Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Chocolate Cinnamon Icing

Name: Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Chocolate Cinnamon Icing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp finely ground sea salt; ⅛ tsp ground ginger; ⅛ tsp ground cloves; ¼ cups applesauce; ⅓ cups light brown sugar; 1 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cups pumpkin puree; ¼ cups almond milk (or preferred plant milk); 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; 3 tbsp cocoa powder; 3 tbsp almond milk (or preferred plant milk); 1 tsp cinnamon

Whether it be for Halloween, Thanksgiving or just making donuts with a unique twist, this ridiculously tasty take on the traditional donut is sure to bring you to your knees!

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 6

Dry Ingredients

1 ¼ cups

all-purpose flour
2 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

ground cinnamon
½ tsp

ground nutmeg
½ tsp

finely ground sea salt
⅛ tsp

ground ginger
⅛ tsp

ground cloves

Wet Ingredients

¼ cups

applesauce
⅓ cups

light brown sugar
1 tbsp

maple syrup
1 tsp

vanilla extract
½ cups

pumpkin puree
¼ cups

almond milk or preferred plant milk

Icing Ingredients

1 cup(s)

powdered sugar
3 tbsp

cocoa powder
3 tbsp

almond milk or preferred plant milk
1 tsp

cinnamon

Instructions

Prep

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
If your donut pan is not non-stick then use this time to grease it.

Donut Batter

Take all the dry ingredients and mix them together in a mixing bowl.
Pour the applesauce into a small bowl and add 1 tsp of the baking powder to it. Whisk this mixture until it bubbles and becomes frothy.
Add the brown sugar and mix it well.
Add the pumpkin puree, vanilla, milk, and the maple syrup and mix them well.
Combine the dry and wet mixtures and stir until it’s firm but not difficult to stir. Add more plant milk if the dough is too stiff.
Pour the final mixture into a donut pan and let it bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Alternatively you can stick a toothpick in it and check if it's done when the toothpick comes out clean.Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove from the pan and place on the rack until completely cool
Let the donuts cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes then remove the doughnuts from the pan and let those cool off completely on the wire rack.

Icing

Pour the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon powder and plant milk into a medium-sized bowl and stir them together until it is smooth and creamy. The texture should be somewhere between frosting and glaze. Add more milk if needed.
Done! Add the icing once the doughnuts have completely cooled off and enjoy!