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Baked Maple Pumpkin Sourdough Donuts with Maple Glaze

Cozy, spiced, and baked to perfection—these Maple Pumpkin Sourdough Donuts are soft, tender, and topped with a buttery maple glaze. Made with pumpkin purée, warm spices, and your sourdough starter (or discard), they’re the perfect fall treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. Quick to make, full of flavor, and perfect for autumn!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 24

Ingredients  

Baked Maple Pumpkin Sourdough Donuts

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter melted & cooled
  • 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter fed or discard
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Easy Maple Glaze

  • 4 tbsp salted butter
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions 

  • Prep
    Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line donut pans.
  • Mix Dry Ingredients
    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  • Mix Wet Ingredients
    In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, maple syrup, pumpkin purée, milk, sourdough starter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Combine
    Fold the dry ingredients into the wet just until combined. Batter will be thick.
  • Bake
    Spoon or pipe batter into donut wells (about ¾ full). Bake 10–11 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
  • Make the Glaze
    In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Dip cooled donuts into the glaze and let set on a wire rack.
  • Enjoy warm, cozy bites of fall in every donut!
Keyword Donut, Fall, Maple, Pumpkin
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