Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Simple, perfectly fall-spiced, moist and dense muffin-like Baked Apple Cider Donuts dipped in a sugar-spiced coating are sure to become your favorite fall treat!
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Servings: 18 -20
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- Pinch of cardamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons 30g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup apple cider concentrate*
- ½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
Topping
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray donut pan with a non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamon and salt together.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and apple cider concentrate together.
- With the mixer on low, alternate mixing the buttermilk and flour mixture until just combined. Batter will be slightly thick.
- Fill the donut cavities about halfway way. I recommend spooning the batter into a pastry bag with a large round tip (or use a zipped top bag and cut a corner off the bottom) to pipe batter into donut pans.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges and tops are lightly browned and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool donuts for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Re-grease the pan and bake the remaining donut batter.
- To coat the donuts, combine the granulated sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. Once cool enough to handle, dip both sides of each donut in the melted butter, then generously in the spiced sugar mixture.
- Donuts are best served immediately. Leftovers keep well covered tightly at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
* If you can’t find apple cider concentrate, you can reduce regular apple cider by simmering 1 ½ cups of apple cider on low heat, stirring occasionally until you’re left with about ½ cup. This process usually takes about 15-20 minutes. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes until you use in the recipe.
* The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.