Indulge in the delightful aroma of freshly baked apple donuts, a delectable treat that combines the classic flavors of apple and cinnamon with the comforting texture of a donut. These donuts are not just any ordinary pastries; they are handcrafted with love and attention to detail, using only the finest ingredients. With a tender crumb and a sweet glaze, these apple donuts are sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more. This article presents a collection of delectable apple donut recipes, each offering a unique twist on this beloved dessert. From classic apple cider donuts to indulgent maple-glazed apple donuts, these recipes cater to every taste preference. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delightful baking journey that will fill your home with the irresistible aroma of freshly baked apple donuts.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
APPLE CIDER (BAKED) DONUTS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray four 6-cavity donut pans with nonstick baking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest. Whisk for 30 seconds to distribute the leavening.
- In a liquid measure cup, combine the cider, buttermilk and vanilla.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on high until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- With the mixer on low, add one-third of the flour mixture and then half of the cider mixture. Continue alternating between the two until the batter is just combined. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and, using a large rubber spatula, fold the batter a few times to make sure the ingredients are well distributed.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag or a large zip-close bag with a corner snipped off, and pipe into two of the donut pans. Top each pan with a second, inverted pan and use clips to hold them in place. (Some pans come with clips; otherwise, use metal hardware or paper clips.) Bake until the cake just springs back when gently touched, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Turn the donuts out onto a cooling rack; immediately brush with melted butter, then dip in the cinnamon sugar.
BAKED APPLE CIDER DONUTS
All the world's great donuts are fried, except there are a few rare examples of when they're not--and this incredibly delicious and easy-to-make apple cider donut is one notable exception. Since we're not going to fry these, not only are they easier, but they're way less messy. Less time cleaning up means more time eating donuts.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Bread Pastries Doughnuts
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter two 6-cup donut pans.
- Pour apple cider into a saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and let it cook, watching carefully, until the cider is reduced to 1/2 cup. If it reduces too much, add enough water to make 1/2 cup. Set aside until needed.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg to a large bowl. Mix with a whisk until combined and set aside until needed.
- Whisk 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, milk, 2 tablespoons melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg together in another bowl until combined. Add the apple cider reduction and the dry ingredients. Whisk together to form a slightly thick batter; do not overmix.
- Spoon or pipe the batter into the prepared donut pans, filling them about 3/4 of the way up.
- Bake in the center of the preheated oven until the tops are lightly browned, and the donuts spring back slightly to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pans before removing to a sheet pan lined with a silicone baking mat. Cut out any donut holes as necessary.
- If desired, while still slightly warm, brush the donuts lightly with remaining melted butter. Mix 1 cup white sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together for topping in a shallow dish; toss in donuts to coat. Let cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.1 calories, Carbohydrate 56.8 g, Cholesterol 31.6 mg, Fat 6.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 176.1 mg, Sugar 39.3 g
APPLE DONUTS
Provided by Food Network
Time 10m
Yield 9 apple donuts
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Slice the top and bottom from each apple and discard. Slice the apples into 1/2-inch circles. Use a biscuit cutter or small melon baller to cut a hole in the center of each to make a "donut."
- Put the chocolate-hazelnut spread and peanut butter in separate pastry bags (or put in separate ziptop bags and snip off a corner).
- Top the apple rings with either the chocolate-hazelnut spread, peanut butter or yogurt. (Pipe the chocolate-hazelnut spread or peanut butter, then spread carefully with a knife or offset spatula; spread the yogurt with a spoon.) Garnish each with a variety of the toppings.
APPLE CIDER DONUTS
This recipe has converted me from a yeast donut lover, to a cake donut lover. The apple cider was very subtle, but, oh boy, did it add to the amazing flavor!
Provided by Megan Flores
Categories Other Desserts
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Boil apple cider in small saucepan until it is reduced to 1/4 cup, 8 to 10 minutes; cool.
- 2. Beat sugar with shortening until smooth. Add eggs and mix well, then add buttermilk and reduced cider.
- 3. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in another bowl.
- 4. Add to liquid ingredients; mix just enough to combine. Transfer dough to lightly floured board and pat to 1/2-inch thickness.
- 5. Cut with 2 1/2- to 3-inch doughnut cutter; reserve doughnut holes and reroll and cut scraps.
- 6. Add enough oil or shortening to fill a deep pan 3 inches; heat to 375'F. Fry several doughnuts at a time, turning once or twice, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes.
- 7. Remove to paper towels with slotted spoon.
- 8. While still warm, shake a few at a time in a paper bag containing cinnamon sugar. Cool on a rack.
APPLE CIDER CAKE DONUTS
These are really a small bundt cake. Good for breakfast. Not sure where I got this recipe but I like them especially in the fall. I use a pan that has four bundt style molds.
Provided by adopt a greyhound
Categories Quick Breads
Time 40m
Yield 12 cakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat your oven 400 deg.
- Coat molds with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, blend together first 5 ingredients.
- In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients and add dry ingredients. Stir until just blended.
- Put 1/4 Cup dough into each of the four molds.
- Bake 12 minutes.
- Cool slightly and remove.
- Clean and spray molds again and use the other half of the dough.
- Bake 12 minutes.
- Cool slightly and enjoy with coffee.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.5, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 16.4, Sodium 316.3, Carbohydrate 39.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 21.7, Protein 3
APPLE CIDER DONUTS
A great fall treat! Tastes just like ones you'd buy from a pumpkin or apple farm! Yummy apple flavor, great with a cinnamon and sugar coating!
Provided by Stephanie Rae Greulich-Essex
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Bring 1 cup apple cider to a boil in a small saucepan; boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool.
- Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1 cup white sugar and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture until completely incorporated. Mix buttermilk and reduced cider into butter mixture.
- Whisk 3 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in bowl. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture; stir until dough is just combined.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured piece of parchment or wax paper. Sprinkle dough with flour. Turn dough over onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with flour.
- Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness, sprinkling with more flour as necessary. Transfer dough on the baking sheet to the freezer until slightly hardened, about 20 minutes.
- Cut cold dough using a 3-inch doughnut cutter. Gather, roll, and cut any dough scraps. Transfer cut doughnuts and doughnut holes to a second, slightly floured, baking sheet. Refrigerate doughnuts for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Whisk 1 cup white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Transfer cinnamon sugar to a paper bag. Whisk 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons apple cider together in another bowl. Whisk 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together in a third bowl.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cook doughnuts and doughnut holes in batches in preheated oil, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 1 minute per side. Set cooked doughnuts on paper towels to drain.
- Shake warm doughnuts in the paper bag with cinnamon sugar, or pour cider glaze or maple syrup glaze over warm doughnuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.4 calories, Carbohydrate 64 g, Cholesterol 27.7 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 224.7 mg, Sugar 43 g
BROWN SUGAR APPLE CIDER DONUTS
This recipe makes 18 donuts, plus 18 donut holes. I found this recipe in Family Circle magazine. I have not tried this recipe, but I'm posting this for safe keeping. I plan to use Splenda brown sugar.
Provided by internetnut
Categories Breakfast
Time 27m
Yield 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat eggs on medium speed until foamy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add brown sugar, crumbling with hands. Beat until smooth. Mix in cider and melted butter. Add flour mixture and stir with wooden spoon until combined.
- On sheet of plastic wrap, with floured hands, pat dough into 1 3/4-inch thick disk (about 9-inch round); wrap with plastic. Refrigeraterate at lease 2 hours or overnight.
- After dough has chilled, heat 8 cups of oil in a 3 1/2-quart heavy duty saucepan over medium -high heat until it registers 365 on deep fat frying thermometer.(Carfully heat oil to 365, using deep fat frying thermometer. Be sure that tip of thermometer is not resting on bottom of pot). While oil is heating, on lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into round donuts with donut cutter, or use 2 3/4-inch round cutter for the centers. You may also cut the dough into 3 1/12-inch x 1 1/2-inch strips. Set aside. Place confecners's sugar in medium bowl.
- Using a slotted spoon carefully slip the donuts, sticks and donut holes, 3 or 4 at a time, into the hot oil. Fry until golden about 1 minute, turning once, about 2-3 minutes per batch. Drain donutson paper towel, then transfer still warm donuts to confectioners' sugar and roll to cover. Serve warm.
APPLE BUTTER WAFFLE DONUTS
Two classics come together to create the best breakfast treat ever.
Provided by Musselman's® Apple Butter
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips MUSSELMAN'S® Apple Butter
Time 1h
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk together milk, apple butter, maple syrup, melted butter, and eggs.
- Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine. If the batter seems too thick, thin it out with more milk until the desired consistency.
- Cook your waffles according to the manufacturer's directions for your waffle maker, and let them cool. (Mini waffles will cook faster than full sized.)
- Prepare the glaze. In a large bowl whisk together powdered sugar, 4 Tablespoons of milk and vanilla. The glaze will be think but not as thick as frosting. If it appears too think, thin it out with more milk. Set aside.
- Fill a high-sided pan with 2 inches of vegetable oil. Bring the oil to 365 degrees F. Once the oil is hot, add in about 4 waffles at a time and fry for 5 seconds on each side. (They should just crisp and turn a dark golden brown color.)
- Continue until all of the waffles are fried.
- Dip waffles one at a time into the glaze and let them cool on a rack in a rimmed baking sheet to harden. Serve the same day as making.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 22.6 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 129.5 mg, Sugar 24.3 g
QUICK GLAZE FOR APPLE SLICES, CAKE OR DONUTS
I made this glaze top my Glazed Country Apple Pie Squares. I made the slices because my husband requested them, although I DETEST MAKING HOMEMADE PIE CRUST. But it turned out amazingly well, and was nice and flakey. My neighbors really loved it, and my husband said they were not apple slices unless they had a glaze on them. So...
Provided by Rose Mary Mogan
Categories Other Desserts
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- 1. Combine the powdered sugar, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk to begin with,then stir to blend, add more milk as needed to reach the desired drizzle consistency.
- 2. Spread over desired dessert, allow to set for a few minutes then slice or cut and serve.
Tips:
- Choose the Right Apples: For the best flavor and texture, use a firm, tart apple like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp. Softer apples like Red Delicious will become too mushy when baked.
- Don't Overmix the Batter: Overmixing the batter will result in tough donuts. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Use a Doughnut Pan: A doughnut pan is essential for shaping the donuts. If you don't have a doughnut pan, you can use a muffin pan, but the donuts will be a different shape.
- Fry the Doughnuts at the Right Temperature: The oil should be between 350°F and 375°F. If the oil is too hot, the donuts will brown too quickly and be raw in the center. If the oil is too cold, the donuts will absorb too much oil and be greasy.
- Drain the Donuts on Paper Towels: After frying, the donuts should be drained on paper towels to remove any excess oil.
Conclusion:
These apple doughnuts are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their moist, tender crumb and sweet apple flavor, these donuts are sure to be a hit with everyone. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give these apple doughnuts a try!
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