If you have ever wondered if you should invest in a donut pan, these Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts are one great reason to do so. These donuts are completely wonderful – and perfect for Autumn.
These Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts are Perfect for Fall
You start off with some good spice cake mix, which is delicious just the way it is. But into that, you add applesauce, cinnamon, and pie spice. And after that’s all blended together, you fold in a cup of chocolate chips!
You end up with these baked donuts that are sheer perfection even before you frost them. But when topped with fresh chocolate glaze and garnished with more chips, they are as pretty as they are delicious.
Surprise your family for breakfast one Autumn morning, or make some when you’re entertaining family and friends. Once you taste these, you’ll be thrilled that baked donuts are so easy to make. These Apple Spiced Chocolate Chip Donuts are so good, you’ll definitely want to make them more than once!
Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts
These donuts are so yummy. If you’re trying to reduce your calories, you can always leave off the chocolate chips and the chocolate icing and just give them a light dusting of sugar instead.
Another way to enjoy them is to serve the donuts plain without the chocolate icing and chips and instead dip them in some caramel sauce. There’s so many delicious ways to enjoy these donuts.
Why not try some of our other delicious recipes that will ignite your taste buds with delicious fall flavors?
- Apple Cinnamon Biscuits with Brown Sugar Honey Glaze
- Apple Cookie Cups
- Caramel Apple Cookies
- Cranberry Brie Bites
- Homemade Vanilla Fig Jam made with local honey
- Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
- Monster Eye Donuts
- Pumpkin Pudding Cake
- Pecan Pie Fudge
Ingredients you need to make Apple Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Donuts
Makes 12 donuts
Ingredients for the Donuts:
- 1 box of spice cake mix
- 1 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup chocolate chips for the batter
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips for garnish
Donut Icing Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 – 3 tbsp water
- 1/4 c + 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
How to make Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts
Icing directions:
- Simply whisk all ingredients together in a stand mixer, using the water to adjust for desired consistency.
- Cover and set to the side.
Donut directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a donut pan with non-stick baking spray.
- In a large bowl, add cake mix, apple sauce, pie spice, and cinnamon, mix to combine.
- Add your chocolate chips to the batter and mix to combine.
- Pour the batter into the donut pan.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Remove the donuts from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Once donuts are cool remove from the pan.
- Set up a baking tray with a cookie cooling rack on top.
- Dip the top of the donut into the icing place on the cooling rack.
- Garnish with chocolate chips.
- Repeat until all are coated and garnished.
- ENJOY!!
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Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts
Ingredients
Ingredients For Apple Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Donuts
- 1 box Spice Cake Mix
- 1 1/2 cups Applesauce
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Pie Spice
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips (for the batter)
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (for garnish)
Ingredients for Donut Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Light Corn Syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1-3 Tbsp Water
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
Instructions
Instructions for Icing
- Simply whisk all ingredients together in a stand mixer, using the water to adjust for desired consistency. Cover and set to the side.
Instructions for Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a donut pan with non-stick baking spray.
- In a large bowl, add cake mix, applesauce, pie spice, and cinnamon, mix to combine.
- Add your chocolate chips to the batter and mix to combine.
- Pour the batter into the donut pan.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Remove the donuts from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Once donuts are cool remove from the pan.
- Set up a baking tray with a cookie cooling rack on top.
- Dip the top of the donut into the icing and then place on the cooling rack. Garnish with chocolate chips.
- Repeat until all are coated and garnished. ENJOY!!
Notes
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Jennifer Quisenberry says
When we made these donuts with chocolate, obviously they tasted great. But they also taste great using caramel frosting with caramel chips. So if you want to make a double batch, you can easily make one chocolate batch and one caramel for some variety. YUM!