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These Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts are bursting with apple flavor and are topped with cinnamon sugar.

Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts

These Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts are made with concentrated apple cider and are topped with cinnamon and sugar.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 12
Author Holly

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 c. flour
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1/3 c. brown sugar
  • 1 c. apple cider
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1/4 c. butter; melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 c. applesauce
  • 3 tbsp. buttermilk or milk

Topping

  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. cinnamon
  • remaining apple cider

Instructions

  1. Add the apple cider to a small saucepan and heat to medium/high until the apple cider begins to boil.  Continue boiling; stirring occasionally until the apple cider is reduced to around half.  Remove from heat and set aside.

  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  

  3. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ginger.
  4. In a mixing bowl; beat together the eggs, sugar and brown sugar.  

  5. Slowly add in the flour mixture and beat until combined.  Pour in the melted butter, buttermilk, apple sauce and apple cider; continue beating until combined.

  6. Add the batter into greased doughnut pans; filling no more than 3/4 of the way full.

  7. Bake for around 12 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through.

  8. In a small bowl; combine cinnamon and sugar for the topping.

  9. Add 2 tbsp. of melted butter to the remaining apple cider. Heat until butter is melted.

  10. Brush the melted butter over the cooked doughnuts and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture until coated.

  11. Serve warm for best results!