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Pumpkin Donuts

by Toni Herrbach

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Homemade Pumpkin Donuts at The Happy Housewife

My family loves donuts and most of them love pumpkin, so I thought trying a pumpkin donut recipe would be a good idea. I was right. I was hardly able to take a picture because these donuts disappeared off the plate so quickly. You can use canned pumpkin, but I used homemade. You can find out how to cook a pumpkin here.

Homemade Pumpkin Donuts at The Happy Housewife

These donuts are delicious and even your non pumpkin eaters will love them because the pumpkin taste isn’t overpowering.

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Pumpkin Donuts

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time3 mins
Total Time23 mins
Servings: 10 to 12 Donuts
Author: Toni Anderson

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons butter room temp
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup puree'd pumpkin
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  • Cream together sugars and butter.
  • Mix in egg, vanilla, pumpkin, and buttermilk.
  • Add salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Slowly mix in flour until the dough is easy to work with and can be rolled out without sticking on a lightly floured surface.
  • Fill the frying pan with 3 inches of oil and heat to 350 degrees. Make sure you use a thermometer because the wrong temperature will ruin the donuts.
  • Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface.
  • Cut out large circles (I used a pub glass) .
  • Then make the holes (I used a medecine cup)
  • (For more details on rolling out and cutting the donuts visit my homemade donut tutorial.)
  • Drop donuts in frying pan two at a time. Fry for one minute and then flip. Fry an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Do not over cook.
  • Place on paper towels to cool.

I frosted with a cream cheese frosting. I don’t have an official recipe, but I blended together milk, cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla and powdered sugar. Keep the frosting a little runny so you can pour it over the donuts.

Homemade Pumpkin Donuts at The Happy Housewife

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Comments | 10 comments

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Comments

  1. Nony (A Slob Comes Clean) says

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    WOW! Just wow!

    I’ve never made doughnuts, and I probably don’t need to start, but I am going to have to try these!

    Reply
  2. Dawn Chandler says

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    Thank you so much for this recipe! I am glad to find one without yeast!! Oh and with pumpkin – my fave!!

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  3. Meghan says

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    For the love of God woman! Do you know what you are doing to me over here!!!! YUM

    Reply
  4. Rachel says

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    Can i just use milk instead of buttermilk

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    • TheHappyHousewife says

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      No, but you can add a 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar to your milk to make buttermilk.

      Reply
  5. Tami says

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    I’ve made maple and apple cider doughnuts, and wanted to try pumpkin. Thank you for this recipe..looks like one I can handle!

    Reply
  6. Lauren says

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    Thanks for the recipe! I have been wondering if it was hard to make donuts, but it doesn’t look too bad. I have been following your site for a few weeks now, and my family has been very appreciative of all the new recipes. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Ammy Quinn says

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    Do you think this batter would do alright in a doughnut maker? My mom dug out our old one from my childhood and gave it to me as an early Christmas present. 🙂

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    • TheHappyHousewife says

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      I don’t have any idea. I’ve never even seen a donut maker. You could always try a small amount to see if it works- or compare it to some of the donut recipes and see if they are similar.
      Toni

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  8. Roberta Rosario says

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    What kind of oil did you use?

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