Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spiced Vanilla Donuts
A delicious baked donut with just a hint of pumpkin pie spice.
 These Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spiced Vanilla Donuts are a great addition to your fall dessert line up. They are easy to make and have just a hint of pumpkin spice to make them super warm and cozy. I realize that doughnuts may be a bit harder to make if you don’t have the right pan so I can offer up these GF Pumpkin Bites with Coffee Glaze instead. They are baked in muffin pans and easy to make.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- They don’t require canned pumpkin, you only need pumpkin pie spice.
- The pumpkin pie spice gives the donuts a mild spice flavor.
- They are bakedÂ
- They can be made gluten-free
Ingredients
Flour – Regular or gluten-free flour can be used here.
Sugar – Granulated Sugar
Baking Powder – To help the donuts rise
Pumpkin Pie Spice – Use your favorite spice blend
Salt – Fine sea salt or regular table salt
Milk/Dairy-Free Milk – Use your preferred milk of choice
Eggs – You will need two large eggs
Vanilla Extract – For flavor
Oil – Use a neutral oil such as vegetable, or canola
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
- Grease 2 donut pans and set them aside.
- In a large bowl add the flour/gluten-free flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and the salt. Whisk together.
- In a separate bowl, add the milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and the oil. Stir together then add it to the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir until combined.
- Spoon or pipe the batter into the donut pans.
- Bake 7- 10 minutes or until a tester placed in the center of the donut comes out clean.
- Remove the donuts from the baking pan and cool them completely on a cooling rack.
Make The Glaze
- Combine all the ingredients until the glaze is smooth and slightly runny.
- Dip each donut into the glaze then place on a rack to catch any drips.
- Decorate as desired.
RECIPE NOTE
If you are piping the dough the pastry bag or ziploc bag route, the best suggestion would be is to place the bag in a tall glass before starting. Make sure the point end is faced down and fill the bag. Once the bag is filled remove and snip about an inch off the bottom. The batter will run out quickly but it is manageable. Fill the donut pans by placing batter all the way around the donut form. If you find that you need to add more batter to the bag, grab a chip clip and close off the bottom before refilling the bag. You remove it once it you are ready to continue.
Topping Suggestions
- Sprinkles
- Light dusting of pumpkins pie spice
- Caramel drizzle
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spiced Vanilla Donuts
Materials
- 2 cups Gluten-Free Flour Can sub in regular all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Milk or dairy-free milk
- 2 large Eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Vegetable or Canola oil
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 1/4 cups Powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 Tbsp Butter, unsalted and melted
- 1 Tbsp Light Corn Syrup
- 1/2 Vanilla Extract
- 1 - 2 Tbsp Milk
Caramel Sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425°F. Grease 2 donut pans and set aside.
- To a large bowl add the gluten-free/all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Whisk until blended.
- In a seperate bowl add milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and oil. Mix together then add to flour mixture.
To Fill The Pans
- Spoon the batter into the donut pans or using piping or a Ziploc bag place an empty bag into a large glass pointy tip down. Fill the bag with the batter, then snip a corner about 1-inch and pipe around the donut pan. The batter will be a bit runny.
- Bake 7-10 minutes or until a tester placed into donut comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack.
Make the Glaze
- Combine the sifted powdered sugar, light corn syrup, the melted butter, vanilla extract and the milk of choice and stir until smooth and the desired consistency. You want the glaze to be thick but slightly runny.
- Carefully dip each donut in the glaze then place on a cooling rack to catch any drips.
- Decorate as desired with a drizzle of caramel sauce, pumpkin spice dusting, or sprinkle with your favorite sprinkles.
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