Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar

These Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts are soft, fluffy, and covered in a buttery cinnamon-sugar coating. They’re filled with cozy fall flavor and baked right in a donut pan.

There’s just something about a warm apple cider donut that makes it feel like fall. I wanted to recreate that cozy orchard-style treat at home without the mess of frying or a long list of complicated steps. These baked apple cider donuts are soft, warmly spiced, and covered in buttery cinnamon sugar. They are perfect for a slow fall morning, an afternoon treat with coffee, or a simple baking day with the kids. They are a fan favorite over here. I hope you enjoy!

Why You’ll Love These Apple Cider Donuts

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Apple cider: Gives the donuts their sweet apple flavor. Be sure to use apple cider—not apple cider vinegar.
• All-purpose flour: Provides the structure for soft, cake-like donuts.
• Cane sugar: Sweetens the donut batter without overpowering.
• Brown sugar: Adds moisture, sweetness, and a deeper caramel-like flavor.
• Baking powder and baking soda: Help the donuts rise and become light and fluffy.
• Salt: Balances the sweetness and brings out all the cozy fall flavors.
• Cinnamon and nutmeg: Add warmth and that classic apple cider donut flavor.
• Butter: Adds richness and helps keep the donuts soft and moist.
• Greek yogurt: Adds moisture and creates a tender texture.
• Egg: Binds the batter together and helps give the donuts structure.
• Vanilla extract: Adds warmth and enhances the apple cider, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
  
  For the Cinnamon-Sugar Coating
• Melted butter: Helps the cinnamon-sugar mixture coat every donut.
• Cane sugar and cinnamon: Create that sweet, lightly crisp coating that makes apple cider donuts so delicious

How to Make Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the full recipe details

1. Prepare the pan. Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a donut pan or use a silicon donut pan.
2. Mix the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cane sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Mix the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the apple cider, melted butter, Greek yogurt, egg and vanilla extract.
4. Make the batter. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently stir until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
5. Fill and bake. Pipe or spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling each cavity about three-quarters full. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
6. Add the cinnamon-sugar coating. Dip each warm donut in melted butter, then coat it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm and enjoy!

How to Store Your Apple Cider Donuts

Allow the apple cider donuts to cool completely, then store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. You can put a paper towel under them to absorb any excess moisture.

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Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts

These easy baked apple cider donuts are soft, fluffy and filled with cozy fall flavor. Each donut is dipped in melted butter and covered in cinnamon sugar for a delicious homemade treat!

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:12 minutes mins

Total Time:27 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple cider donut recipe, easy baked donuts, fall donut recipe

Servings: 12 donuts

Ingredients

For the Apple Cider Donuts

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cane sugar
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup apple cider
• ½ cup butter melted and slightly cooled
• ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cinnamon-Sugar Coating

• ¼ cup butter melted
• ½ cup cane sugar
• 1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a donut pan or use a silicone donut pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cane sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the apple cider, melted butter, Greek yogurt, egg and vanilla extract.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently stir just until combined, being careful not to overmix the batter.
5. Transfer the batter to a piping bag or large zip-top bag with one corner snipped off. Pipe the batter into the prepared donut cavities, filling each about three-quarters full. You could also use a spoon to fill.
6. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean.
7. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
8. Place the melted butter in a shallow bowl. In a separate shallow bowl, stir together the cane sugar and cinnamon.
9. Dip each slightly warm donut in the melted butter, then coat it generously in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm and enjoy.

Notes

• Let the butter cool slightly before mixing it with the egg and other wet ingredients.
• Avoid overmixing the batter to keep the donuts soft and fluffy.
• Store cooled donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.