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Baked Apple Cider Donuts

There's nothing like sitting down on a chilly fall day and drinking a glass of refreshing apple cider and eating a cider donut.
Course Dessert, sweets
Cuisine American
Keyword apple, apple cider, donut, doughnut
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 doughnuts
Calories 265kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ packed cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon, divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • Vegetable oil cooking spray, as needed

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC). Heat the apple cider in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer and reduce the cider to ½ cup.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
  • In another large bowl, beat together 2 tablespoons of butter and the eggs until combined. Whisk in ½ cup of the reduced cider and buttermilk.
  • Stir the wet ingredients in to the dry until just combined.
  • Lightly grease a donut pan with vegetable oil cooking spray. Spoon the batter into the donut pan until each mold is ¾ full.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, until when you stick a knife in the donut, the knife is clean.
  • In a small shallow bowl, melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter. In another shallow bowl, stir together granulated sugar and the other tablespoon of cinnamon.
  • Dip both sides of each donut into the butter and then the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • Serve warm or room temperature on a platter and store leftovers in a tightly sealed container.

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Nutrition

Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg