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Baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Doughnuts are pefect for fall. This baked doughnut recipe is easy to make.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked DoughnutsWe spent the first part of Labor Day weekend at our friend’s house in South Dakota. On Saturday morning, the guys made everyone omelets. It is a fun tradition we have and a great way to spend a Saturday morning. Later in the day, we had a pool party and my friend’s mom made us some delicious homemade pizza. One pizza was meat lovers pizza, another was taco pizza and another was sauerkraut pizza! It was my first time trying sauerkraut and the pizza was delicious! We got home Sunday evening and I woke up Monday morning with an awful head cold. So, Labor Day was spent taking cold medicine and trying to feel better. After getting tired of reading magazines, I decided to make some Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Doughnuts.

Canned Pumpkin in spotted cupBoy, am I happy to have pumpkin desserts back! We had pumpkin bars at my friend’s house this weekend and I am really looking forward to the cooler autumn weather. My mother-in-law makes the best pumpkin chocolate chip muffins and I wanted to try out my new mini doughnut pan so I used that as my inspiration. Start by mixing the wet ingredients in a bowl: pumpkin, buttermilk, melted butter and an egg.

Pumpkin Spice Doughnut ingredients in bowlSift the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix together.

pipe batter in donut panPipe the batter into the mini doughnut pan.

Baked Doughnuts in panBake for 6-7 minutes at 425 degrees.

brush donut with melted butterBrush the doughnuts with melted butter.

dip donut in cinnamon sugarDip in a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Mini Doughnuts BiteYum! My friend’s son is sure that my daughter Vanessa takes the bites out of my desserts so that I can take pictures.

Frost Pumpkin Doughnuts with Cream Cheese FrostingAnother way to enjoy the pumpkin chocolate chip doughnuts is topped with cream cheese frosting.

frosted Pumpkin Chocolate Chip DoughnutsI asked my family which ones they like more. They said they were both delicious and couldn’t pick a favorite.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Doughnuts

Baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Doughnuts Recipe

Yield: 60 mini doughnuts

Ingredients

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Doughnuts:

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Cinnamon Sugar Coating:

Instructions

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Doughnuts

  1. Mix together pumpkin, buttermilk, vanilla, melted butter and egg.
  2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg into the wet ingredients.
  3. Stir wet and dry ingredients together.
  4. Mix in semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  5. Pipe batter into greased mini doughnut pans.
  6. Bake at 425 degrees for 6-7 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. With a mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter.
  2. Mix in the vanilla.
  3. Slowly add the confectioners’ sugar.

Cinnamon Sugar Coating:

  1. Mix together sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger and nutmeg.
  2. Brush melted butter onto the doughnuts.
  3. Coat with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 60 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Comments

  1. Ronni says

    Great donut.. made 2 dozen regular sized donuts. Also substituted the pumpkin for banana (minus nutmeg and ginger) and still turned out really good.

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  2. Susan Sands says

    These look wonderful..as do all of your pics..would love to try them..I only have a standard size donut pan..would you recommend any change on time and/or temp??

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  4. Ginger says

    OK…I have never seen a doughnut pan before this post, & I now I totally want to get one right now! That is so cool! Your doughnuts looks delicious, too! Yum! 🙂

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    • Tonia says

      I totally agree! For some reason it doesn’t really seem like it should go together but it sure does! Thanks Vanessa!

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  16. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    Those are so CUTE and I wouldn’t feel as bad if I ate multiple ones because they are so tiny 🙂 Happy Fall!

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    • Tonia says

      I totally forgot to talk about my new measuring cups. I am in love with them! I bought them from The General Store of Minnetonka (http://www.generalstoreofminnetonka.com/). It looks like there are a few available on Amazon too (http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Co-op-Polka-Measuring-Cups/dp/B007I1OS7K/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1378227161&sr=1-1&keywords=polka+dot+measuring+cups). Thanks for stopping by!

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  21. Dani says

    Ooh, nice! Those sound good and the recipe seems pretty similar to my favorite cookie recipe. (http://fantasticbyaccident.tumblr.com/post/34776038278/pumpkinchocolatechipcookies)
    Now I kind of want to go get one of those little donut pans, haha…

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    • Tonia says

      Thanks Dani! I couldn’t find a donut pan at Target or Walmart and wasn’t sure where else to look. Then, when I was at Kohl’s one day, I spotted one! Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply

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