We went for the healthy option on this National Doughnut Day. We baked these delicious apple cider doughnuts and even used apple sauce instead of oil. I have to admit they taste more like a muffin but everyone loved them.
2 cups apple cider
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoon baking powder
1½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Dash of fresh nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, melted
⅔ cup light brown sugar
½ cup milk (add a little vinegar to make buttermilk)
2 tablespoons apple sauce (we used baby apple oatmeal)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Simmer apple cider until reduced to 1/2 C. Add all dry ingredients together and mix Add all wet ingredients and mix. Add wet ingredients to dry mix until combined. This was originally for doughnut holes but you can use mini muffin tins, doughnut trays, I used some fall molds I had. Anything works!
For the icing I used 1/2 C maple syrup, 1/4 C butter (melt together). Then add 1 cup sifted powdered sugar. I added some cream cheese too. You can also do a cinnamon sugar mix instead of frosting.
