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Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

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It’s time to give all the pumpkin things a little competition with all things Apple!

Apple Cider Donuts were a staple in my bakery this time of year!

We couldn’t bake them fast enough to supply the demand and the lines were out the door on a Sunday morning in October!

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

Soft cake donuts loaded with fall spices and super apple flavor!

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts are the epitome of classic cake donut, which I have always loved much more than a yeast raised donut

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

The concentrating of the apple cider in this recipe will pack a punch so be sure to take that extra step by reducing the apple cider first.

Rolled in a generous coating of cinnamon sugar these are just so fantastic!

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

Notes for Success:

This recipe only makes 9 regular sized donuts so you may also want to double the recipe!

CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE APPLE CIDER DONUTS

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

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Yield: 9

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

Vegan Apple Cider Donuts
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes

Ingredients

  • Apple Cider 1½ cups *read the instruction first

For the Apple Cider Donut Batter:

  • All Purpose Flour 1¼ cup (157g)
  • Salt ¼ teaspoon
  • Baking Soda 1 teaspoon
  • Light Brown Sugar 1/3 cup (70g)
  • Ground Cinnamon ¾ teaspoon
  • Ground Ginger ½ teaspoon
  • Ground Nutmeg pinch
  • Ground Cloves pinch
  • Cardamom ¼ teaspoon
  • Reduced Apple Cider ½ cup
  • Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon
  • Vegetable Oil or Melted Vegan Butter 4 teaspoons
  • Ground Flax 1 Tablespoon (8g)
  • Hot Apple Cider from the reduction above 3 Tablespoons (90ml)
  • Plant Milk 1/3 cup (78ml)
  • Apple Cider Vinegar 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • Cinnamon Sugar *as needed for dipping the baked donuts approx 1 cup

Instructions

  1. Please read the entire instructions before beginning
  2. The apple cider listed below will be reduced and then used in different stages in the recipe
  3. First take 1½ cups apple cider and bring it to a boil in a medium sauce pot.
  4. Lower the heat to a rapid simmer for 25-30 minutes.
  5. Once reduced, you should have about 1 cup liquid remaining.
  6. ½ cup is for the recipe and the other ½ cup I use for dipping the donuts after baking
  7. For the Donut Batter
  8. Combine ground flax seed with 3 Tablespoons of the hot apple cider and whisk smooth
  9. In a large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar with the spices and whisk together by hand
  10. Combine the plant milk with the apple cider vinegar stir & let sit for 5 minutes to sour
  11. Next add the soured plant milk to the apple cider, oil or vegan butter & vanilla extract and whisk smooth
  12. Next add the flax paste to the other liquids and whisk smooth
  13. Add the sifted flour, salt & baking soda with all the spices and whisk smooth.
  14. Transfer batter to a pastry bag and pipe half way to the top into each of the cavities of a lightly greased Donut Pan
  15. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 12 - 15 minutes or when they spring back when gently pressed they are done *For mini donuts the bake time is closer to 8 minutes
  16. Cool slightly then remove from the pans and while still warm dip in the remaining apple cider reduction, do not saturate them, just a quick dip and flip and then dip them into the cinnamon sugar
  17. Cool on a rack and serve.

Notes

Donuts will stay fresh for up to 4 days wrapped at room temperature.

You can freeze them for up to 1 month

© Gretchen

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Comments

  2. Rachel

    These look amazing! Can these be made into donut holes instead if so not have the donut pans? And if can make donut holes would the amount of baking time change?

    • Gretchen

      Yes you can, but would need the pan.. or a cake pop pan would work great. Because the batter is thin and runny you can’t just scoop balls with this.
      These bake fast, so I think the holes may be faster, just by a minute or two

  3. Emily

    Hi, I don’t see a link to the cinnamon sugar recipe? What do you like to use? It’s not something I make often.

  6. Katie

    I have pumpkin spice mix that has all the ground spices for this recipe in it, so how much if that can I use instead of all of them individually?

    • Gretchen

      1½ teaspoons. (Whenever you encounter that, just add up the total of all the spices the author lists for them individually and then use that same total amount in premixed Pumpkin Pie Spice)

  7. Carol

    Recipes are much easier to deal with if ingredients are listed in order of use…..Please consider doing so.

    • Gretchen

      I have not tested that~ but it’s worth a try. I probably would not replace ALL the oil/butter in the recipe~ but a portion of it would probably be ok. let me know how you go

  9. Pepper

    Please let us knowing you make vegan apple cider doughnuts for sale? If so please email me directly.
    Thank you!

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