Baked Apple Cider Donuts

What Ingredients do I need? 

• Flour  - is a type of wheat flour that is commonly used in cooking and baking. It is versatile and can be used for a variety of recipes, including bread, cakes, cookies, and pastries.
• Sugar  - Or regular granulated sugar, I do not use sugar substitutes in any of my recipes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so
• Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum.
• Unsweetened Applesauce - I use this in place of oil to help lower the calories and fat. Use my recipe for Slow Cooker Homemade Applesauce No Sugar.
• Apple Cider - When I entered the apple cider in the WW app it came up as 4 points for 1 cup. I’m assuming it’s the 100% freshly pressed apple cider that has been pasteurized. You can also use organic 100% apple juice. Got mine at Aldi. 
• Vanilla - It is made by macerating and soaking vanilla beans in a mixture of water and Vodka. Use a good pure vanilla instead of the imitation vanilla extract.
• Egg - The best type of eggs you can buy at the store are organic or free-range eggs, while others may prefer eggs from specific breeds of chickens
• Butter Spray - instead of using regular butter I used cooking spray to make the sugar stick. Take the donuts right out of the pan when they are warm with a fork. Then spritz each side of the donut before dipping it in sugar. 
• See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to make Baked Apple Cider Donuts 

 Step 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat 2 (6-slot) silicone doughnut pans (¼-cup capacity each) with nonstick spray.

Step 2  In a medium bowl, combine flour, ¼ cup sugar, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. 

Step 3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together applesauce, cider, vanilla, and egg. Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until well combined. Scrape batter into a large zip-top plastic bag.

Step 4 Snip a hole in 1 bottom corner of bag; pipe batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake at 350°F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in pans 2 minutes; remove donuts from pans.

Step 5 In a small bowl, combine the remaining 3 tablespoon sugar and the remaining ¾ teaspoon cinnamon. Lightly brush tops of doughnuts with butter; dip each doughnut, butter side down, into bowl of cinnamon sugar to coat. (optional)

 Serving size: 1 doughnut

Next up try these Baked Blueberry Doughnuts or Baked Chocolate Donuts

Air Fryer Apple Cider Donuts 

I really wanted to bake these in my air fryer oven but my donut pan was too large to fit inside my Ninja Foodie Air Fryer. If you own an air fryer oven like the Kitchenaid KCO124BM Digital Countertop Oven with Air Fry, Black Matte you can definitely cook them in there using a donut pan. 

Fill donut molds: Spray a silicone or metal donut pan with nonstick spray and spoon or pipe the batter in, filling each about ¾ full.

Air fry: Preheat air fryer to 330°F. Air fry for 8–10 minutes, or until lightly golden and springy to the touch. (Check with a toothpick—should come out clean.)