These air fryer pumpkin donuts are perfect for the fall!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time16 minutesmins
Total Time31 minutesmins
Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 ¾cupflour
¼cupsugar
3teaspoonsbaking powder
1 ½teaspoonsbaking soda
1teaspoonpumpkin pie spice
½teaspoonsalt
½cupbutter
¾cuppumpkin pureenot pie filling
¼cupplus 2 tablespoons milk
2tablespoonsvegetable oil
Topping
2tablespoonsbuttermelted
1/3cupsugar
1tablespoonpumpkin pie spice
Instructions
In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
1 ¾ cup flour, ¼ cup sugar, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, ½ teaspoon salt
Cut the butter into small cubes. Then use a pastry blender or two forks to mix the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
½ cup butter
Add the pumpkin puree and ¼ cup of milk to the bowl. Stir until the dough begins to come together and clumps into a ball. If the mixture is too dry and crumbly, add more milk one tablespoon at a time.
¾ cup pumpkin puree, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured cutting board and knead until smooth.
Separate the dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece dough into a long tube and connect the ends to form a donut shape.
Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F.
Place the donuts in the air fryer basket, making sure they’re not touching. They will expand a little as they cook. You should be able to fit 4-6 donuts in the basket, depending on your air fryer size.
Brush each donut with vegetable oil. Use a pastry brush or a spray bottle of oil to coat the outside. Don't use a commercial spray oil as those contain preservatives which can damage the non stick finish of the basket.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Cook the donuts in the air fryer for 8 minutes, until they are golden brown.
Continue cooking in batches until all the donuts have been cooked.
Let the donuts cool on a wire rack before adding the sugar topping.
To make the topping melt the butter. Then whisk together the sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl.
2 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Brush each donut with melted butter and dip in the sugar mixture until coated.
Notes
You can also make these into pumpkin donut holes. Just roll the dough into about 36 small balls instead of forming it into donuts.