Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Another fall favourite…Apple Cider! This recipe has a few more steps than my other recipes but it is worth the effort for something extra special. These Apple Cider Donuts are baked using a donut pan and not too sweet. They are gluten-free and dairy-free. You can enjoy them with or without the sugar topping. They make an easy and fun breakfast without sugar or a dessert with the added sweetness. If you don’t want to fill your donut pan twice, you can also pour the remaining batter into a muffin tin.  Recipes yields 8-10 donuts or 6 donuts and 6 medium muffins. 

Ingredients:

Batter

-1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour

-1 tsp baking soda 

-1 tsp baking powder 

-1 tsp ground cinnamon 

-1/4 tsp ground ginger 

-2 eggs 

-1/4 cup plant based butter, melted 

-1/4 cup honey 

-1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk 

-1 cup apple cider (reduced to about 1/2 cup) 

*Optional cinnamon sugar topping:

-2 tbsp plant based butter, melted 

-2 tbsp brown sugar or white sugar 

-1/2 tsp cinnamon 

Steps:

1. Reduce Apple Cider by bringing it to a boil. You will need 1 cup of cold apple cider which reduces to about 1/2 cup. 
2. Using an electric mixer, mix the butter, eggs and honey. 
3. Mix all dry ingredients in separate bowl, then add to the wet ingredients with mixer. 
4. Next add the almond milk and cooled apple cider. Blend until the batter is smooth and fluffy. 
5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour batter into greased donut pan, filling 3/4 full. 
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden. Let cool and remove from pan. 
7. For the sugar topping: melt butter in a small bowl. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in another small bowl. Dip one side of each donut in the melted butter and then the cinnamon sugar mixture.  

Enjoy with or without the sweet topping. These donuts of are full of apple cider flavour and a little bit of spice !