Baked Apple Cider Donuts Vegan
Baked Apple Cider Donuts. These Cider donuts have amazing spiced flavor with concentrated cider. Perfect for fall. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Nutfree Refined Sugar-free Glutenfree Oilfree option. Makes 5-6 donuts
Servings: 6 donuts
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups + 2 tbsp apple cider (not vinegar, but the fermented apple drink)
- 1/4 cup sugar (coconut sugar, date sugar, regular or use maple syrup), 1/3 cup for sweeter
- 1 cup flour (I use a mix of 1/4 cup whole wheat and 3/4 cup all purpose), see note for gluten-free
- 1 tbsp almond flour , or use more flour
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cardamom or nutmeg
- dash of black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp oil or applesauce (or both for extra moisture when using whole grain flours)
Cinnamon sugar topping:
- 1 tbsp cane sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 deg F(180 C). Grease a donut pan or line muffin pan. Cook 1.5 cups cider and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat for 20 to 25 mins to reduce to a scant 1 cup. Cool the cider to room temp. (cooling will reduce the cider further to about 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp)
- In a bowl, mix the rest the dry ingredients. Add the concentrated cider and oil/applesauce. Mix well to combine. If the batter is too thick, mix in non dairy milk 1 tbsp at a time until it is just a bit flowy to be able to spoon it in. If the batter is too thin, add in 1-2 tbsp flour
- Immediately spoon the batter into the donut pan or muffin pan. Even out the batter for even shape for donuts.
- Bake for 11-12 mins for donuts or mini muffins, 20-22 mins for regular muffins. Cool for 5 mins, then release from the pan.
- Mix the cinnamon sugar into a ziplock.(or add to a shallow bowl)
- Cool the donuts for another 5 mins. Brush donuts with the non dairy milk or cider, or use oil/melted vegan butter. Add to the ziplock and shake, or dip in the sugar mixture.
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Notes
To make these gluten-free: Use a mix of 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/4 cup oat flour, 3 tbsp starch(potato preferably). Bake time might be a minute longer. Use an icing as that will add moisture to the donuts (glutenfree baked goods dry faster).
If using apple juice instead of cider, double the spices listed.
troubleshoot: if the cider reduces too much, your batter will be thicker. Thin it out using non dairy milk so that they bake fluffy and you get 5-6 donuts.
Double: This recipe is easily doubled. Add more flour if the batter is too thin.
Nutrition is for 1 of 6 donut
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1.2mg