Pumpkin Donuts

Turn a regular store bought donut into a cute little pumpkin in just a few steps.

I am a big fan of Halloween and even though my husband and I are now empty nesters we celebrate up big.  Since I no longer have children at home to plan costumes for I have talked my husband into dressing up with me for Halloween.  He’s a good guy.  Last year I got him to be Popeye!

You can see some of our past costumes here.   I’ll be unveiling this year’s couple costume on September 26th!

Each year we host a Halloweenie Roast for our neighbor kids.  It is a lot of fun and donuts are usually a big part of it!  Last year we even had a Decorate Your Own Donut Party!  The kids loved it!

This year I decided to create some pumpkin donuts.  I really wasn’t sure if I should call them donut pumpkins or pumpkin donuts because there technically is no pumpkin in these donuts.  They just look like pumpkins!

I had so much fun making Apple Donuts for back to school that I couldn’t  resist doing a pumpkin version.  Oh and then there were those Ruler Donuts too.  I told you we like donuts!

How to Make Pumpkin Donuts

Pumpkin Donuts are easy to make.  I purchased my unglazed cake donuts at our local donut shop.

Make a glaze using powdered sugar and milk. You just want a nice smooth consistency that is easy to dip into.  Add in orange food coloring.

You will also need Of course you will need some orange sprinkles too.  I am a firm believer that sprinkles make everything better!!

Be sure and gently shake the donut after dipping it so you get a nice smooth surface.

Then go crazy with those sprinkles.

Place them  on a parchment paper covered surface to dry and let the glaze set up.

Every pumpkin needs a stem and a leaf.  I used some fun Halloween straws I picked up at the Dollar Tree or you could also use pretzel sticks like I did on the Apple Donuts. The pumpkin leaf is cut out of some green apple fruit leather I got at WinCo. I just cut out a leaf that somewhat resembles a pumpkin leaf.  Use the straw or pretzel to push the leaf down into the donut.

And there you have it, a pumpkin donut or a donut pumpkin!

They are just too cute!

And I had way too much fun taking photos of them!

And if you need even more fun Halloween donut ideas check out my fun Googly Eye Donuts!  I even have a tutorial on how to make your own Googly Eyes too.

This post was originally shared as part of Eighteen25’s Spooktacular September Series – be sure and check out all the fun over there!

Donut Fun

Decorate Your Own Donut Party/Mummy Donuts/ Ruler Donuts/ Googly Eye Monster Donuts/ Apple Donuts