Name: Apple Cider Donut Holes Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Donut:; 1¼ cups apple cider; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ¾ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp salt; 1 large egg; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; ½ cup light brown sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup buttermilk; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; For Topping:; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ cup unsalted butter

How To Make Apple Cider Donut Holes

Impeccably flavorful and easy to make, these spiced donut holes offer a warm and buttery taste with a tangy kick brought by apple cider.

Preparation: 35 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Donut:

1¼cupsapple cider
2cupsall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
¾tspbaking powder
1tspbaking soda
1tspground cinnamon
¼tspground cloves
¼tspsalt
1large egg,room temperature
2tbspunsalted butter,melted
½cuplight brown sugar,or dark brown sugar, packed
½cupgranulated sugar
½cupbuttermilk,room temperature
1tsppure vanilla extract

For Topping:

¾cupgranulated sugar
1tspground cinnamon
¼cupunsalted butter,(½ stick), melted

Instructions

Simmer the apple cider over low-medium heat in a small saucepan on the stove for 15 to 20 minutes.
Add the cinnamon sticks, spices, and orange slices, if desired. Reduce the apple cider for a stronger flavor to make ½ cup of reduced cider.
Allow it to cool in the refrigerator.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a mini muffin pan or donut pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Toss the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg, melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until smooth. Whisk in the buttermilk, vanilla, and ½ cup of concentrated apple cider.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and very gently mix together with a whisk.
Whisk until all the ingredients are just combined. Some small lumps may remain, but not many lumps.
Pour the batter into the mini muffin pan, filling it until ¾ full.
Bake the donut holes for 9 to 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Make the topping by mixing the granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
Dip the top of the donut holes or donuts lightly into the melted butter. Then, dunk them all the way into the cinnamon sugar, using hands to mix it around so the entire donut hole is coated generously. Repeat with all the donuts.
Serve, and enjoy!