Apple Cider Donuts
Total Time
50 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
12 donuts
- Apple Cider
- 1 1/4 cup apple cider, reduced to 1/3 cup
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Apple Cider Donuts
- 2 cups (262g) all purpose flour or gluten free flour*
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup (105g) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (55g) melted coconut oil, or vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup (60ml) almond milk, or regular milk
- 3 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted (use vegan butter for dairy free)
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
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Preparation
Step 1
Apple Cider
Step 2
Pour the apple cider into a saucepan with the cinnamon stick. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
Step 3
Simmer until it reduces down to 1/3 cup. Pour into a measuring glass to ensure you have exactly 1/3 cup. If you’re just a hair short, top it off with a bit more fresh apple cider. Set aside.
Step 4
Apple Cider Donuts
Step 5
Preheat the oven to 350F and bring out your donut pans, enough to make 12 donuts.
Step 6
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
Step 7
In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, melted oil, and warm cider. The cider can be warm to the touch, but not hot.
Step 8
Then whisk in the almond milk and apple sauce.
Step 9
Pour in the dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
Step 10
Pour the batter into a piping bag, or a large zip lock bag, and snip off the tip or corner.
Step 11
Lightly spray the donut pans with nonstick spray and pipe the batter into each cavity, filling each about 3/4 full and using up all of the batter.
Step 12
Bake for 10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.
Step 13
Allow the donuts to cool for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove them from the pan and place on to a cooling rack.
Step 14
For the coating, melt the butter in the microwave and combine the sugar and cinnamon in a separate dish.
Step 15
Coat the donuts by dunking in the butter, allowing any excess to drip off, and then toss in the cinnamon sugar.
Step 16
Now they’re ready to enjoy!
Step 17
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Chef's notes
GLUTEN FREE FLOUR – I have tested this with gluten free flour as well and they turned out great! But I recommend weighing the flour rather than measuring by cups, as it’s very easy to use too much when measuring. The flour I use is Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten Free Baking Flour.
