Simple flavors, baked into a delicious, fluffy donut and sprinkled with light cinnamon sugar.
Ah, the wonderful flavors of fall.
Anyone else feel like apple is the underrated, forgotten flavor?
Ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration and I am guilty of giving pumpkin WAY too much attention, but apple deserves it’s own celebration too!
I love apple all year long, but there is something about in-season apple cider that just makes me happy.
I am sure I shared this with you before, but just in case you missed it, here it goes….
I don’t like donuts. ย Or doughnuts.
Let me clarify, I don’t like FRIED donuts or doughnuts (which is it, anyway??). ย But give me a BAKEDย donut and I am in heaven. ย Because let’s be honest, it’s just like a light and fluffier muffin, shaped in the letter O, right?
And speaking of muffins, if you don’t have one of these handy dandy baked donut pans, you can easily make these into muffins.
Ingredients
- 1 โ4 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 โ2 cup unrefined sugar
- โ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 11 โ2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 โ4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- โ cup oats
- 2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
- โ cup apple cider
- 1 cup Greek yogurt plain
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 โ2 cup applesauce unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ยฐF. Grease the donut pan or muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, and egg until smooth, about 5 minutes with electric mixer on medium-high setting.
- Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and oats to the creamed mixture. Mix thoroughly, making sure to scrape the sides.
- On low speed, add the whole-wheat pastry flour and apple cider. Mix well. Add the Greek yogurt and applesauce. Mix until combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Fill the prepared donut pan or muffin tin and bake for 12โ15 minutes. You can also roll them into balls and place on a baking sheet for donut holes.
- Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then place on wire rack for 5 minutes to cool before adding a glaze.
I have plenty of other easy, baked donut (doughnut) recipes that you will love:
Baked Dark Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze
Baked Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Baked Applesauce Donuts with Vanilla Yogurt Glaze
No Bake Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes
Baked Hot Chocolate Donuts with Marshmallow Glaze
Thanks for stopping by!
They look perfect!
The last couple falls, we’ve been to the apple orchard. They have these great apple donuts. So, I’ve been looking for an apple cider donut recipe! This is perfect! can’t wait to try it.
I have not mastered baked donuts, but these are definitely worth trying—they look marvelous!
Lauren, Layla has requested these for her next family night. I am happily obliging.
I love fresh cider season! And I have a donut pan I’ve been wanting to use. Trying these!
I loe my donut pan! I hope you love them Melissa!
Lets hear it for team APPLE!! These baked “O” shaped muffins look so yummy ๐
I would choose apple over pumpkin any day! These look wonderful, absolutely perfect for the season.
Thanks Heather!
My husband loves apple cider donuts! He used to always get them on the boardwalk in Ocean City and also the farmers markets with Amish stands when we lived in PA.
Oh I love the Amish donuts!!
That crispy top!!!! YUMMATOLA.
Perfect for Fall! ๐
Oh I bet they taste amazing.
They really do, thank you ๐
These are so perfect for fall. I want apple cider everything right now! The photos are very enticing ๐
Thank you!
Mmmm I will never ever turn down a doughnut! Fried or baked! Love everything about these!
Ha, thanks Ashley!
Love these! So perfect for fall! Apple cider really gives such a nice sweetness to so many things.
Thank you Cynthia!
I agree, people go crazy for pumpkin and sort of forget about apple. I LOVE apple anyting, especially doughnuts!! these look delicious
Thanks Heather! Yay apples!