Description
Crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donut Holes coated in warm cinnamon sugar. Easy, fast, and full of cozy fall flavor—perfect for breakfast, snacks, Halloween treats, or Thanksgiving dessert bites.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup whole milk (or substitute)
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp pumpkin spice blend
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 4 tbsp melted butter (for brushing)
- As needed vegetable oil (heated to 350°F)
Instructions
- Mix the cinnamon sugar coating and melt the butter. Heat oil to 350°F or preheat oven/air fryer. Have all coating items ready.
- Whisk dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another. Combine gently into a thick, scoopable batter.
- Fry, bake, or air-fry the batter until golden and cooked through.
- Brush warm donut holes with melted butter and roll immediately in cinnamon sugar.
- Serve warm; store leftovers at room temperature or freeze for later.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying, Baking, Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut hole
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 6.5 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 3.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.5 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg