Pumpkin Spice Donut Muffins
It's always a good idea to have some breakfast recipes ready to go when you have lots of people staying over during the holidays, and these Pumpkin Spice Donut Muffins are a great seasonal option.
Servings 36 donut muffins
Calories 48kcal
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking spice see note
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ½ cup pumpkin puree from a can — not pumpkin pie filling
- ¼ to ½ cup milk
Cinnamon sugar topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ butter melted
Instructions
Muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 24 cups of mini-muffin pans and set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and baking spice (see note).
- In a medium bowl, combine sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter, then mix in the milk and the pumpkin until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Batter should be thick but not lumpy.
- Spoon the batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each cup a little more than half-full. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops are lightly golden.
- Remove muffin tins from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes before removing the donuts from their cups. Let cool entirely on a wire rack.
Cinnamon sugar topping
- In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon.
- Working quickly, dip each donut in the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar.
- Allow the butter to cool and dry slightly before serving.
- Store donut muffins in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Notes
To make baking spice, combine 1/8 teaspoon each of nutmeg, mace, allspice and ground ginger with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Makes 3/4 teaspoon — enough for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 572IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg
