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Guilt-Free Apple Cider Baked Donuts with Maple Glaze

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It is SRC- Secret Recipe Club day, and also officially the first day of autumn, my favorite season…  As you can imagine, I am as happy as can be!!!  I will be sharing with you a seasonal, guilt-free yet mouthwatering recipe: Apple Cider Baked Donuts with Maple Glaze.  I have had these apple cider baked donuts for both breakfast and an afternoon treat… Oh, if you could only see the smile on my face — and my children’s faces as well!!!

Apple Cider Baked Donuts with Maple Glaze... Welcome Fall with a Little Piece of Heaven!!!

The recipe for these apple cider baked donuts has been adapted from Apple Cider and Cinnamon Baked Donuts by We Heart Vegan, the delicious vegan blog that I have been assigned for this month.  I confess that vegan cuisine is something that I only came to learn about in culinary school, not something that I live by day to day.  But the few vegan dishes that I have tried so far, I liked a lot.  How better to learn more about this diet and philosophy on life than with Brittany, author of  We Heart Vegan.  She has a bachelor of science degree in food and nutrition and a mission to educate others on how “good vegan food can not only be healthy but also cheap and appealing to everyone.”  I highly recommend her blog!  It was a difficult task for me to choose only one from among so many superb recipes.

Because I did not have coconut flour, egg replacer, and vegan butter in my pantry and fridge, I had to replace them with all-purpose flour, real eggs, and unsalted butter.  Instead of  tossing these baked donuts in a premixed mixture of cinnamon and sugar as Brittany did, I drizzled them with maple glaze.  Of course, you are welcome to try both my apple cider baked donuts with maple glaze or Brittany’s vegan apple cider and cinnamon baked donuts.  Although my donuts are not vegan, they are guilt-free (small and baked which means they are both lower in calories and less fattening). I’d love to have your feedback!! For many other treats, visit the blogs featuring our SRC recipes below.

Enjoy the marvelous autumn season and many of our fall goodies such as these Apple Cider Baked Donuts and our Candied Sweet Potatoes Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Topping.

Happy Fall!!!

xx

Apple Cider Baked Donuts with Maple Glaze...Welcome Fall with a Little Piece of Heaven!!!

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Guilt-Free Apple Cider Baked Donuts with Maple Glaze

Delicious, guilt-free mini baked donuts which are both easy and quick to prepare.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 26
Author Denise Browning

Ingredients

  • For the Apple Cider Baked Donuts:
  • 1 cup and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup fresh apple cider
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • For the Maple Glaze:
  • 1-1/4 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon dark corn syrup or Karo
  • 1/2 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 º F (177 º C).
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sea salt, and cinnamon. In a small separate bowl, whisk the egg. Set both aside.
  3. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the apple cider, sugar and butter, stirring continuously until butter has just melted. Remove from heat, let cool for 2 minutes, and stir in the apple cider vinegar, vanilla, and whisked egg. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry; stir well with a whisker until combined and almost no lumps are visible.
  4. Using a tablespoon or a cookie scooper, spoon/scoop batter into a donut pan (3/4 full). Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes (standard-size, yielding about 6 donuts) or for 6-7 minutes (mini baked donuts, yielding about 26), or until light brown and cooked through. Let cool for 2-3 minutes on a rack. Then, remove baked donuts from pan and place them directly on a rack to cool completely before dipping into glaze.
  5. For the Maple Glaze: Whisk everything together in a small bowl until smooth. Set rack of donuts over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Dip the top of the baked donuts into the maple glaze, turning to coat well. Let baked donuts rest on rack until glaze sets.

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  4. Heather

    Now that’s what I call breakfast! 🙂 perhaps well have to make some of these this week.. My kids love their donuts and I usually make a lot to freeze for ahead of time as it is a great snack to quickly defrost and eat !

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  5. Rhonda

    I remember when I got We Heart Vegan, I was petrified because I’m a big carnivore. Ended up loving their recipes. The donuts look amazing, wish I had one for breakfast right now.

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  9. Deanna Segrave-Daly

    I’ve held off on all the apple & pumpkin recipes because I’m a summer girl (plus 80 degree weather and still getting tomatoes and zucchini in my CSA share wanted me to enjoy summer to the very end.) But now I’m ready and this will probably be the very first apple recipe I make for the season – pinning right now!

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  15. Chris

    These look like irresistible bites of autumn goodness! I have peach cider in the fridge from a local orchard I believe I am going to try these with. Since the warm weather is not entertaining the whole “it’s fall”, I will have to try them twice….once with the peach and once with apple. Brilliant choice!

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  24. Deb

    I like your thinking Denise! I’ll gladly have an Apple Cider Baked Donut with the fabulous Maple Glaze for both breakfast and snack time! An irresistible recipe to welcome fall!

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  25. Daniela

    What a delicious way to welcome the new season,Denise.
    The Apple Cider donuts look so appetizing by just looking at the pictures and I’m sure they taste even better:)

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  27. Juliana

    Wow Denise…these little treats look delicious, I love the combination of apple cider and the spiced glaze…they are gorgeous…I can only imagine the face of your girls looking at these donuts…
    Have a wonderful week my dear 😀

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  33. Candy

    The donuts you gave me were just delicious! Thank you! Thank you! I am so happy that you have shared the recipe! Now I must get the mini donut pan and make some for my husband and sons. They will love them too! ~Loving your blog! 🙂

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    • Denise Browning

      Mrs. Miller: What a great surprise!!! Thank you for stopping by. I am glad to know that you enjoyed the donuts so much that you intend to make them for your family. Have a happy weekend!

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  34. Jenny

    Love these! These donuts were so delicious! I am so excited that I discovered your blog. I can’t wait to try more recipes. Thank you for letting us sample.

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  35. Paula B.

    We have a Fall gathering coming up and the hostess was searching for an apple cider donut recipe so I am sending her this one. It looks straightforward and so yummy. Living here in New England, we will love the addition of the maple glaze, oh my! Found this on Pinterest and had to stop by and comment. Thanks!

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