Baked Apple Cider Donuts
These light and fluffy baked donuts are full of apple spice flavor without any of the heavy grease you find in a traditional fried donut.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup flax seed meal
- 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ (honey crunch or regular)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt (low fat)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (melted & cooled)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey crunch toasted wheat germ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees and spray donut pan with cooking spray.
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: whole wheat pastry flour through ground ginger.
- 3
In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients: apple cider through vanilla. Slowly incorporate wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined, careful not to over-mix.
- 4
Fill donut pan 1/4 cup at a time using a measuring cup or ice cream scoop.
- 5
Bake for 8-9 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let donuts cool on rack for 10 minutes.
- 6
While donuts are cooling, mix together brown sugar topping. After donuts have cooled for 10 minutes, remove from pan and dip in the brown sugar topping. It's important to do this while donuts are still slightly warm.
- 7
Serve donuts warm or at room temperature.