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Pumpkin Donut Ghosts and Monsters for Halloween

Pumpkin Donut Ghosts and Monsters for Halloween

I bake my Halloween ghosts in the oven and do not deep fry them.

Course donuts, doughnuts, From the Oven, Halloween
Cuisine american food
Keyword Pumpkin Donut Ghosts and Monsters for Halloween
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 pieces
Author Labsalliebe

Ingredients

WET INGREDIENTS FOR PUMPKIN DONUT GHOSTS

  • 3 eggs
  • 150 g brown sugar
  • 110 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste

INGREDIENTS FOR HOME MADE PUMPKIN SPICE

  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp clove powedered
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powdered

DRY INGREDIENTS FOR PUMPKIN DONUT GHOSTS

  • 300 g pumkin puree
  • 300 g flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE OF PUMPKIN DONUT GHOSTS

  • 150 g icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • Coconut shredded
  • googly eyes
  • Smoochies

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE OF PUMPKIN DONUT MONSTER

  • 150 g icing sugar
  • 4 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 3 googly eyes

Instructions

PREPARATION PUMPKIN DONUTS

  1. Preheat oven to 180° bottom/upper heat.

  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar till creamy, and add olive oil bit by bit.

  3. Mix in vanilla extract, Pumpkin Spice, and pumpkin puree.

  4. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and stir to make a smooth dough.

  5.  Spray donut tin well with baking spray.

  6. Place dough in a pastry bag and pipe evenly into a donut tin.

  7. Bake for 15 - 17 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

  8. Remove donuts from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes

  9. Then tap the donuts out onto a sheet pan and let them cool completely on a cooling rack.

PREPARATION GLAZE FOR THE PUMPKIN DONUT GHOSTS

  1. Add water and vanilla paste to the powdered sugar, spoon by spoon, stirring with a whisk or fork until the glaze has a pasty texture. If the glaze is too thick, add a little water; if it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.

  2. Dip the donuts upside down in the glaze and let the excess drip off.

  3. Sprinkle with shredded coconut and stick two googly eyes on top. Do this quickly, as the glaze will set in no time.

PREPARATION GLAZE FOR THE PUMPKIN DONUT MONSTER

  1. Mix powdered sugar with cocoa powder.

  2. Add the milk spoon by spoon, stirring with a whisk or fork until the glaze has a pasty texture. If the glaze is too thick, add a little milk; if it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.

  3. Dip the donuts upside down in the glaze and let the excess drip off. Decorate with three googly eyes.