The maple glaze is particularly seasonal with these apple cider donuts but you could also skip it and roll them in cinnamon sugar.
By Denise Browning
Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Maple Glaze
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 6-7 standard-size or 24-26 mini donuts 1x
Description
The maple glaze is particularly seasonal with these apple cider donuts but you could also skip it and roll them in cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
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
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
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 º F (177 º C).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 baked donuts) or for 6-7 minutes (mini baked donuts), 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.
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.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
