We lived in Texas for nearly five years, which means apple orchard doughnuts were only in my dreams. Not one to risk burning down my house with a frying fiasco (I'm accident prone!), I started making these baked Apple Cider Donuts every Fall.
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These Apple Cider Donuts are tender and have a fabulous apple flavor! Not only does the recipe use applesauce, but it also has boiled cider to pack as much apple flavor as possible! The boiled cider is also used in the apple cider glaze on top. Yuuuum!
If you enjoy this recipe, check out the posts for my Honey Donuts, Blueberry Sugar Donuts, and Strawberry Powdered Sugar Donuts!
I buy pre-bottled boiled cider from King Arthur Baking (link [here]). I enjoy the flavor and it's convenient to have on-hand. It also keeps in the refrigerator for a long time! If you prefer not to buy boiled cider, you can boil cider in a small saucepan down to a syrupy consistency. For this recipe, I'd start with ½ cup of cider and reduce it to ¼ cup liquid.
If you don't have a donut pan, you can always make these in a muffin tin, you'll just have to increase the bake time.
This recipe makes 12 regular-sized donuts or 48 mini donuts. I have owned a few brands of pans, and I like this donut pan best. If you prefer to make mini donuts, you will need a mini donut pan.
So what is it that reminds you of Fall the most? I can't change the weather in Texas, but I can fill my home with the flavors of Fall, so that's just what I'll do!
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Recipe adapted (barely) from King Arthur Baking (link here).
Apple Cider Donuts
Equipment
Ingredients
Apple Cider Donuts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup boiled cider (see note; or an additional 6 Tablespoons applesauce)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Coating
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Apple Cider Glaze
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons boiled cider (see note)
- pinch salt
- 1 Tablespoons milk (I used whole milk)
Instructions
For Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease two donut pans (see note) and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a large bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, applesauce, boiled cider (see note), and vanilla until combined.⅓ cup vegetable oil, 3 eggs, at room temperature, 1¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, ¼ cup boiled cider, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix just until combined. Spoon or pipe the batter into the prepared pans (see note).
- Bake 13-15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the donut comes out clean. (Mini donuts will bake in 8-10 minutes.)
- Allow doughnuts to cool slightly. While they're cooling, combine sugar and cinnamon in a plastic or paper bag.3 Tablespoons granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Once the donuts are cool enough to be handled and not fall apart, coat the donuts in the cinnamon-sugar coating by shaking the donuts (1-2 at at a time) in the bag. Place the coated donuts on a wire rack to cool completely.
For Glaze
- In a small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients. If you don't have boiled cider, you can add a smaller amount of apple cider or apple juice. Dip donuts in the glaze. Allow glaze to set before serving.Enjoy!1 ¾ cups powdered sugar, 3 Tablespoons boiled cider, pinch salt, 1 Tablespoons milk
Notes
Nutrition Estimate
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is only an estimate.
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