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Apple Cider Donuts Recipe is the perfect treat for Fall. Each bite is soft and delicious and topped with the best cinnamon sugar mixture.
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This homemade apple cider donuts recipe is so delicious that it might become an annual tradition. Apple cider flavored donuts are so easy to make and really tasty.
I love to eat them warm and they make the best breakfast or snack. They are seriously that good. I think you will be surprised how easy it is to make homemade donuts. If you love apple desserts, check out these Apple Fries, Cracker Barrel Fried Apples Recipe, and Grilled Apples.
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Why We Love These Donuts
This is such a treat and really easy to make. I love how delicious these apple cider doughnuts are. You are going to have a new family favorite once you try these.
Everyone loves donuts. We think this recipe for apple cider donuts is just the thing to make for Fall and to enjoy with Best Iced Coffee Recipe.
The hardest thing about this baked apple cider donuts recipe is only eating one donut. They are so good and have the best flavor from the apple cider.
Ingredients
- Apple Cider – Make sure to use Apple Cider and not Apple Cider Vinegar.
- Flour – Spoon the flour in the measuring cup to ensure that you do not add to much flour.
- Baking Soda and Baking Powder – These are needed for leavening agent
- Ground Cinnamon – Make Pumpkin Donuts by adding in pumpkin spice
- Butter – You can use unsalted butter or salted butter
- Large Egg – We recommend using room temperature
- Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar with simple ingredients
- Milk – Make sure it is room temperature
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
How to Make Apple Cider Donuts
![Simmering apple cider in a saucepan with bowls of flour and milk](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-2.jpg)
Step 1 – Heat the apple cider in a small saucepan. This needs to come to a gentle boil. Let simmer until you only have about ½ of a cup left in the saucepan. Normally this takes about 10 to 20 minutes.
![Combining flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-3.jpg)
Step 2 – While the mixture is cooling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, get a mixing bowl out. Add the all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ground nutmeg and salt. Whisk the dry ingredients together.
![Combining egg, brown sugar, and sugar](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-4.jpg)
Step 3 – Get out a separate bowl and whisk together the egg, light brown sugar and granulated sugar until it is mixed together really good.
![Whisking apple cider, milk and vanilla in a bowl](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-6.jpg)
Step 4 – Next, whisk in the melted butter. Now, add the apple cider from the saucepan, milk and vanilla extract.
![Combining flour mixture with milk mixture in a bowl](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-7.jpg)
Step 5 – Mix wet ingredients until it is just combined with flour mixture. You don’t want to over mix it. The batter will be thick but this is normal.
![Piping donut batter in a donut pan](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-9.jpg)
Step 6 – Take the batter and start to pour it evenly into the donut pan. You only want to fill each donut section about halfway full.
![Baked donuts in a donut pan](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-10.jpg)
Step 7 – Finally, bake the donuts for 10 to 11 minutes. You should be able to insert a toothpick into the center of the donuts and it comes out clean.
![Donuts cooling on a wire rack](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-11.jpg)
Step 8 – The donuts need to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before you transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
![Dipping donuts in melted butter in a bowl](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-12.jpg)
Step 9 – First, combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a bowl. After the donuts have cooled slightly and they are not too hot to handle, dip the donuts into the melted butter.
![Dipping donuts in a cinnamon sugar mixture](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Apple-Cider-Donuts-LR-13.jpg)
Step 10 – Then coat them with the cinnamon sugar coating mixture you just made.
Recipe Tips
- Donuts Holes – Try making donut holes instead of full size donuts. They are super fun to eat and so tasty. Donut holes would be perfect for parties, brunch and more.
- Prepare Donut Pan – You will need a donut pan. Make sure to spray it with cooking spray.
- Adding Donut Batter – You can use a spoon but I find that it’s easiest to use a piping bag to fill the donut pan. If you don’t have a piping bag, you can put the batter in a large zip lock bag and cut the corner off the bag to pipe the batter into the pan.
![Apple Cider donuts stacked on top of each other with a bite taken out of the top donut with apples behind it.](https://www.eatingonadime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Apple-Cider-Donuts-Set-2-LR-10.jpg)
Frequently Asked Questions
The donuts get their name from apple cider being a key ingredient. They are infused with apple cider for a real treat.
Baking time will vary, but ours baked in about 10 minutes. We recommend using a toothpick inserted in the center to ensure the donuts are finished baking. If the toothpick comes out clean, then the donuts are done.
Leftovers can be stored at room temperature inside an airtight container for up to 2 days. You can also store in the refrigerator in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
I prefer the donuts warm. You can reheat for a few seconds in the microwave if they have been in the fridge.
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Apple Cider Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
- FOR THE DONUTS:
- 1 1/2 cup Apple Cider
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Butter melted
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 milk room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 6 Tbsp Butter melted
Instructions
- FOR THE DONUTS:
- Heat the apple cider in a small saucepan. Bring the cider to a gentle boil and let the cider simmer until there is approximately ½ of a cup remaining in the saucepan (this should take approximately 10-20 minutes). Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Then preheat an oven to 350 degrees F and spray a donut pan with a non stick cooking spray.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Then in a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, brown sugar and sugar until well combined. Next whisk in the melted butter. Then add in the apple cider from the saucepan, milk and vanilla extract until just combined (do not over mix). The batter will be thick.
- Pour the mixture evenly into the donut pan filling each one about halfway full. I find that it’s easiest to use a piping bag to fill the donut pan or place the batter in a large ziplock bag and cut the corner off the bag to pipe the batter into the pan.
- Then bake for 10-11 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the donuts comes out clean. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a bowl.
- Once the donuts have cooled slightly and can be handled. Dip the donuts in the melted butter and then coat them with the cinnamon sugar topping mixture.
- Serve the donuts immediately while warm and enjoy!
These donuts taste just like the donuts we get from our local orchard. So yummy!!