Baked Pumpkin Apple Cider Donuts
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Recipe type: Baked Good
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 12-14 donuts
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup apple cider, reduced to about ¼ cup
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Coating
  • ½ cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice*
  • 4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Start by reducing apple cider. In a small pot on medium heat, add apple cider and cook for 10-15 minutes until reduced to about ¼ cup. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the batter. (*Note you can skip this step and just use ¼ cup apple cider, reduced apple cider just brings a stronger flavor to the donut)
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray donut pan with cooking spray.
  3. In a medium bowl add dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin spice and salt. Mix to combine.
  4. In another medium size bowl add wet ingredients, sugar, melted butter,egg, milk, and vanilla. Mix to combine. Then add in reduced apple cider and pumpkin puree. Mix to combine.
  5. Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
  6. Spoon batter to donut pan, filling half way.
  7. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove pan from oven and let cool for 1-2 minutes. Remove donuts from pan and let cool on wire rack. Place donut pan in freezer to cool down for 2 minutes, then remove and refill with batter. Recipe makes about 12-14 donuts.
  8. For the coating. Melt butter in a small dish. In another small bowl add sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin spice and mix to combine. Using a brush, lightly brush donuts with melted butter then dip in sugar and spice mixture. Flip donut over and repeat on the other side.
Recipe by Lauren Sharifi Nutrition at https://laurensharifi.com/baked-pumpkin-apple-cider-donuts/