Pumpkin Spice Donuts with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
These pumpkin spice donuts with maple cream cheese glaze are soft, cozy, and bakery-style treats packed with warm spices and topped with a rich maple glaze. Perfect for fall baking, breakfast, or dessert.
Ingredients
- For the Donuts:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons pumpkin spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- For the Maple Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 –2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a donut pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fill donut pan evenly with batter.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let donuts cool before removing from pan.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in maple syrup and powdered sugar. Add milk to reach desired consistency.
- Dip or drizzle glaze over cooled donuts and let set before serving.
Notes
- Use pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep donuts soft.
- Allow donuts to cool before glazing.
- Adjust glaze thickness with milk as needed.
- Avoid overbaking to keep them moist.