🍲 Recipes

Baked Apple Cider Donuts

By Chef John • Doughnuts • Cuisine?
4.63 Prep: 15m Cook: 20m
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups fresh apple cider
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup white sugar, or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or as needed
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025