Pumpkin Spice Donuts (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free)
September rolls around and it’s officially pumpkin spice season. Am I right or am I right?! Moist, fluffy, and baked to pumpkin perfection, these easy gluten-free pumpkin donuts are everything you need this fall and then some!
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Why Pumpkin Is Great For Baking Donuts
Pumpkin is such a versatile ingredient. It’s great for both savory and sweet dishes alike. Much like applesauce, it can be used as a substitute for a portion of the fat (ie. butter/oil/etc.) in a recipe. It adds moisture and a warm flavor, especially when paired with autumn spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg.
Canned Pumpkin Puree
This dairy-free and gluten-free baked pumpkin donut recipe calls for canned pumpkin. I love the ease of it. Can opener and voila…you’ve got yourself some ready-to-go pumpkin puree. If you have a pumpkin, feel free to go that extra step and make your own puree. I also used premade storebought pumpkin pie spice for again, ease. Plus I like to add it to my oatmeal every so often.
But if you’d like to make your own you can find a simple recipe online with a quick Google search. It combines cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. So grab that can of pumpkin puree (or make your own) and let’s bake some gluten-free pumpkin spice donuts!
Baked Donut Recipes
If you’re a donut fan, I bet you’d go crazy for my other donut recipes:
Pumpkin Spice Donuts
- Total Time: 27 Mins
- Yield: 16 - 18 Donuts 1x
Description
Easy and everything autumn, these baked gluten-free pumpkin donuts are wonderfully moist and topped with a tasty maple glaze.
Ingredients
PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS:
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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⅔ cup brown sugar
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¼ cup vegetable oil
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¼ cup applesauce
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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⅓ cup dairy-free milk, room temperature
1 ¾ cups gluten-free 1:1 baking blend *can sub all-purpose flour
SALTED MAPLE GLAZE
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⅔ cup maple syrup
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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½ teaspoon maple extract or vanilla extract
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2 cups icing sugar, sifted
4 tablespoons dairy-free salted butter
Instructions
PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS DONUTS
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 2 donut pans with non-stick cooking spray.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer beat together the pumpkin puree, oil, applesauce, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until fully combined.
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Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice, and begin to mix on low.
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With the mixer on low, slowly add in the milk and mix until just combined. A few lumps in the batter is fine.
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Scoop the batter into a large pastry bag and pipe into donut pans making sure to only fill each donut cavity 1/2 full. If you do not have a pastry bag carefully spoon the batter into each donut cavity.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown and bounce back to the touch. Invert each pan onto a cooling rack and allow it to fully cool before glazing.
SALTED MAPLE GLAZE
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In a medium pot, heat the butter and maple syrup over medium heat until fully melted and combined. Remove from the heat.
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Add in the icing sugar, salt, and maple emulsion and, with a whisk, mix until smooth.
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Allow the glaze to cool for a few minutes before dipping the top of each donut into the glaze.
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Dip the top of each donut into the glaze and invert on a cooling rack to set. If the glaze gets too firm simply warm it back up and continue to dip donuts in until done. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 Mins
- Cook Time: 12 Mins
- Category: Donuts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Donut
- Calories: 194
- Sugar: 17 Grams
- Sodium: 388 Miligrams
- Fat: 7 Grams
- Saturated Fat: 4 Grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 Gram
- Trans Fat: 0 Grams
- Carbohydrates: 30 Grams
- Fiber: 1 Gram
- Protein: 2 Grams
- Cholesterol: 30 Miligrams
Keywords: gluten free pumpkin donuts, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin spice donuts, dairy free pumpkin donuts
So moist and flavorful. Great recipe.
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I vote for pumpkin donuts year round! ? Thanks for baking these up Kara!
These were awesome Katie, thank you!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Tammy!
This recipe is perfect. I replaced the flour with a gluten free 1-1 and it still turned out beautifully. These donuts were really light and fluffy and full of pumpkin spice flavour. I’m really impressed, thank you!
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I am so excited these work with gluten-free 1:1. I gotta try it myself. Thanks, Brittany!
I made them gluten-free and they turned out spectacular.
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I am so excited to hear this Hena. I must try it for myself now!
Wondering if I sub more applesauce for the oil will they still be good? (Don’t want to use oil of any kind and can’t use avocado due to allergy).
Yes, you definitely can. They won’t be as moist though. Alternatively, you could sub in melted butter, sour cream, or yogurt.