Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Baked Apple Donuts
Easy homemade baked apple donuts coated in cinnamon sugar. They are soft, perfectly sweetened and full of apple flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 C. Unfiltered apple juice
- 2 egg
- 1/2 C. Maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp. Melted butter
- 1/2 C. Milk
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1/4 C. Apple sauce
- 2 1/2 C. All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 C grated apple about 1 apple
Cinnamon Sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Butter melted
- 1/3 C. Sugar
- 2 tsp. Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a donut pan with oil and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, apple juice, maple syrup, melted butter, apple sauce, vanilla, and milk together until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Slowly mix the dry into the wet, and stir until just combined. Fold in the grated apple.
- Place about 1/2 of the batter into a piping bag or zip lock bag with one corner cut open. Carefully pipe the batter into the donut pan. Bake 13-16 minutes or until the donuts are cooked through.
- To make the cinnamon sugar, combine the cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl and set aside.
- Let the donuts cool slightly before removing from the donut pan. Brush melted butter onto the donuts, then dip into cinnamon sugar, making sure to cover the entire donut. Enjoy immediately!
Nutrition
Serving: 1donutCalories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 178mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg
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