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Home » Breakfast » Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts

Created: September 27, 2015 Updated: February 15, 2021 by Lyuba Brooke 6 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Soft, moist and delicious homemade baked donuts. These carrot cake pumpkin donuts are made with pumpkin puree and fresh grated carrots and topped with cinnamon flavored streusel.

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts staked up on a cutting board

PUMPKIN DONUTS

I’m a little obsessed with streusel lately, I put that stuff on everything!

Well, not on everything, everything, but on many baked goods….too many. But that’s okay because everyone loves streusel. Delicious, sugary, crunchy crumbs that go wonderfully on top of so many baked goodies. What’s not to love?

This week is my father-in-law’s birthday and he asked for carrot cake as his birthday cake. Since it’s that wonderful time of the year, when we stuff out faces with as many pumpkin flavored treats as possible, I offered to make pumpkin carrot cake with pumpkin frosting. I’ve been thinking about it all week and couldn’t possibly wait until the birthday party, so I decided to make some donuts to hold us over. Instead of using frosting on my pumpkin carrot cake donuts, I went with streusel all around. These delicious, soft donuts are loaded with cinnamon streusel on top and bottom. They are just heavenly!

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts on a cooling rack

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hand holding 1 pumpkin carrot cake streusel donut above a pile of stacked donuts on a wooden table

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts

These carrot cake donuts are made with and addition of pumpkin and cinnamon flavored streusel.
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
Servings: 10 donuts
Calories: 260kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • Donut batter:
  • 1 cup finely grated carrots
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup low fat buttermilk
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • Streusel:
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 4 1/2 Tbsp unsalted melted butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease a donut baking pan. (You will need two 6-cup donut pans or you can do it in two batches because the recipe makes 10 donuts.)
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine grated carrots, pumpkin puree, egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Mix well until the ingredients are completely incorporated together.
  • Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt and spices. Whisk until completely blended. Set aside to prepare streusel.
  • In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and flour. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated evenly.
  • Pour in melted butter and carefully fold it in with a large fork. You will want to be careful so you don’t over-mix. Streusel should look like large crumbs and not paste.
  • Spread a little bit of streusel crumbs in the bottom of each donut cup of the baking pan.
  • Pour batter into a piping bag. (Depending on the bag, you might have to do it in two batches.)
  • Cut the tip off the piping bag, leaving only about ½ inch opening.
  • Squeeze batter into the donut cups of the pan, filling them. Make sure there is an even amount of batter all around.
  • Sprinkle donuts with streusel crumbs, generously.
  • Bake for 13-14 minutes. Let donuts cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and take them out onto a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 4233IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg
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Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts stacked up

 

photo collage Pumpkin Carrot Cake Streusel Donuts stacked on top of each other bottom photo is holding a donut

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Andrea says

    October 13, 2015 at 12:00 am

    5 stars
    I don’t own donut pans, can I use this recipe to make muffins instead?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 25, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      So sorry for the late response! You can try using mini or regular muffin pans, just make sure to adjust bakign time accordingly 🙂

      Reply
  2. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says

    September 28, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    These doughnuts look so good! And so festive! I feel like after these donuts, I would also be obsessed with streusel!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 28, 2015 at 7:35 pm

      Thank you, Cathleen! I hope you will try them soon 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy says

    September 28, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    First of all: YUM. Second: Obsessed with that streusel! These would go perfectly with my morning coffee 🙂

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 28, 2015 at 7:35 pm

      Absolutely!! I hope you will give them a try 🙂
      Thank you, Jennifer!

      Reply

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