Apple Cider Donuts

3 cinnamon apple donuts stacked up with apples and a bottle of milk

4.93 from 14 ratings

These apple cider donuts are the best homemade donuts you'll ever eat! Soft and pillowy and sprinkled with crunchy cinnamon sugar, you will love these perfect bites of baked apple donuts.

Prep Time25

Cook Time13

Total Time38

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple cider donuts, homemade donuts, whole wheat donuts

Servings:

Author: Sarah Cook

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

Donuts

1 cup apple cider {reduced to 1/3 cup}
cooking spray
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bread flour
1.5 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup applesauce (or apple butter)
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup Greek yogurt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 egg (room temperature)
3 tbsp oil (coconut, avocado, olive, etc.)

Topping

1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tbsp butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Spray the donut pan with cooking spray.
cooking spray
In a small pan over medium-high heat, bring the apple cider to a boil.
1 cup apple cider
Reduce the stove to medium heat and cook until the cider is reduced to 1/3 cup (~about 15 minutes). Allow cider to cool to room temperature.
In a bowl, mix together the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup bread flour, 1.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg
In a separate bowl, mix together brown sugar, applesauce, maple syrup, apple cider, yogurt, vanilla extract, egg, and oil.
2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, 1 egg, 3 tbsp oil, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just combined. Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
Divide the batter into the donut pan, filling the cavities only halfway.
Bake at 375˚F for 13 minutes.
While the donuts are in the oven, mix remaining sugar and cinnamon in a ziploc bag. Shake a few times to combine.
1/3 cup sugar, 2 tsp ground cinnamon
When the donuts come out of the oven, brush both sides with melted butter. Put 2 donuts at a time in the ziploc, seal, and shake.
4 tbsp butter

Notes

Store fully cooled donuts in an air-tight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.
Want to freeze these donuts for later? Freeze them baked but without the cinnamon sugar mixture on them. Once they have thawed, brush the butter on them and dip them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

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