Selected by Sam (Senior Guide)*
INGREDIENTS
330ml apple cider
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1/3 cup apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ cup flour
3 tablespoons almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon apple vinegar
For the Frosting:
1 teaspoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon coconut sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Baking Time: 10 - 12 minutes
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Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
METHOD
Simmer. Add apple cider and sugars to a medium sized pot set to a low heat. Cook until the liquid reduces to about a cup's worth of thickened liquid, about 20 - 30 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Preheat. Set your oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a donut baking tin.
Mix. To the cooled sweetened apple cider, add the apple sauce, vanilla extract and ¼ cup of vegetable oil.
Combine. In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients; flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and then combine the dry and wet ingredients, folding in to mix it. Careful not to over-mix and finish by adding apple cider vinegar.
Bake. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag (optional) and pipe the dough into the donut baking tin. Place the baking pan into the oven and bake for approximately 10 - 12 minutes, until the donuts are golden brown. Check with a toothpick that they are done, then remove the donuts from the oven and let them cool down completely.
Coat. Once cooled, coat the donuts with melted coconut oil and roll in a mixture of sugar, coconut sugar, and cinnamon.
Serve.
*Adapted from One Green Planet's Baked Apple Cider Donuts (Vegan)
Photos by Monika Grabkowska and Sarah Shull