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A delicious pumpkin mini donut recipe for all of you. 
Have I mentioned lately how much I love all of you?
I love the sweet comments you leave me here, the debates you help me settle on Facebook (such as watermelon: salted or no?), the tweets you tweet me, the way you pin my photos and stumble my recipes. I love all of that and I love you.
Sorry. I might be a little hormonal right now. Either way, it’s a big ol’ love fest up in here. I think I even feel a tear coming on. Just one, though. Don’t freak out.
To thank you for always brightening my day, I made you donuts. Pumpkin donuts, to be precise, because in case you haven’t noticed, Fall has arrived. It’s chilly out, the windows are all open, the days are getting shorter, and I’ve had to purchase new jeans for the kids because apparently they grew 14 inches over the summer. Also, my son now wears men sized shoes. He’s eleven. That really has nothing to do with Fall or donuts, but I felt it was worth mentioning. Eleven. Men’s shoes. Oh, and while we’re on the subject of my babies growing up, my daughter lost her first tooth last night. Yeah. That happened.
Cinnamon and sugar are a great topping for these pumpkin donuts
Back to the point. I made pumpkin donuts. Then I rolled them in cinnamon and sugar, because I have a serious weakness for cinnamon-sugar coated donuts. They’re always the best kind. Glazed are nice, but they’ll never compare to the cinnamon-sugar kind.
Oh, did I mention? There is more than just donuts in this big love fest of a blog post. There is a mini donut maker. For you! Er, one of you anyway.
I was shopping awhile back as I am wont to do, and I ran across the cutest little mini donut makers. There were also cupcake makers, whoopie pie makers, and cake pop (!) makers. I generally don’t like to buy appliances that serve only one purpose, but these were bright, colorful, and they made me smile. So I bought two. One for you and one for me.
photo snagged from the babycakes website
So, if you’d like one of these adorable little donut makers yourself, just leave a comment letting me know approximately how long you’ve been reading Buns In My Oven. Winner will be chosen randomly, so feel free to be honest about the fact that you just moments ago stumbled upon my site for the first time while googling something creepy. Also, please mention what creepy thing you were googling so that we can all judge you.
This contest is only open to residents of the US and I apologize for that. It’s just that the post office scares the fluff out of me already and trying to figure out how to mail a package out of the country would probably be too much for my delicate sensibilities to handle.
Enter through Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12pm CST. This post sponsored by me. And love. And probably hormones, too.
Pumpkin Donuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose or white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- Cinnamon and sugar for rolling
- 1/2 cup butter for dipping
Instructions
- If using a babycakes donut maker, turn it on to preheat. Otherwise, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a donut pan or regular cookie sheet.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, mix together the dry ingredients.
- Beat in the pumpkin, eggs, milk, and butter until well combined.
- Fit a pastry bag with a large tip and fill with the donut batter. Alternately, fill a large ziploc bag and snip off the end.
- Pipe into the donut maker or donut pan.
- If using the donut maker, cook for about 3-5 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
- If using the oven, bake for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Melt the 1/2 cup of butter in a small dish and mix together cinnamon and sugar in a second dish for dipping.
- Dip the donuts in the butter and then the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Store in an air-tight container.
Nutrition Information:
recipe adapted from food.com
Erin Tomsche says
Found your site on Facebook a couple of weeks ago! My sister posted a recipe from your site and I had to find out where she got the recipe. I have followed you ever since! Love your recipes! My boys would LOVE the donut maker. I have always tried to make them at home from scratch but they never seem to turn out right. If I got that, maybe they would. Thanks for all the ideas!! I just love to read your stuff!!
Sabrina says
I was actually emailed this link to this recipe, which is how I came across it. Absolutely love it! I don’t have one of those donut machines, so if I don’t get one between now and halloween, I’m still going to have to figure out a clever way to still make these donuts. 😀 Every year I host a pumpkin carving party on halloween eve, these donuts will be a fantastic addition to our snacks for the evening! <3!
Karly says
You can buy a mini donut or regular donut pan from most stores. They are around $10 and make perfect donuts in the oven! Alternately, just put the batter in a mini muffin tin for donut holes! 🙂
Lucilee Hines says
Just stumbled onto your great site. I was looking for something to take to a party coming up next week. The pumpkin doughnuts are just what I was looking for.
I can’t wait to try them. In fact I will probably just have to make a sample recipe just to make sure that everyone will love them(Of course they will who doesn’t just love pumpkin, cinnamon & fall?). I most assuredly will be returning to your site many more times. Keep up the wonderful recipes & stories. Had problems submitting this, new to visiting these type of sites etc.
Lucilee Hines says
Just stumbled onto your great site. I was looking for something to take to a party coming up next week. The pumpkin doughnuts are just what I was looking for.
I can’t wait to try them. In fact I will probably just have to make a sample recipe just to make sure that everyone will love them(Of course they will who doesn’t just love pumpkin, cinnamon & fall?). I most assuredly will be returning to your site many more times. Keep up the wonderful recipes & stories.
Carrie says
I love your recipes. I’ve been reading for about a year!
mmclassics says
This sounds great – but we don’t have any donut making equipment. I am wondering if I should just make tube shapes and bake them, or if it could be done with a recommended baking time as muffins – or mini muffins. Dropped biscuit or rolled biscuit shapes? Any recommendations?
Karly says
@mmclassics,
I’d put them in a mini muffin pan and just turn them into muffins. I’m not sure how long they’ll take, so just keep an eye on them!
Diane Z says
Pumpkin and donuts–two of my favorite things. I would love a donut maker to bring them together!
Amber says
I just recieved one of these makers for my birthday, can’t wait to try these donuts out! this is the first recipe i’ve seen for pumpkin donuts in a donut maker. hope it comes out great!
Sarah says
These are amazing! I had fresh pumpkin and used that and they still turned out incredible! Thanks for the recipe
Alyssa says
Do you recall around about how many this recipes makes? I am in nursing school. We have a conference tomorrow morning. I was thinking of making these for our hour ride to the medical center and just need to know how many batches I will need. They look amazing!! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Karly says
@Alyssa,
It should make about a dozen full sized donuts or 24 mini donuts.
Enjoy! 🙂
Andrea says
these are fantastic! i added vanilla extract for an added burst of sweetness and flavor, but this recipe is a keeper. i will be making these again soon this fall and holiday season!
Jennifer says
I stumbled upon your blog looking for doughnut recipes that I can use in my little doughnut maker. HA! I hit the motherlode! Thank you so much for posting. You have made mom and a 4yo boy very happy!
Karly says
@Jennifer,
Enjoy! I’ve been on a donut kick lately!
Rebecca says
I love this. I can’t wait to try the recipe out. I was just stumbling on stumble-upon when I came across the regular sized version of these donuts. I can’t wait to read more of your blog!
Alecia @ Savings & Stewardship says
Made these last night & they were delicious!!! Thanks for the easy & yummy recipe!! Can’t wait to try some of your other creations!
Karly says
@Alecia @ Savings & Stewardship,
Yay! Glad you enjoyed them!
Kandy says
I just found you through facebook with the pumpkin donuts mentioned….like that you gave directions for both the donut maker and the oven, thank you! Recipe looks wonderful and while it is not cold yet these will be made this weekend cuz they are just delicious looking! Can’t go wrong with a yummy donut recipe.