These Bake Pumpkin Donuts with Salted Caramel Glaze are one of my favorite easy dessert recipes.
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Would you believe that my son does not like donuts? It’s not like he just doesn’t care for them or prefers something else over donuts. I mean he literally gags. I couldn’t believe it the first time I witnessed it for myself.
Seriously. I even questioned if he was my kid. I mean, who doesn’t like donuts?!?
But this tune was about to change.
A few weeks ago, I made these Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Salted Caramel Glaze. It’s a really easy dessert recipe that can be whipped up in under 30 minutes – start to finish.
While they were baking, the house smelled fantastic! The aromas of warm spices in the batter and the sweet caramel from the glaze filled the house. It was a beautiful thing. It made me feel all warm and cozy.
It also drew my son into the kitchen from his bedroom. I’ll take any opportunity to cook with him so he and I glazed these donuts together.
To my surprise, he asked to try one. And, it turns out he actually liked them! (Honestly, I think the overtly sugariness of traditional donuts that turns him off.)
He liked them so much that he at about 3 of them (I made mini donuts so this wasn’t such a gluttonous thing)!
He really liked the Salted Caramel Glaze on top. It sounds like it would be difficult to make, but really, it was quite simple. It’s a mixture of powdered sugar and Torani Salted Caramel Flavoring Syrup.
I love the new bottle design with the no-fuss pour top. It’s been available in grocery stores since October 11. There are so many flavors to choose from too, including almond, bourbon caramel, caramel classic, coconut, french vanilla, gingerbread, hazelnut classic, Irish cream, mango, passion fruit, peppermint, pomegranate, pumpkin pie, raspberry, salted caramel, strawberry, toasted marshmallow, vanilla, white chocolate, sugar-free chocolate, sugar-free, hazelnut classic, sugar-free French vanilla, sugar-free Irish cream, sugar-free pumpkin pie, sugar-free salted caramel, sugar-free raspberry and sugar-free vanilla.
To make this recipe easier, I used a piping bag to fill the donut baking pan. You can use a full-size donut pan or a mini donut pan (like I used).
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Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Salted Caramel Glaze
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1-18 oz boxed spice cake mix
- 1-15 oz can of pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons water
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon Torani Salted Caramel flavored syrup
Instructions
Donuts
- Stir together cake mix, pumpkin and water until no lumps remain.
- Spray mini donut baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Use a piping bag to fill the donut baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until until a tooth pick, inserted into the center, comes out clean.
Glaze
- Stir together sugar and syrup. If mixture is too thick, add small amounts of syrup until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread glazed on slightly cooled donuts.
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