Apple Cider Donuts Recipe

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.

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 

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How to Make Apple Cider Donuts

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. 

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.

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.

Step 4 – Next, whisk in the melted butter. Now, add the apple cider from the saucepan, milk and vanilla extract.

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.

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.

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. 

Step 8 – The donuts need to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before you transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. 

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.

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.