Buttermilk Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Glaze Recipe
Enjoy these baked buttermilk pumpkin donuts with maple glaze and a crushed Heath bar topping, a perfect sweet, fall breakfast treat.
Serving6 donuts
Ingredients
Donut
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
Glaze
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1½ Tablespoons milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Topping
- 2.8 ounces heath bar, 2 (1.4 ounce bars), crushed
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray donut pan with non stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Whisk together well.
- Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture and stir until moistened.
- Then add in pumpkin and melted butter. Mix just until combined. The batter will be thick.
- Carefully spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan.(I used a small spoon to spoon out the batter into the donut pan). Dividing the batter evenly between all 6 donuts.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes or until the donut tops spring back after being touched.
- Let set in pan for about 5 minutes and then remove from pan and place on a cooling rack.
Glaze
- While the donuts are cooling, prepare the maple glaze.
- In a small saucepan add the butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, and milk. Stir over medium/low heat until the butter is melted.
- Pour into a mixing bowl and add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Dip the tops of the donuts halfway into the maple glaze.
- Place on the cooling racks that is sitting in a cookie sheet. This will catch the excess frosting/glaze that drips off.
- Sprinkle with chopped Heath bar.
Notes
Since we are HUGE frosting lovers, and you will have a little frosting left over; we like to frost the donuts twice. Dip them for the first frosting dip, wait for about 3 minutes and add a little more frosting. The second layer of frosting sticks to the first layer. Then add the Heath bits on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 455 kcal · Carbohydrates: 80 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 52 mg · Sodium: 307 mg · Potassium: 127 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 58 g · Vitamin A: 2415 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 92 mg · Iron: 2 mg