• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free Instant Pot Recipe Guide! download now!

FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


Thank you for subscribing!


Formerly Your Homebased Mom

  • About
  • Latest
  • Contact
NEW! Watch on youtube!

Your Homebased Mom

Leigh Anne Wilkes

  • Recipes
    • Course
      • Appetizers
      • Beverages
      • Bread
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Dessert
        • Bars and Brownies
        • Cake
        • Candy and Treats
        • Cookies
        • Ice Cream
        • Pie
      • Main Dishes
      • Salads
      • Sandwiches and Burgers
      • Sauces and Dressings
      • Side Dishes
      • Soup
    • Cooking Method
      • Crock Pot
      • Grilling
      • Instant Pot
      • One Pan
      • Oven
      • Quick and Easy
      • Recipes for Two
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Eggs
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Poultry
        • Chicken
        • Turkey
      • Seafood
      • Vegetarian
      • Gluten Free
    • Cuisine
      • American
      • Asian
      • European
      • Indian
      • Italian
      • Mediterranean
      • Mexican
    • Holiday
      • New Year’s Eve
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • 4th of July
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
  • Travel
    • Europe
    • United States
      • New York City
      • Portland
    • What To Wear
  • Life
    • Home
    • Party Ideas
    • Empty Nesters
    • Church
      • Activity Day
      • Relief Society
    • Organizational Tips
    • Recommended Reads
  • New? Start Here
  • Subscribe for weekly recipes

    FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


    Thank you for subscribing!


Recipe Finder

  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Dessert
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches and Burgers
    • Sauces and Dressings
    • Side Dishes
    • Soup
  • Cooking Method
    • Oven
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • One Pan
    • Quick and Easy
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Eggs
    • Pasta
    • Pork
    • Poultry
    • Seafood
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten Free
  • Cuisine
    • American
    • Asian
    • European
    • Indian
    • Italian
    • Mediterranean
    • Mexican
  • Holiday
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
Home / Latest Posts / Holiday Ideas / Halloween / Pumpkin Donuts

Pumpkin Donuts

Share
Share on:
By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 9/16/14Updated: 1/13/21

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure policy here.

pumpkin donut with sprinkles

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

Donut Pumpkins

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!

Popeye and Olive Oyl

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!!

donut dipping

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

Donuts

Then go crazy with those sprinkles.

Donut Pumpkins

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

Donut Pumpkins

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.

pumpkin leaf

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

Donut Pumpkins
Donut Pumpkins

They are just too cute!

Donut Pumpkins

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 Collage

Donut Fun

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

Previous Post
Cookies & Cream Rice Krispie Treats
Next Post
Plum Cake

Related Recipes

  • slilce of cheesecake
    Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake
  • Pumpkin dip with gingersnaps
    Fluffy Pumpkin Dip
  • Pumpkin Crunch Cake
  • Donut Tree Dessert

Never miss a recipe!

Receive my FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course and my FREE weekly meal plan.


Thank you for subscribing!


Reader Interactions

Leave a Review Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Made this? Rate this recipe:




  1. Pauline Molinari says

    Posted on 9/28 at 12:12 pm

    This is so cute and easy! Love it!
    Thanks for sharing on the #mondayfundayparty !

    Reply
Older Comments

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

After years of raising my own family and watching them start their own, I now dedicate my time to helping thousands of mothers and women live a more intentional life. Read more

Get my 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 minutes e-Course for FREE!

Receive my FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E-Course, This e-course includes my most popular Instant Pot recipes and my FREE weekly Meal Plan.


Thank you for subscribing!


Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window

Trending Now

overhead shot of cinnamon rolls

One Hour Cinnamon Rolls

plate of smashed potatoes and a fork

Smashed Potatoes

overhead shot of bowl of almond chicken

Almond Chicken

baked riblets

Easy Oven Baked Riblets

No knead bread in a pan

Instant Pot Bread

Tomato tart pieces

Easy Tomato Tart

spoon full of mac and cheese

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

Almond Torte

  • Crock Pot
  • Instant Pot
  • Chicken
  • Breakfast
  • Appetizers
  • Bread
  • Salad
  • Dessert

Order my Cookbook, Holiday Slow Cooker!

Buy Now!
Back to Top
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure
  • Contact
© 2013–2021 Leigh Anne Wilkes Site Credits Designed by Melissa Rose Design Developed by Once Coupled