These Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts combine pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice into a delicious, crispy doughnut treat!
When it’s time for everything Pumpkin Spice, you just can’t get much better than these Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts! They’re flavorful, crispy on the outside and extra delicious!
I’ll be honest and say up front that I am NOT a Pumpkin Spice Latte kind of gal. BUT, that has everything to do with not liking coffee and nothing to do with pumpkin spice. I looooove pumpkin spice.
Along with that pumpkin spice love is a big love of donuts, so combining the two is perfect for the fall season – – or actually ANY time of year!
Not only do these donuts have pumpkin spice in them, they have actual PUMPKIN too. You can simply use canned pumpkin puree, or if you want to make these even more homemade, you can use this easy recipe to make your own pumpkin puree in the Instant Pot.
The reason these pumpkin donuts are easier than some raised donuts is because they don’t use yeast and you don’t have to wait to let them rise.
You just make the dough, cut out the donuts and cook. It’s nice to not have to wait around for that rising step!
Instead of yeast, they use baking soda and baking powder. This combined with that heavy pumpkin in the dough means that these pumpkin spice donuts aren’t super tall or fluffy donuts, but they are super delicious.
Another of the ingredients in the doughnuts is buttermilk. If you don’t have buttermilk available or you don’t feel like heading to the store to buy it, it’s easy to make your own buttermilk. All you need is regular milk and either lemon juice or vinegar.
For these donuts to live up to their name, Pumpkin Pie Spice is a must! You can either buy it from your supermarket or choose to use our pumpkin pie spice recipe, which is super easy. It only needs four ingredients!
To top off your finished pumpkin donuts, we have a yummy icing or glaze. While you can serve your donuts without it, we love the sweet touch and the pretty finish it offers.
The only tools you really need to make your donuts are a donut cutter, rolling pin, and pastry mat or cutting board for rolling out the donuts.
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Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts Recipe
Serves: 24 donuts
Prep time: 30 minutes total with icing the donuts too
Cook time: 2 minutes per donut (you can do up to 3 at a time)
Down time: 5 minutes to cool
Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donut Ingredients:
(See recipe card below for quantities and directions.)
For Donuts:
- buttermilk
- pumpkin puree
- white sugar
- large egg
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- pumpkin pie spice
- butter, melted
- Canola Oil for frying donuts
For Icing:
- powdered sugar
- buttermilk
- vanilla extract
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts:
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan to 375 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk, pumpkin, white sugar, and eggs.
3. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice together in another large bowl.
4. Add the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture, and stir or knead with your hands until combined.
5. Add melted butter and knead until the dough is soft.
6. Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface, to 1/4-inch thick.
7. Use a donut cutter to cut the donuts.
8. Carefully add donuts to the pan of oil, using a slotted metal spoon. Cook until golden brown, about 1 minute, then carefully flip over, and cook for an additional minute on the other side. Transfer to a cooling rack with a baking pan underneath.
9. Stir the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and buttermilk in a bowl until smooth.
10. Dip the donuts one by one into the glaze, then set back on the cooling rack.
How to Store Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts:
These donuts are best eaten right away, but you can store them tightly covered in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
Alternate Pumpkin Spice Donut Toppings:
If you prefer not to make a glaze for your fried donuts there are a few other options. You can leave them plain. You can toss them in a mixture of white sugar and cinnamon or you can dust them with powdered sugar.
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Easy Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts
When it's time for everything Pumpkin Spice, you just can't get much better than these Pumpkin Spice Buttermilk Donuts! They're flavorful, crispy on the outside and extra delicious!
Ingredients
For Donuts
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 cup (half stick) butter, melted
- Canola Oil for frying donuts
For Icing
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk, pumpkin, white sugar, and eggs.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice together in another large bowl.
- Add the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture, and stir or knead with your hands until combined.
- Add melted butter and knead until the dough is soft.
- Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface, to 1/4-inch thick.
- Use a donut cutter to cut the donuts.
- Carefully add donuts to the pan of oil, using a slotted metal spoon.
- Cook until golden brown, about 1 minute, then carefully flip over, and cook for an additional minute on the other side.
- Transfer to a cooling rack with a baking pan underneath.
- Stir the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and buttermilk in a bowl until smooth.
- Dip the donuts one by one into the glaze, then set back on the cooling rack.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 143Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 143mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 2g
Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.
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