Description
Celebrate the fall season with these delightful Thanksgiving Brioche Donuts, featuring a soft, buttery brioche exterior filled with rich pumpkin cheesecake. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, these festive donuts combine seasonal flavors with bakery-quality taste for a memorable holiday treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the brioche dough:
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- For the pumpkin cheesecake filling:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- For frying and finishing:
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Granulated sugar for coating
Instructions
- Activate the yeast: Warm the milk slightly and dissolve the yeast in it. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until frothy.
- Mix the dough: In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the frothy yeast mixture, eggs, and softened butter. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes by hand or with a stand mixer.
- First rise: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
- Make the filling: Combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until smooth and refrigerate.
- Punch down the dough: Once risen, punch the dough down, roll it out to ½-inch thickness, and cut into donut shapes.
- Fill the donuts: Pipe pumpkin cheesecake filling into each donut through a small hole, then seal.
- Heat the oil: In a deep fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil to 350°F (175°C).
- Fry the donuts: Fry in batches for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Coat and serve: Toss donuts in sugar, drizzle with glaze if desired, and enjoy!
Notes
- Ensure the oil is at the right temperature to prevent soggy donuts.
- Chill the pumpkin filling before piping for best consistency.
- Fry in small batches to maintain oil temperature.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 220 Kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg