3 Ingredient Baked Pumpkin Donuts (2024)

Soft and sweet 3 Ingredient Baked Pumpkin Donuts – top them with cinnamon-sugar or a simple maple glaze for the ultimate fall treat!

Want more pumpkin recipes to try this season? I’ve got you covered! Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls, and Pumpkin Soft Pretzels with Vanilla Glaze.

I could eat donuts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And midnight snack, which actually happens to be a common thing these days. I love donuts. LOVE THEM. The only person I know who loves donuts more than I do is my sister Tammy who is an absolute donut connoisseur. She seriously knows her donuts. Which is why I’m taking this opportunity to let you know that she gave these homemade baked pumpkin donuts two thumbs up.

The best part about these donuts (seriously it’s all good, but if we had to narrow it down…) is that they only have 3 ingredients. I’m so excited about that little fact that I made sure to put it in the title of this post. 3 INGREDIENT BAKED PUMPKIN DONUTS. I was thisclose to naming them The Tastiest and Easiest Pumpkin Donuts You Will Ever Meet In YourLifetime. But after some careful consideration I realized that’s a bit of a mouthful and I’d rather have a mouthful of these donuts to tell you the truth.

They’re just so fluffy. And soft. And moist. And purrrrrrdy. You can eat these little nuggets of joy straight-up of course. Just the plain donut. And there’s nothing wrong with that – trust me, I’ve done it. But if you want to jazz them up – and you do, because you’ve only spent 20 minutes on these things start to finish and now you don’t know what to do with all of your time and energy – then you should definitely consider adding that glaze. I threw in a little maple extract because I absolutely adore all things maple + frosting, especially when it comes to fall treats. BUT. If you know you’re not a maple fan (that is sad news, but I’ll forgive you) then you could sub out the maple for vanilla instead which is still 110% crazy yummalicious.

And even after all of that is said and done and you’ve only spent 30 minutes now on these donuts (if that) and you find yourself aching to go the extra inch (seriously, it’s not even a mile cause it’s just so easy) then you should sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon + sugar right on the top of those glazed donuts. When it’s all said and done you’ve spent what, 40 minutes? on these gorgeous donuts. And if you think they are gorgeous to look at, just wait til you taste them. They taste as scrumptiousas they look!

Yes. I just said scrumptious. It’s that kind of day.

*If you don’t have a donut pan, it’s about time you got yourself one! I waited soooo long to get one and I have no idea why because they’re all of maybe $10?? I used this Wilton 8-cavity Donut Pan, but I’m thinking about getting a 12-cavity pan like this one so that I don’t have to do quite as many batches to use up the batter.

What people are saying about these 3 Ingredient Baked Pumpkin Donuts

“I made these last night using gingerbread cake mix, the closest thing I could find to spice cake. I was nervous about the flavor but they turned out PERFECT. And that’s without the laze, even. This recipe’s a keeper!” – Lizzie

“Easiest recipe ever. My grandchildren helped and they ate every last crumb! Thanks for the tip about putting the glaze in the microwave. It worked perfectly. This recipe is definitely a keeper!” – Mary

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