Description
A deliciously moist and more wholesome version of cake donuts with lots of spiced flavor.
Ingredients
- baking spray
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 extra large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray.
- Sift flour
- sugar
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spice
- and kosher salt together in a bowl.
- Whisk applesauce
- apple cider
- melted butter
- egg
- and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture gradually until ingredients are combined.
- Spoon batter into the prepared pan
- filling each cup 3/4 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean
- about 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing donuts from the pan.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping in a shallow dish. Brush donuts with melted butter on both sides and dip into sugar-cinnamon combination.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 12