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Apple Cider Donuts
These baked apple cider donuts are rich, soft, and filled with spiced apple flavor! Topped with a creamy apple glaze, they almost look too good to eat! They’re the perfect addition to any fall get-together.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
glazing
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 22 mins
Servings: 24 people
Calories: 155 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple cider ½ cup reduced cider
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon Plus more for garnish
- ½ teaspoon clove
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup whole milk room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded apple
Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ packet apple cider drink mix
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Reduce the apple cider to ½ cup. Bring the cider to a boil in a small saucepan, once it has been brought to a rolling boil, reduce heat and let simmer, uncovered for about 30-50 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
- Once you have reduced your cider to ½ cup, set aside to cool and shred your apple. Peel a large apple and shred it with a cheese grater, you will need to squeeze out some excess juice.
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ and prepare your donut pan by spraying with nonstick spray.
- In a bowl whisk together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, clove, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt.
- In a separate bowl whisk together your butter, egg, brown sugar, whole milk, vanilla, and shredded apple.
- Pour your wet ingredients and reduced apple cider into your dry ingredients. Whisk everything together until well combined, no clumps should remain.
- Pour your batter into your prepared donut pan. You can use a piping bag with the tip cut off to pipe the batter into the pan, filling each cavity about halfway.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. To check doneness, tap the top of a donut, if it bounces back it is ready. Remove the donuts from oven and allow to cool in the pan 2-3 minutes.
- Remove donuts from pan and allow to finish cooling on a wire rack before glazing.
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For the glaze
- In a bowl, mix together your powdered sugar, apple cider mix, vanilla, and milk.
- Take your cooled donuts and dip one side into glaze, allowing any excess glaze to drip off back into the bowl.
- Optional: Dust with cinnamon
Notes
- If you overfill the donut cavities your donuts will spill out and be misshapen, be careful to only fill half full. I glazed only the tops of the donuts, you can glaze the whole donut if you’d like!
Nutrition Information
Calories
155kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
116mg
(5%)
Potassium
100mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
69IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 155
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 116mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 100mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 69IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.