Recipes and Cooking Spiced Pumpkin Donuts 4.7 (3) 3 Reviews Spiced Pumpkin Donuts will get you into the mood for fall--no matter what season you enjoy this pumpkin dessert recipe. Who needs frosting for pumpkin donuts when you have pumpkin-spiced sugar? By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on August 13, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kritsada Panichgul Prep Time: 35 mins Chill Time: 3 hrs Total Time: 35 mins Yield: about 12 doughnuts plus holes Ingredients 2 tablespoon butter, softened ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or a Dash of ground nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves ½ cup canned pumpkin ⅓ cup buttermilk 1 egg 1 egg yolk ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cup all-purpose flour Vegetable oil for deep-fat frying Spiced Sugar ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg Directions In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high seed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in pumpkin, buttermilk, egg, egg yolk and vanilla until combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour until well combined. Cover and chill 3 hours. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-inch doughnut cutter, dipping cutter into flour between cuts. Reroll as necessary. Fry doughnuts, 2 or 3 at a time, in deep, hot fat (365 degrees F) about 2-1/2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Using a slotted spoon, removed doughnuts from oil and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining doughnuts and doughnut holes. Coat warm doughnuts in Spiced Sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes about 12 doughnuts plus holes. Spiced Sugar In a small bowl, stir together sugar, ground cinnamon, and freshly grated nutmeg or ground nutmeg. Rate it Print