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Single baked apple cider donut coated in cinnamon sugar on a white plate

Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Soft baked apple cider donuts made from spice cake mix, applesauce and apple cider, coated warm in cinnamon sugar. One bowl, 15 minutes in the oven, no fryer.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 donuts
Calories 194 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 13.25 oz box spice cake mix
  • 1/2 c applesauce
  • 1/2 c apple cider
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 c sugar for coating
  • 2 t cinnamon for coating
  • 1/2 t ground cardamom optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease the donut molds.
  • Stir the cake mix, applesauce, apple cider and eggs together in a medium bowl until smooth.
  • Fill 12 donut mold cavities not quite to the top with the batter. Adding the batter to a piping bag makes this easier.
  • Put the donut molds on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then remove from the mold.
  • Mix the cinnamon and sugar together (and cardamom, if using). Add a donut one at a time to the bowl and use a spoon to coat each donut in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Notes

  • Be sure to use apple cider, not apple juice. Cider has a deeper, tangier flavor that the recipe needs. 
  • Coat the donuts while they are still warm so the cinnamon sugar sticks.
  • A standard silicone donut mold holds 6 cavities, so bake in two rounds or use two molds.
  • No spice cake mix? Use a yellow cake mix plus 2 teaspoons of apple pie or pumpkin pie spice.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 142mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
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