Baked Buttermilk Pumpkin Doughnuts with Hot Cocoa Glaze.
Can we all take moment and just have a doughnut… Please?
Cause I mean, it is Friday and I am FRIED. My brother just tried to talk me through transferring files on to my hard drive and I feel so confused my brain can’t take any more.
I shot so many recipes this week that I am having a huge freak out moment. I NEED to back these photos up ASAP. I back up my files regularly, but not as often as I should. So I FaceTimed with Kai to help me organize my hard drive…I think I sort of get it… but then not really.
UGH.
I hate tech stuff.
Also, he says I need a new hard drive because I’ve used up almost all the space on my current drive. You guys, you don’t even want to know how much I paid for my first hard drive. Like another one, really? NOOOO.
Double also, Kai says I take too many photos. I have to say, I think he might be right. Never enough storage space. Both in real life… and on the computer.
Triple UGH.
But let’s talk about fun, fun, fun stuff!!
Stuff like these Baked Buttermilk Pumpkin Doughnuts with Hot Cocoa Glaze!
Typically I’m all about a really good fried doughnut. In fact, for a while I was completely and 100% percent against baked doughnuts. To me, a baked doughnut is just a cupcake shaped like a doughnut. I mean, cool and all, but not cool enough for me to be like, yes – I need that! Plus, the doughnut pan takes up space in my kitchen…space that I am quickly running out of!
So why the change of heart?
Well… my thoughts about baked doughnut still haven’t changed, BUT, I love these doughnuts (that I secretly think should be called cupcakes). They are totally fun and hey, let’s be honest, they wouldn’t be nearly as cute if they were a cupcake. Cupcakes are out… doughnuts are in. Didn’t you know?
OKAY, so you guys are going to kill me but I have been sitting on this easy, somewhat healthier dessert ALL MONTH LONG. I originally planned for these to go up the first Friday in October, but I just kept pushing it back and back because Halloween things seemed more urgent. See this post, this post, this post, this post AND this post…I went a little Halloween crazy this year!!
But finally, the day has come to share these pumpkin doughnuts.
These pumpkin doughnuts that I love! They are moist, pumpkiny and dripping with the most delicious hot cocoa glaze that will surely warm you up inside. Ahh….wait, are you guys even cold yet or is that still just me?
Did I mention that as I was hiking early Wednesday morning it totally snowed on me? Cause that happened. It was the first official flakes to land on my face of the season. I can’t say I am ready for that yet, but I didn’t HATE it. And then it continued to snow, and snow…like full on, covering the ground, the trees and especially the mountain tops! I have to say… it was pretty!
Anyway, these baked buttermilk pumpkin doughnuts are exactly what you need today. Whether you’re freezing your butt off or not, you need these doughnuts. Even if only because you made it through the week!
They are so simple and easy, just mix everything all up in a bowl, bake, dip in glaze, cover in toasted pecans and more chocolate (if you’re into it) and EAT. Personally I’m a huge fan of eating these warm out of the oven while the glaze is still melty, but you can let them sit too. Either way they are perfect.
The buttermilk keeps them crazy moist, the pumpkin keeps them tasty, and the hot cocoa glaze just seals the deal…but of course you knew that!
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Baked Buttermilk Pumpkin Doughnuts with Hot Cocoa Glaze.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttermilk, doughnuts, hot cocoa, pumpkin
These pumpkin doughnuts that I love! They are moist, pumpkiny and dripping with the most delicious hot cocoa glaze that will surely warm you up inside.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- chopped chocolate for topping (optional)
- chopped roasted pecans for topping (optional)
Glaze
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules optional
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 6-cup doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray or lightly grease with butter.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In another medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, canola oil, pumpkin puree, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until the batter is smooth.
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Spoon the batter into the doughnut molds, filling to just below the top of each mold, 1/8 to 1/4-inch (3 to 6 mm) from the top. Bake for 20 to 26 minutes until lightly golden brown around the edges. The doughnuts are supposed to have a gooey center. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Slide a thin spatula around the edges of the doughnuts to help loosen them out. Then place on a cooling rack and allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before glazing. Repeat with the remaining batter.
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To make the glaze, heat the milk until it begins to steam, remove from the heat and stir in the instant coffee. Allow to sit a minute or two and then whisk in the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt until smooth. If the glaze is too thin, just add more powdered sugar until your desired thickness is reached. If the glaze is too thick, thin with more milk.
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Once the doughnuts have cooled, invert the doughnut into the glaze and let the excess drip off. If desired, sprinkle with chopped chocolate and pecans. The doughnuts can be stored, in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Enjoy!
That hot cocoa glaze situation, it’s real… and it’s awesome!
PS you can also find a really fun video on just how to make these doughnuts over on the Colorado Home & Lifestyles site. Check it out here!
I’m so on the same page as you on the baked donut not being a donut thing. I said it many times before they should have some other name. Putting the name issue aside, I love them. Yours look amazing and chocolate is always a winner.
Thanks Kristina!
I don’t appreciate doughnuts, normally. My son, on the other hand is a huge fan, but I don’t allow him more than perhaps one a year… because they’re shop bought, not homemade, because they’re fried, because they have too much stuff I don’t agree with inside them. And now you throw this recipe at me and I don’t have an excuse for not letting the little man have doughnuts more often!! I mean, there’s pumpkin in them!! And they’re baked!!! AND I AM TOTALLY CRAVING ONE!! I can’t find canola oil in Portugal, can I substitute for any other oil? Would a good olive oil work?
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YEAH! I made doughnuts you can like! YES! 🙂
Thanks Miranda!
Oh and olive oil will be fine!
I couldn’t find a donut pan last minute so I made monster cake pops !!!i have a pic but not sure where to post! Turned out great!
I am on the search for a doughnut pan this weekend…..I am so doing these. I love doughnuts and your homemade ones, can only be the best… and yum, all that chocolate, can’t wait !!! These wont last a day in my house :-).
hehe! Thank you! I hope you love them!
I have all these ingredients! These are seriously calling my name!
Thanks Cassandra!
Oh weird! These donuts LOOK fried…how on earth did you manage that?! Such a decadent baked treat girl!! And yeah, definitely back those photos up. I lost about 10 recipes worth once and it KILLED me.
haha! Thanks, fired is good! 🙂
Oh no!! That is my worst fear! THANKS!
I LOVE the idea of hot cocoa glaze. That is so crazy perfect girl!! Have a great weekend! 😀
Thanks Sarah! Have a great weekend!
I have made baked GF donuts and they do taste like a cupcake. These do look yummy.
Thanks!
Not having enough storage space for your photos sounds so stressful; hope everything turns out alright 🙂
And I’m super-duper glad you had enough storage space for these photos; because they look AMAZING! I need these doughnuts in my life!
It is SO stressful! Thanks so much and have a fun weekend!
I’ve been wanting to buy a donut pan to make donut shaped cupcakes with – and now I have the perfect recipe to break in the new pan with. These look pretty – donuty perfect – and I am dying to eat the chocolate by the spoonfuls!! A guy at work was just telling me that I should back all of my photos up on a cloud. I totally hate tech stuff!
I have been thinking about a cloud! Maybe I should try ti!
Thanks so much and have a fun weekend!
The recipe above has baking soda, on the video you use baking powder. Before I make these, which one should I use? Thanks!
Hi! Thank you SO much for catching that. It is actually baking powder. I fixed the recipe so that it reads correct. Hope you love the doughnuts and thanks again!
Two things:
1. The hard drive issue – I hear ya because shooting in raw files take up all the space in the universe and galaxies. I bought a 2TB external hard drive and transfer all my pics from ipad to computer to the external hard drive. It is FABULOUS! I have more pics than anyone wants to know about but I’m always afraid that I might need one specific one and won’t be able to find it!
2. Baked doughnuts – I made them last week and let me tell you they were a huge hit. They actually tasted pretty light and not too cakey and the best part was the fun I had with glaze flavours.
These pumpkin ones look amazing. As always, a great job Tieghan! xo
Ahh! That is me with my photos…way too many, but I am afraid to get rid of them!
Thanks so much, Debi! Have the best weekend!
UGH. I had to get a new flash drive recently because of the same issues. Unfortunately, it’s part of the struggle of being a food blogger.
Loving these donuts by the way! I love the way you styled them and how vibrant the orange from the pumpkin and the chocolate are together. xoxo
It is the worst! I hate backing up files! HA!
Thanks so much, Michelle! Hope all is well and have a fun weekend! Xo
These look incredible. I’m a big fan of chocolate and pumpkin, so these are right up my ally! And I’m so inspired by your hot cocoa glaze. That’s so smart!
xx Sydney
Thanks Sydney! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
I just want to face plant into these donuts!! That hot cocoa glaze though.
Thanks Lucia! Have a fun weekend!
Just had the same awful message “not enough room”… but also just found G-Technology drives which I’m suddenly in love with + they’ve been so easy to use to back up a zillion photographs. As for the doughnuts, totally making these for my husband’s wilderness hunting adventure this weekend. Thanks for helping me score cool wife points!
It is the worst, right?!?
Thanks! Have a fun weekend!
Girl ALL your posts are so fabulous!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us! These could be “by the poundful” dangerous! LOL
haah! Thank you so much for you kind words! Have a great weekend, Michelle!
Oh yum! I have to agree with you, I’ve always been pretty anti-baked donut too. But now I really just want to buy a doughnut pan because they are just so gosh darn cute. You know? And if I do buy one, I will FOR SURE be making these in there first thing.
Haha! Thank you! But you don’t NEED that pan, you can make cupcakes or even bread! Have a fun weekend!
You had me at buttermilk pumpkin but HOT COCOA GLAZE! Yup. Need these. I however don’t own a doughnut pan so these may come out in a different form. Ooops. 😉
Hey, Hi!! 🙂
And umm…I promise, cupcakes/muffins/bread all works all the same!! hehe! Have a great weekend!
Pumpkin donuts + hot chocolate = GENIUS!!!
hehe! Thank you so much, Sarah! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
My goodness these sure look so good! I am totally craving sweets right now. ♡♡
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Thanks Bella!
Love these, Tieghan! Total amazingness!
Thanks Tori!
This is more towards your comments about photo backups. In addition to a backup drive I use Dropbox which has a 10gb website download limit and a 1tb storage limit for the Pro level. At $9.99/mo. You can have it automatically back it up for you depending what the storage limits on your computer are. I use it because I have far more data in photos than I do in hard drive space on it. I had BOTH my physical backups die the same week but it was after I got cloud storage so it saved my butt. Having a physical one is good for mobility without internet but having cloud storage is great for redundancy. Dropbox also offers to keep deleted files for a while which is great.
As far as taking too many photos that’s probably true, most digital photographers do because we don’t treat it like film. It costs nothing right? Except space. Cull things you aren’t using or that weren’t great to begin with, it’ll free up space. I have my camera set to burst mode so at minimum I usually get to lose half of them when I upload. I like having the option of duplicates but I know to delete them.
Oh thank you so much for all this info, it is very helpful!
Hope you are having a great wekened!
Where have these doughnuts been all my life?? Yum x 1,000, lady!
hehe! Thank you so much! Hope you are having a great weekend!
Baked or not…these look so beautiful and decadent…that hot cocoa glaze has me swooning! xo
Girl! You need to get hooked up with Google Photos. It doesn’t work perfectly with iPhone, but it will backup photos like a boss and also has unlimited storage space.
Google Drive or Dropbox could fix all your photo storage needs :p
Also, these doughnuts look aces and I feel I should buy a doughnut pan now.
Hello gorgeous, these doughnuts are absolute perfection!! 🙂
I’m not a massive fan of pumpkin but can I just say that these look AMAZING!
Your photography has captured all the colours in such a good way that I’m literally about to raid my kitchen for pumpkin so I can bake these right away!
Thanks Tieghan 🙂
haha! Thank you so much, Payton!! 🙂
Hope you had a fun Halloween!!!
Just made these and they turned out awesome! Thank you so much for the recipe. However: in the directions for the glaze, though, it says to use salt and vanilla. I don’t see the amount on the ingredient list. Am I totally missing something? I just kind of guessed at it, but I’d like to know for next time!
Hey Laura!!
I just fixed the recipe, SO sorry about that! It is 1 teaspoon vanilla and a tiny pinch of salt. Thanks so much for letting me know and SO happy you love the doughnuts! Hope you had a great weekend and a fun Halloween!
These are on my to-do list! I just made apple cider donuts (baked) and brought them to work, where they were a HIT! I can only imagine bringing these! I’m thinking I will have to invest in another donut pan! btw, I got the Norpro 6 donut pan and really like the finished donuts.
Oh thank you! Hope you love the doughnuts!!
These look amazing and I want to make them for Thanksgiving brunch! I have a mini doughnut pan… any idea how that will affect the cooking time? Thanks!
I would cook these for half the time, so maybe 8 minutes. Hope you love these!
I made those today:) i used almond flour and coconut fluor… Honey to sweet
Thank you 🙂
I am happy you enjoyed them! Thanks Catarina!
The doughnuts are really yummy, but for some reason I can’t get the glaze right… It just soaks right into the doughnuts. The doughnuts were cool to the touch when I dipped them and I tried thickening the glaze, but it doesn’t form a pretty coating on the top like yours does… :/
Oh well, still yummy even if they’re not pretty!
COCA COLA DONUTS!!!!!!!! PLEEZZZZZZZZ!!!!!
Haha thanks!
These are amazing!!
Thank you Kate!
Hi Tieghan,
My name is Kate. I’m fourteen years old, and I love to bake. My bought your cookbook right around the time it came out, and I quickly discovered that it holds many of my favorite recipes. Anyway, onto how delicious these doughnuts WERE! My younger sister recently got a mini dougnut pan for her birthday, and this was our first time testing it out. Before we ate them all (which was in the near future) we sent them to work with my dad to share with his coworkers. They were gone before noon! Thanks for another great recipe.
Hi Kate! I am so glad you are loving my cookbook and the recipes on my blog! Also, I am really happy to hear that your family enjoyed this recipe! I hope you continue to cook and do what you love! x Tieghan