts with cinnamon sugar topping
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4.34 from 3 votes

Pumpkin Spice Donuts

The most delicious pumpkin donuts you've ever tasted! Moist + delicious and full of pumpkin spice flavor with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Donuts
Servings: 36

Ingredients

  • 1 Spice Cake Mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 can pumpkin 15 oz

Cinnamon sugar topping

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter melted

Instructions

  • In a bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, eggs, and oil until combined.
  • Stir in the spice cake mix until combined.
  • Preheat donut maker.
  • Meanwhile, pour cake batter into a gallon size ziplock bag. Snip off a corner to make a dime sized hole.
  • When donut maker is preheated, spray it with nonstick spray. Pipe out batter into each donut well, filling the bottom half of the donut well.
  • Close the donut maker and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Remove donuts to cooling rack and continue with the next batch. You'll be able to make about 36 mini donuts.
  • Place melted butter in one small bowl. Mix together cinnamon and sugar in another small bowl. Dip the top side of each donut quickly in butter, then in the cinnamon sugar.
  • Donuts taste best when completely cool. Store in a covered container at room temperature.

Notes

If you do not have a donut maker, you can bake these in a donut pan in the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease your donut pan(s) and fill wells about 3/4 of the way full - you may need 2 pans or to make 2 batches. Bake for approximately 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in a donut comes out clean.

Donuts with melted butter and cinnamon sugar

One last note: When making donuts in my donut maker I usually don’t time them; I just wait for the light to come on that tells me they are done. However, the pumpkin in these donuts keeps them very moist, meaning they take a bit longer to cook all the way through. So I’d recommend cooking for the full 5 minutes even if the “done light” comes on sooner.

Looking for more fall desserts? Try these:

Caramel pumpkin poke cake

Pumpkin Pie Cake

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

Apple Pie Bites

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    September 9, 2015 at 11:03 am

    four ing?! I was thinking yea,this will be go fun to make with the kids. But alas there are way more than four ing when you look at the box full of everything but four ing. Prehaps make a recipe with more ing not using a box? I hate using boxed food too many additives. They look divine though and I am sure they are!

    Reply
  2. Megan McEuen says

    September 12, 2015 at 8:57 am

    I LOVE THIS IDEA!
    We have the mini donut maker and I had never thought to make them with the bread mixes. So easy. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  3. Colleen says

    September 17, 2015 at 7:12 am

    Made these in a regular sized donut pan and they turned out great. Baked at 425 degrees for 9 minutes and got 11 donuts. Only needed half the glaze. Thanks for this very easy recipe!

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    September 22, 2019 at 11:52 pm

    Not sure why it is recommended to pour batter into a disposable plastic bag just to squeeze batter into the donut maker. There are many ways to pour batter without using plastic bags which fill landfills and our ocean. There are mixing bowls with pouring spouts that make it easy and are better for the environment. Serve a donut with a smile knowing future generations can enjoy them too! 😊

    Reply
  5. christine says

    May 19, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    im going to add 3 eggs and butter for the oil and ue pumpkin pie mix because everybody brought all the canned pumpkin!

    I’ll let you know!

    or please comment if you have any tips!

    Reply
  6. Christine says

    May 19, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    and always extra spice!

    Reply
  7. Sarah says

    August 21, 2020 at 7:00 am

    I’d prefer not to buy a donut maker or pan. Has anyone tried these in a mini muffin tin?

    Reply
  8. pat says

    August 25, 2020 at 7:04 am

    I am diabetic. Missing doughnuts so I’m gonna try a sf cake n add pumpkin spice. Wish me luck

    Reply
  9. Suzanne says

    September 18, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    This looks so good! Do you use this donut recipe for any other kinds?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      September 18, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Hi Suzanne! I have made donuts from other flavors of cake mix. You can find the recipe I use for other flavors here: https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/quick-easy-baked-cake-mix-donuts-recipe.html

      Reply
  10. Vanessa says

    September 18, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      September 18, 2020 at 3:45 pm

      Hi Vanessa! I find that baked goods made with cake mixes do keep quite well for at least a few days – just store them covered.

      Reply
  11. Ethel says

    September 24, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    5 stars
    I made these pumpkin spice donuts day and they just melt in your mouth. This is the best donut recipe I have ever used. Not heavy like so many cake donuts. Just delicious. Thanks so much for this Fall treat.

    Reply
  12. Vicki says

    October 4, 2020 at 9:09 am

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe! I used my “Baby Cakes” pop maker! Turned out PERFECT Pumpkin Spice doughnut holes. Cooked for 5 minutes by the timer. Coated with butter and rolled in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Will definitely be making these again. Thanks for sharing the recipe. (The cinnamon makes them look darker but they taste amazing.)

    Reply
  13. Tracey says

    October 5, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    3 stars
    These were good but definitely not a “donut” consistency. More like a muffin. But still very tasty!

    Reply

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    […] NotesIf you do not have a donut maker, you can bake these in a donut pan in the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease your donut pan(s) and fill wells about 3/4 of the way full – you may need 2 pans or to make 2 batches. Bake for approximately 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in a donut comes out clean.This article and recipe adapted from this site […]

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