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Halloween Pumpkin Donuts

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 543 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Donuts

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoon Fall Spice, See notes
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, Packed
  • 1 cup Pumpkin puree, Not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 cup Butter, Melted
  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract

For The Chocolate Ganache

  • ½ cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Heavy cream
  • ¼ cup Sprinkle of choice, For decorating

Instructions
 

How To Make Donuts

  • Pour the pumpkin puree into a large bowl and place a thick piece of paper towel on top of it to absorb the water out of the puree. Set it aside.
    1 cup Pumpkin puree
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F and oil spray a 12-cavity donut pan.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients, and set them aside.
    2 cups All-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon Baking Powder, ¼ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1½ teaspoon Fall Spice
  • Beat the melted butter and the brown sugar until well-mixed.
    1 cup Brown sugar, 1 cup Butter
  • Add the eggs, one at a time. Beat well after adding each egg.
    2 Eggs
  • Add the vanilla. Remove the paper towel from the pumpkin puree and add the reduced puree to the mixture.
    1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, 1 cup Pumpkin puree
  • Using a spatula, mix in the dry ingredients. Gently mix. Do Not overmix.
  • Using a spatula, mix in the dry ingredients. Gently mix. Do Not overmix.
  • Pour the batter into a piping bag and pipe the batter into the donut pan's cavity. Bake for 15-18 minutes. or until their surface is shiny and set.
  • Leave them in the pan for a few minutes until they are cooled down.

How To Make The Chocolate Ganache

  • Melt the chocolate on the double boiler. Stir occasionally until all the chocolate is melted and no lump is seen.
    ½ cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Add in the butter and the heavy cream and mix.
    1 tablespoon Butter, 2 tablespoon Heavy cream
  • Let cool down slightly. Dip one side of the donuts into the ganache and leave them on the rack. And before the ganache is set sprinkle some sprinkle over the chocolate. Let the chocolate set.
    ¼ cup Sprinkle of choice

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 543kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 6gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 408mgPotassium: 225mgFiber: 3gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 5639IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 3mg
Keyword DONUT, DONUTS, HALLOWEEN DONUT, PUMPKIN DONUT
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