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Baked Apple Spice Donut Holes
These Baked Apple Spice Donut Holes are little bites of moist, tender donuts coated in crisp cinnamon sugar. Made with whole wheat and real apples so you feel great about 'em!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings: 35 donut holes
Calories: 77 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 TB regular butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 small apples or 1 large; peeled, grated, and squeezed dry
- 4 TB regular butter melted for dipping baked donuts
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 TB cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and set rack on middle or lower middle position. Grease mini muffin pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, 2 TB melted butter, vanilla extract, and grated apple (squeeze out as much juice as you can, before using the grated apples.)
- Fold wet ingredients with dry ingredients, continuing to fold until combined.
- Level about 1 TB scoops of batter into greased mini muffin pan.
- Bake 7-8 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool in pan a few minutes or until they are able to be easily removed.
- Whisk together 1/2 cup sugar with 1 TB cinnamon in a bowl.
- When ready to serve, dip donut holes in melted butter and roll in cinnamon sugar. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Do not dip in butter/roll in cinnamon sugar until just before serving. Otherwise, the coating tends to get soggy.
- Batter is not very sweet, since cinnamon sugar coating is quite sweet. If you want a sweeter batter, just add more sugar into dry ingredients.
- You can also use 1 cup all purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour.
- Do not dip in butter/roll in cinnamon sugar until just before serving. Otherwise, the coating tends to get soggy.
- Batter is not very sweet, since cinnamon sugar coating is quite sweet. If you want a sweeter batter, just add more sugar into dry ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Calories
77kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
39mg
(2%)
Potassium
30mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
88IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 35donut holes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 77
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 77kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 39mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 30mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 88IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.