How do you make homemade donuts in the oven?
There’s nothing like a good, fried doughnut topped with rich, sugary glaze from a donut shop. But donuts can be baked in the oven too! It’s a good way to lighten up this decadent breakfast pastry. You’ll mix up the batter for these baked pumpkin doughnuts and pipe the batter into the cavities in the donut pans. They’ll bake up nice and round, and they turn out like cake doughnuts.
How do you make glaze for donuts?
After your donuts have finished baking, it’s important to let them cool for a bit. The glaze for these baked pumpkin doughnuts is super simple. It’s just a mix of powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. And it’s just enough to add a sweet little something to the tops of these donuts.
How many Weight Watchers SmartPoints is a donut?
It’s crazy to think that you can actually eat a doughnut if you’re on the Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints program, but you can! These are baked, so they have not been submerged in hot oil like most doughnuts! Go light on points on the day you’d like to treat yourself, and you can count one of these Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts as 8 Freestyle SmartPoints. It’s totally worth it!
Is there a difference between Doughnuts and Donuts?
I’ve always wondered why there is a difference in how people spell doughnut vs. donut! There is no difference between a doughnut and a donut. It’s just the spelling. “Doughnut” is the official dictionary spelling of the word, and it’s the way you’ll more likely to see it spelled across the United States and internationally. “Donut” is the shortened, “lazy” spelling of the word. It’s not necessarily an incorrect spelling of the word but it’s less common than it’s counterpart.
Try baking these for your next fall breakfast! If you’re looking for more delicious fall breakfast treats, you might also like to try my Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats or this Apple Puff Pancake. Gingerbread Pancakes, Spiced Apple Waffles and Pumpkin Granola are great breakfast recipes for fall too!
