Description
So maybe I’m a bit early but who doesn’t want fall season to arrive already, pumpkin spice lattes, apple picking, and CIDER DONUTS!! Soft, sweet and covered in cinnamon sugar is seriously what everyone needs right now! If you want to make these donuts a little bit more healthier, you can always bake them in a donut baking pan. Check out my helpful notes below for more details!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1&½ cup apple cider
- 3&½ cups flour all purpose
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tsp apple spice seasoning *see notes
- oil for frying
Cinnamon sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Apple cider donuts
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Pour the apple cider into a small pot. Heat over medium until reduced down to 1 cup. Cool to room temperature and set aside.
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Whisk together the flour, sugars, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and apple pie spice in a large bowl. Next add the 1 egg, melted butter, and cooled cider.
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Fold the wet ingredients into the dry until just moistened, do not over beat and combine until you no longer see the flour. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Turn your dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 1/2 inch thickness and cut your donuts using a donut cutter or a round drinking glass.
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Heat your oil and add the donuts, do not over crowd the pan. Cook the donuts 1-2 minutes on each side until lightly browned and cooked through.
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Dip in cinnamon sugar mixture while still slightly warm.
Cinnamon sugar
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Combine both ingredients in a bowl.
Notes
- For apple pie seasoning substitute with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
- Don’t have a donut cutter? No problem! Just use a cup and small shot glass to create those perfect rounds.
- For eggless donuts, replace the egg with 1/2 cup of apple sauce.
- To bake them: place on a non stick baking sheet and bake at 350 for 12-15 mins.
- To air fry them: place them in the air fryer basket without over crowding and air fry at 350 for 10-12 mins.
- You can replace all purpose flour with whole wheat or gluten free as well.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: apple cider donuts, cider donuts, donuts
