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Baked Apple Cider Donuts

These baked apple cider donuts can be made in one bowl and are packed with fall flavors. Grab your donut pan and let's get baking!
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cider donuts, apple donuts, baked apple cider donuts, baked apple donuts, baked donuts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 14 donuts

Equipment

  • Hand mixer or stand mixer
  • Mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons/cups
  • Donut pan
  • silicone spatula
  • Piping bag or gallon bag

Ingredients

For the apple cider donuts

  • **3 cups apple cider **reduced down to 3/4 cup
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the sugar coating

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

To make the apple cider donuts

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Pour apple cider into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat so that it continues to simmer. Leave it on a simmer for ~30 minutes, or until the cider has reduced to a quarter its volume (¾ cup). Remove from heat and allow it to cool.
  • Pour all of the dry ingredients into a medium-large mixing bowl (or a stand mixer)(flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and sugar). Lightly whisk the ingredients together.
  • Add oil, milk, egg and vanilla. Mix the ingredients until combined.
  • Add the apple cider and mix until combined.
  • Thoroughly grease your donut pan.
  • Use a spoon or a piping bag to pour the batter into the donut pan, filling each cavity ~¾ full.
  • Bake them for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges and bottom have browned.

To add the sugar coating

  • In a small-medium bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon reserved for topping the donuts.
  • Toss the donuts in the mixture immediately upon removing them from the oven.
  • Place the donuts on a pan or cooling rack. Enjoy at room temperature.