Description
Soft, spiced baked apple cider doughnuts topped with a rich cinnamon maple glaze. A cozy autumn treat perfect for breakfast, dessert, or festive gatherings.
Ingredients
For the doughnuts:
1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
½ cup (120 ml) reduced apple cider (from 1 cup simmered down)
½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk
¼ cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the cinnamon maple glaze:
1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon milk or cream
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a standard doughnut pan.
Reduce cider: Simmer 1 cup apple cider until reduced to ½ cup. Cool.
Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Combine wet ingredients: In another bowl, whisk sugars, reduced cider, buttermilk, butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Make batter: Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
Fill pan: Spoon or pipe batter into doughnut pan cavities, filling two-thirds full.
Bake: Bake 10–12 minutes, until tops spring back when touched or a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool: Rest in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Prepare glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, maple syrup, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla until smooth. Adjust thickness with more sugar or milk if needed.
Glaze doughnuts: Dip cooled doughnuts into glaze, let excess drip off, and place back on rack to set.
Notes
Reduce apple cider properly for concentrated flavor.
Do not overmix batter—this keeps the doughnuts light.
Cool completely before glazing to prevent glaze from sliding off.
For an alternative, toss warm doughnuts in cinnamon-sugar instead of glazing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert / Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 doughnut
- Calories: 235 kcal
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
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