Light and fluffy baked pumpkin donuts are topped with rich chocolate icing. Fall breakfast has never looked so good!
So you might have noticed it is October and I have not posted any pumpkin recipes yet (ok this beer cheese was made with pumpkin beer, but no actual pumpkin). And that is because I was saving up for this…I have declared this week PUMPKIN WEEK. Yep that’s right, I made up my own food holiday week.
As you might remember from last year, I loooove pumpkin. The second the temperature starts to drop and the leaves start to change, all I want to eat is pumpkin everything, all the time. And so I decided to share my pumpkin love with you and bring you 5 days of pumpkin recipes.
And I figured the best way to kick off PUMPKIN WEEK is with donuts! Because I love making baked donuts almost as much as I love pumpkin. And I also wanted a reason to use these cute fall sprinkles
This might sound really weird, but this year is the first time I have combined pumpkin and chocolate. Crazy, I know. But I always thought pumpkin belonged with cinnamon, and that chocolate would overpower the flavor. And yet I see so many amazing blog recipes with chocolate and pumpkin and so I decided I needed to broaden my horizons and add some chocolate to my pumpkin.
Oh wow.
What was I waiting for??
Pumpkin + chocolate = delicious. The flavor of pumpkin and cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice are complemented so well by chocolate. I’m a convert! And I actually feel kind of silly that it took me so long to pair pumpkin with chocolate – I mean it is chocolate, how could it not make anything taste better?!
These baked pumpkin donuts are super simple to whip up. If you don’t have a donut pan
Light and fluffy baked pumpkin donuts are topped with rich chocolate icing. Fall breakfast has never looked so good!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1/2 cup all-purpose and 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/2 Tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 six-cavity donut pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, egg, oil, and pumpkin until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the pans, spreading evenly and filling each cavity 2/3 full.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for a minute, then turn out onto a wire rack until cooled completely.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the milk and corn syrup and whisk until combined. Add the chocolate and whisk continuously until melted. Remove pan from heat and whisk in vanilla, then add powdered sugar and salt and whisk until smooth.
- Immediately dunk the donuts into the chocolate icing, and sprinkle with toppings as desired. If icing starts to harden in the pan, put pan over low heat and whisk continuously until soft again.
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This is the season for pumpkin. These donuts look so fun. Chocolate is the perfect compliment.
Since pumpkin is one of my favorite things ever, and the fact that I love a baked donut – these are right up my alley! I’m loving the flavor combo! And, they look so festive!
I love those cute fall leaf sprinkles! Too cute! Perfect for these pumpkin donuts. Sounds so delicious! Donuts with sprinkles are always my favorite.
I love the chocolate glaze on these donuts, Cate! What a perfect treat to start off pumpkin week with!
yum! cute sprinkles!
Omg pumpkin week, I love it!! And I agree, pumpkin and chocolate is such a great combo!
I’ve never had pumpkin doughnuts but yours looks seriously delicious. Pinned!!
Definitely need to get my hands on a donut pan asap so I can recreate these pumpkin donuts.. they look SO delicious. Especially loving that delicious chocolate icing!
I rarely see chocolate and pumpkin teaming up either, but they are such a perfect pair! I’d love to start my day with one of these.
Yay!! Pumpkin week!! So exciting. I can’t wait!! These donuts are just the perfect way to kick things off. I’m like you, I’ve never tried pumpkin and chocolate and know that I’m missing out.
Yumm. These look so gorgeous and love those cute funfetti!
Yum these look so delicious! Your sprinkles are adorable too!
Yay for pumpkin week! These donuts would make the perfect breakfast!! I wish I had a few to enjoy with my coffee in the morning. 🙂
YUM!!! Pumpkin donuts sound so amazing. I also love love love those little sprinkles. Adorable!