Have you ever met someone who didn’t like donuts? I haven’t! They are soft, sweet, and just delicious, but they are packed with sugar. Baking these treats is one way to keep them a little healthy and not feel so terrible after eating them. These donuts are perfect for fall since I’m using apple cider in the ingredient. Normally I like purchasing my apple cider from apple farms, but because of Covid-19 pandemic, I had to compromise and just purchase the cider from grocery store.
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
These donuts are a perfect treat with perfect texture and soft!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup apple cider
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- melted candy corn to drizzle on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and oil the pan and set aside.
- Pour apple cider in a saucepan over medium heat until it is reduced and becomes a thick syrup. You'll need to constantly stir!
- In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add egg, sugar, brown sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract and mix.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to wet and mix.
- Add the apple cider to mixture and stir and add remaining of dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Pour batter in a greased donut pan and transfer to oven.
- After 15 minutes, insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean, it's baked, if not, let bake for additional time.
- Add candy corn and 1/2 cup of water to a saucepan over medium high heat and let it melt stirring constantly. Once thick, it's ready to drizzle over the donuts.
