Easy Bisquick Pumpkin Donut Holes
Baked pumpkin donut holes made with Bisquick are a lovely fall breakfast or dessert.
These Bisquick pumpkin donut holes are the perfect fall treat–sugar and spice and everything nice! They’re easy to make and everyone loves having bite-size grab-and-go donuts!
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UPDATED July 23, 2024 with new photos and more detailed steps.
Donuts are one of the love languages my kids speak best, and I can’t say that I blame them.
But since we can’t always run out to a donut shop, I knew I wanted to create an easy version we could enjoy at home.
Once back-to-school season begins, it’s time for all the pumpkin spice treats.
Because sometimes we need a little sweet treat to start off the day, I decided to make us a special breakfast (these would also make a great after school snack this time of year).
That’s how these Bisquick pumpkin donut holes were born!
My kids LOVE Grandma Wilhelm’s pumpkin bread, and since I had some leftover canned pumpkin puree from making a pressure cooker pumpkin spice bundt cake, making pumpkin donuts was a no-brainer.
More Pumpkin Recipes for Fall:
- Pumpkin Cinnamon Sugar Scones
- Cake Mix Pumpkin Muffins
- No Bake Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
- Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
- Amazing Pumpkin Cobbler
- Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
- Easy Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Easy Bisquick Pumpkin Donut Bites
I adapted this applesauce puffs recipe to create our pumpkin donut holes, and they were delicious!
While they’re technically pumpkin mini muffins, we call them baked pumpkin donut holes, because they’re basically the same thing, right?
And my kids think donut holes sound way more fun than mini muffins. 🙂
Because they’re baked, you don’t have to worry about frying them in hot oil and the mess of draining them on paper towels.
One of the best things about this recipe is how easy it is to prepare the homemade donut holes, because you only need a few simple ingredients.
Bisquick is a fantastic kitchen shortcut that I use all the time, so it just made sense to use it for these mini muffins as well.
These little bites of pumpkin perfection are one of the best recipes to make with pancake mix, in my opinion!
More Bisquick Recipes You’ll Love:
- Bisquick Applesauce Muffins
- Blueberry Bisquick Muffins
- Bisquick Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Bisquick Sugar Cookies
- Bisquick Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Bisquick Peanut Butter Cookies
- Easy Bisquick Brownies
- Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie
- Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings
- The Best Bisquick Biscuits
How to Make Easy Pumpkin Doughnut Holes with Bisquick
It’s really easy to make this simple treat.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Bisquick baking mix
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Real pumpkin puree
- Milk
- Egg
- Vegetable oil
- Butter
How to Make it:
(Full printable recipe card is available below)
You start by combining the dry ingredients in a large bowl–some good ol’ Bisquick, some sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
Then you’ll add in the wet ingredients of pumpkin puree, egg, oil and milk, and mix those well.
Use a cookie scoop to portion out the batter.
I use a mini-muffin pan to make mine in the mini-size, but you could also use a donut pan if you want them to be full-size.
Then they’re baked, for about 10-12 minutes, until they’re golden brown.
Once they’re baked, this is where the magic happens.
You’ll dip each of the baked dough balls into some melted butter, then roll it around in a cinnamon sugar mixture.
This cinnamon-sugar coating is so good!
Seriously, these little pumpkin donuts are such a tasty treat for your cool fall mornings!
Notes and Adaptations:
- While you technically can skip the step of rolling these in butter and sugar, I recommend that you don’t omit it. It really adds such a sweetness that makes these feel extra special.
- If you have a donut pan, you can use it, but you may need to increase the baking time.
- Leftover donut holes can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a couple of days.
Recommended Equipment:
- Mixing bowl
- Shallow dishes for dipping in butter and cinnamon sugar (I use these dishes and they worked fabulously–they’re the perfect size for the contents to be deep enough to roll the donut around in easily)
- Mini muffin tin or donut pan for baking
Easy Bisquick Pumpkin Donut Holes
These easy pumpkin donut holes are a cinch to make with Bisquick! Instead of being fried, they're baked--then rolled in cinnamon sugar!
Ingredients
For Donut Holes:
- 2 cups Bisquick
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbs vegetable oil
For Rolling Donut Holes:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a mini muffin pan or a donut pan with cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine Bisquick, sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Whisk to combine.
- Add pumpkin puree, milk, egg, and oil to the dry ingredients. Combine all ingredients, either mixing by hand or with the stand mixer.
- Scoop batter into prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of a donut comes out clean.
- While donuts are baking, melt butter in one shallow dish, and combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon together in another shallow dish.
- Once donuts are finished baking and are still warm but cool enough to handle, roll each donut into the melted butter, then into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- While you technically can skip the step of rolling these in butter and sugar, I recommend that you don't omit it. It really adds such a sweetness that makes these feel extra special.
- If you have a donut pan, you can use it, but you may need to increase the baking time.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 100Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 47mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.
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Can you make other baked donut holes, like chocolate?
I think you probably could, Kathy! More flavors of donuts are always a good idea, in my opinion! 🙂
Could I freeze them? Should I sugar them after I thaw them or before?
Hi Joanne! I haven’t tried freezing them, but I think the donut holes themselves would freeze great. I think it would be best to sugar them after they’ve been thawed. I think if you froze them after sugaring, the moisture from freezing would cause the sugar to become somewhat wet. I hope that helps! 🙂