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Pumpkin Brown Butter Malt Donuts

October 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

I’ve had the idea for these donuts rolling around in my brain for days, ya’ll. And I JUST got to making them yesterday and jeeeeez…what took me so long?! These donuts are the baked variety making them a touch less indulgent than their fried brothers, but also a little easier to execute. BONUS. They are soft and spiced and laced with delicious brown butter and the subtle-sweet maltiness of malted milk powder.

I’ve smashed pumpkin with brown butter and malt before (with these amazeballs cookies) and let me tell you, it’s a winning combination. Brown butter goes into the batter AND gets brushed onto theses babies…which makes the perfect glue for a glittering of spiced sugar. And, not to get all braggy on you, but that picture of those butter drenched donuts above makes my heart melt…donut swoon! So, basically, I urge you to make these and honor pumpkin season with donuts. It’s only the logical thing to do.

5.0 from 1 reviews

Pumpkin Brown Butter Malt Donuts
 
Author: Cindy
Serves: 4-5 dozen minis

Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 5 tablespoons malted milk powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, browned
  • For the Spiced Sugar + Brown Butter Coating:
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, browned
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325˚F and spray a mini donut pan lightly with cooking spray.
  2. Brown the butter for the donuts in a skillet over medium heat until the butter separates and the solids become a deep, toffee brown and smell nutty and fragrant. Pour the browned butter into a ramekin and set aside to cool.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, malt powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and sugar. Whisk to blend. In another bowl whisk together the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla until well combined. Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture, followed by the brown butter, fold until just combined. Either spoon or pipe the batter about halfway up the donut pan molds and bake in the center of the oven for 6-7 minutes. Donuts are done when the tops are dry and spring back to the touch. Remove from oven and cool on a rack slightly before turning out. Repeat the process with the remaining batter. Brown the butter for coating while the donuts bake.
  4. In a wide dish whisk together the sugar and spices for the coating, brush the baked donuts with browned butter and roll in the spiced sugar to coat completely.
Notes
Adapted from Take A Megabite
These donuts can be baked in a standard size donut pan as well, or even a mini muffin tin. When shopping for the malt powder, I usually find it near the hot cocoa mixes or near the powdered and evaporated milk. I find it easier to brown the butter for the donuts seperately from the butter for the coating. Don’t bother to use a different skillet, just brown the butter for coating in the same skillet while the donuts bake.
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Comments

  1. Tieghan

    October 9, 2013 at 5:31 am

    These are incredible! I so wish I had one right now! The photo of the dipping the donuts in cinnamon sugar is just mean. I need these!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 6:14 am

      sorry, not sorry!

      Reply
  2. Megan

    October 9, 2013 at 5:36 am

    Girl, these freckled hotties need to be put on an ice cream sundae or in a malt immediately. Look so good!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 6:14 am

      they really need ice cream friends!

      Reply
  3. Erika

    October 9, 2013 at 5:54 am

    Hell to the yes!! Thanks for giving me doughnuts I can eat all day errday and not feel bad about myself in the morning..

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 6:14 am

      I do what I can, ha!

      Reply
  4. Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe

    October 9, 2013 at 7:37 am

    These photos are making my heart swoon too. And I love love LOVE that they’re baked, ’cause I ain’t got no willpower when it comes to fresh donuts. I have a special place in my heart for donuts coated in cinnamon sugar.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 7:51 am

      everyone should hold a special place in their hearts for cinnamon-sugar donuts!

      Reply
  5. Danguole

    October 9, 2013 at 8:28 am

    Ooh, yes! They look so tender and pillowy and just completely luxurious. Why fry something when you could coat it in brown butter?

    Also, I have a bunch of malted milk powder from a failed “waffles that taste just like corn flakes” experiment. These might make up for that corn+malt mess.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      perfect!

      Reply
  6. Billy

    October 9, 2013 at 9:01 am

    AWW YEAAHH!!!I found the malt powder next to the can of pumpkin in my cupboard so it was a sign!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      DESTINY!

      Reply
      • Billy

        October 11, 2013 at 11:13 am

        DESTINY’S CHILD DONUTS.

        Reply
  7. Denise

    October 9, 2013 at 9:18 am

    For some crazy reason I have been craving malt like a mad woman for some time now. Unfortunately for me I have not had much luck finding it in my markets. Now, I must jump on the quest once again, as these doughnuts sound amazing! Love the thought of creamy pumpkin mixed with an old familiar flavor such as malt. Kind of like pure comfort food.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      totally pure comfort! good luck with your hunt!

      Reply
  8. Amy | Club Narwhal

    October 9, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Cindy, everything about this is right. So, so right! I need to bust out my little donut baking pan 🙂

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      yes! give that donut pan some affection!

      Reply
  9. Averie @ Averie Cooks

    October 9, 2013 at 11:37 am

    I made a baked pumpkin cinn-sugar donut for another project I was working on (not on my blog) and they were one of the best things I’ve EVER ate. I wish I could blog about them. I loooove the looks of yours. They are seriously perfect! Pinned!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:03 pm

      YUM! pumpkin and spices are the best!

      Reply
  10. Rachel @ Bakerita

    October 9, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Mmm, I can practically taste the fall in these! They look so festive, and rolled in all that cinnamon sugar, beyond delicious.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 9, 2013 at 12:04 pm

      fall to the max! thanks, Rachel!

      Reply
  11. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    October 9, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    I definitely need these in my life. Love the malt!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 10, 2013 at 6:02 am

      Thanks Katrina!

      Reply
  12. Brittany

    October 9, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    I need to get my pumpkin brown butter malt game on like WHOA. That combination sounds so crazy good!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 10, 2013 at 6:05 am

      yeah you do! thanks girl!

      Reply
  13. Mercedes

    October 9, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    These look incredibly delicious! I love that you rolled them in cinnamon and sugar!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 10, 2013 at 6:07 am

      Thanks Mercedes! Cinnamon sugar makes most things better 🙂

      Reply
  14. Laura Dembowski

    October 9, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    Ummm … these look simply amazing! I’m rather speechless. I really just want to eat them 🙂

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 10, 2013 at 6:08 am

      thanks, Laura!! They were hard to resist!

      Reply
  15. Sarah | The Sugar Hit

    October 9, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    These donuts are something else. Pumpkin malt and brown butter. My mouth is watering – gross, huh? But I can’t help it! SOO dELICIOUS.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 10, 2013 at 6:09 am

      haha! thanks, Sarah!!

      Reply
  16. Monet

    October 10, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    Just gorgeous! I love the sprinkling of sugar too. Adds such a lovely sparkle! Thank you for sharing. I’m all about pumpkin and brown butter!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 11, 2013 at 5:08 am

      sugar sparkles forever!

      Reply
  17. Shikha @ Shikha la mode

    October 14, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    I never thought about malted milk + pumpkin as a combo – great idea!

    Reply
  18. Marcella @ broadappetite.com

    October 19, 2013 at 8:36 am

    These look amazing. Brown butter and pumpkin go so well together. I just made some brown butter pumpkin steamed buns for my blog. I’m going to give this recipe a try. Thanks!

    Reply
  19. Mara

    November 25, 2013 at 7:42 am

    This recipe sounds amazing!! I can’t wait to make them!! I was wondering if you thought I could make these but regular sized donuts?

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 25, 2013 at 8:04 am

      Thanks, Mara! You could definitely make these in a regular-sized donut pan, just bake a few extra minutes.

      Reply
  20. Liz

    March 5, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    I don’t have a donut pan or anything..I can’t even find one in a store near me. Is there another way for me to make these?

    Reply
    • cindy

      March 5, 2014 at 6:26 pm

      You can make them as mini or regular sized muffins.

      Reply
  21. Isabel

    November 4, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Tried this out just now–this recipe is really awesome!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 4, 2015 at 9:49 am

      YES! I am so glad! Thanks for the feedback, Isabel!

      Reply

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