Tender Baked Apple Cider Donuts made extra wholesome with full wheat flour, applesauce and Greek yogurt for the fitting fall take care of that comes collectively in merely 20 minutes!  Loaded with warmth spices and coated with cinnamon and sugar!

For further healthful donut recipes, check out these gluten-free pumpkin spice donuts, these baked banana bread donuts (SO good!) or these delicious strawberry banana donuts!

Boy do I’ve a take care of for you guys at the moment!  Apple cider donuts are a fall staple proper right here in Virginia and we always ought to stop and get some anytime we go to the apple orchards along with some warmth apple cider.  Properly I wanted to recreate these delicious donuts we love loads, nevertheless lightened up!  These are apple cider donuts are baked, not fried, and made extra wholesome with full wheat pastry flour, a little bit of little little bit of almond flour, Greek yogurt, applesauce (and apple cider the truth is!) whereas naturally sweetening them with maple syrup for the fitting fall take care of!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• These apple cider donuts are so mushy, fluffy and cake-like!
• Made with extra wholesome substances and baked, not fried.
• Merely made in merely 20 minutes.
• Latest apple cider is absolutely the star on this recipe.

Parts You’ll Need

• full wheat pastry flour – I used full wheat pastry flour as a result of it has all the dietary benefits of full grain flour whereas making these donuts light and fluffy.  I extraordinarily advocate using this, nevertheless for those who occur to don’t have any available you should use frequent full wheat flour, all-purpose flour or gluten-free 1 to 1 baking flour.
• almond flour – nutrient dense flour that gives further fat (the nice kind!) to these donuts making them rather more moist with out utilizing butter or oil.
• baking powder + baking soda – acts as a leavening agent to help in giving these donuts their peak.
• apple cider – the star of this recipe and guarantee to not use apple cider vinegar or apple juice!  You possibly can discover current apple cider at your native apple orchard, farmer’s market and most grocery retailers carry it.
• applesauce – I used unsweetened applesauce which takes the place of oil on this recipe whereas together with rather more apple style.
• Greek yogurt – offers moisture and a carry of protein to these donuts.  You presumably can moreover use mashed banana or pumpkin puree moderately than yogurt.
• eggs – you’ll need 2 big eggs in order so as to add moisture and help bind these donuts collectively
• maple syrup – naturally sweetens these donuts and tastes great with all these cozy fall flavors.
• vanilla extract – improve of style.
• warmth spices – combination of apple pie spice, cinnamon and salt.  You presumably can moreover add a pinch of nutmeg and even flooring cloves.
• cinnamon sugar coating – you’ll need melted coconut oil (or you should use melted butter) along with a mixture of pure cane sugar and cinnamon.

Baking Devices Wished

• Donut pans – I exploit these Wilton donut baking pans which can be found a set of two and are on sale correct now for $14.50!
• Pastry bag – this is not a necessity, nevertheless undoubtedly makes piping the batter into the donut wells loads easier and very advocate them.
• Mixing bowls – you’ll need two mixing bowls to individually mix the dry substances from the moist substances sooner than combining each half to make the donut batter.

How one can Make Apple Cider Donuts

1. Make the batter.  In an enormous bowl, stir collectively the flours, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt whereas in a separate bowl whisk collectively the eggs, apple cider, Greek yogurt, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla.  Add the moist substances to the dry substances and mix until merely combined (you don’t must over mix the batter).  You presumably can moreover use a stand mixer for this, nonetheless it’s not essential.
2. Get out your donut pan.  To make these donuts you’ll need two 6-count donut pans like these.  Spray them truly good with nonstick spray so that your donuts will pop correct out!  Then, using a pastry bag or ziplock bag, spoon the donut batter into the bag and snip off the nook.  Pipe the batter into each donut successfully until they’re all crammed (this recipe makes exactly 12 donuts).
3. Bake the donuts!  Pop the donuts into the oven at 350 ranges F for about 10 to 12 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clear (mine acquired right here out glorious at 10 minutes).  It’s good to be careful about over-baking them because of donuts actually bake truly shortly!  Swap the donuts to a wire cooling rack to permit them to chill.
4. Coat with Cinnamon-Sugar.  As quickly because the donuts have cooled totally to room temperature, soften coconut oil (or butter) and mix collectively the cinnamon and sugar in a shallow bowl.  Using a pastry brush, coat each donut in coconut oil and toss throughout the cinnamon sugar mixture, making certain to coat both facet.  You presumably can moreover dip or drizzle these donuts with a delicious maple cream cheese glaze and even sprinkle on some powdered sugar.  Have the benefit of!

Prepping and Storing

To Retailer:  These apple cider donuts will ultimate for about 3 days in a sealed, airtight container and might final so long as 6 days saved throughout the fridge.  I extraordinarily advocate warming them up throughout the microwave for about 10 to fifteen seconds or so to really perform these warmth flavors!

To Freeze:  These donuts moreover freeze moderately properly too and might ultimate throughout the freezer for about 3 months.  Do you have to plan on freezing them, I might wait to coat them in cinnamon and sugar until in a position to serve.  Permit them to thaw out throughout the fridge in a single day and warmth up throughout the microwave for about 10 to fifteen seconds.

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