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Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar

Tender, moist cake donuts infused with concentrated spiced apple cider reduction, baked to golden perfection and rolled in sweet cream butter and crunchy cinnamon sugar.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 donuts
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Spiced Apple Cider Reduction
  • 1 1/2 cups 100% pure unfiltered apple cider (simmered down to 1/2 cup)
Spiced Donut Batter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated whole nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup unsalted dairy butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1 large farm-fresh egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/3 cup whole buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
  • 5 tbsp unsalted dairy butter, melted
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Method
 

Make Cider Reduction & Batter
  1. Simmer 1 1/2 cups apple cider in a saucepan over medium heat for 15-20 minutes until reduced to 1/2 cup. Cool 10 minutes.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, egg, brown sugar, granulated sugar, buttermilk, vanilla, and the cooled reduced cider until smooth. Fold dry ingredients into wet with a spatula just until combined.
Bake & Coat
  1. Pipe batter into greased donut pans, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes until springy. Cool 5 minutes.
  2. Melt 5 tbsp butter in a shallow bowl. Whisk 1 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon in another bowl. Unmold warm donuts, brush thoroughly with butter, and generously roll in cinnamon sugar to coat.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 85mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gCalcium: 35mgIron: 1.2mg

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