These Baked Apple Cider Donuts are a fun and easy fall-time recipe that pairs perfectly with a delicious glass of hot coffee or cider.
Easy Apple Cider Donuts Recipe
If you like apple cider, you’ll love the taste of these homemade Baked Apple Cider Donuts. They’ll remind you of the fall season, where you may spend plenty of time jumping in colorful leaves, visiting the pumpkin patch, and even picking apples from the trees on local farms.
Instead of buying donuts from a store, make these cinnamon sugar dusted apple cider donuts at home.
Why You’ll Love this Baked Apple Donut Recipe:
- Baked to perfection: These donuts are baked, not fried. Baking them means a healthier donut that is full of flavor.
- Fall flavors: These donuts are full of flavor flavors thanks to the spices and the apple cider that are baked in.
How to Make Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Grab a large bowl and combine the flour with baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Add your milk, egg, vanilla, apple cider, and vegetable oil.
- Fill your donut pan ¾ of the way full.
- Bake until the donuts are golden brown, which takes 16-18 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool before eating.
These donuts contain apple cider, along with several other flavorful ingredients that make them taste like the beverage, such as nutmeg and cinnamon. They taste like a warm cup of apple cider!
Yes, apple cider donuts are a popular treat prepared during the fall season. However, you can make these Baked Apple Cider Donuts at home whenever you want, whether it’s fall, spring, or even summer! The great thing about knowing how to make them from scratch is that you can prepare these donuts whenever you’re in the mood for them.
These donuts will have a similar taste to the apple cider beverage with a soft, fluffy texture that is undeniably good. If you like the refreshing, crisp taste of apple cider, this baked treat is worth preparing.
Once you have baked the donuts, you can then dust or dip them in cinnamon sugar. This is optional, but makes for a even more delicious donut.
You can store your apple cider donuts in an air tight container or plastic bag for up to 3 days. They do not need to be refrigerated and go great with a cup of coffee.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- You can use a piping bag to easily fill the donut pan with batter before baking.
- You can dip the donuts in cinnamon sugar when you remove them from the oven for added flavor. However, this step is optional!
- You can use apple juice in a pinch, but the apple flavor will be milder.
Enjoy the incredible taste of these wholesome Baked Apple Cider Donuts. They’re flavorful, fresh, and easy to prepare.
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Apple Cider Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 210 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- 2 teaspoons baking powder 8 grams
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 large egg 50 grams
- ½ cup whole milk 114 grams
- ½ cup apple cider 114 grams
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 13 grams
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a donut tin with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together to combine.1¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Add in the egg, milk, apple cider, vegetable oil, and vanilla and whisk to combine– mix just until no large lumps of flour remain. You don’t want to over mix.1 large egg, ½ cup whole milk, ½ cup apple cider, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Fill each section of the donut pan ¾ of the way full (I used about ¼ cup batter in each one).
- Bake the donuts for 16-18 minutes, until they are golden brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Transfer the doughnuts to a wire rack to cool and enjoy!
Notes
- I dipped the donuts in cinnamon sugar when they came out of the oven but this is totally optional! If you’d like to add the cinnamon sugar exterior, just combine ½ cup of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl and dip the warm donuts in the sugar mixture.
- You can use a piping bag to easily fill the donut pan with batter before baking.
- You can use apple juice in a pinch in place of the cider, but the apple flavor will be milder.
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