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!
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
- 1½ cups apple cider
- 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 ~15 minutes, or until the cider has reduced to half 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.