The weather here is finally starting to break from the humid southern yuck into cool, crisp sweater wearing days. I know I keep saying this but fall is truly my favorite season for so many reasons. It’s the only time of year that I give myself enough grace to indulge in yummy baked good. Muffins, cakes, pies and more. Use this time to experiment with fall flavors. I love to use things like apples, pumpkins, squash, sweet potatoes, pears, cranberries, etc.
Today I used my homemade slow cooker apple cider to create these yummy glazed apple cider doughnuts. 
I love the flavor of these. They are a cake like consistency, sweet but not overly sweet. I can’t wait for you all to try them. The recipe yields 12 doughnuts but my family wasn’t going to let me get away with shooting pictures of all 12. They wanted to eat them while they were warm. So I only got to keep a handful for the blog, LOL.
Glazed Apple Cider Doughnuts {Baked}
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
Glaze
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a doughnut pan.
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In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt. Stir in cider, milk, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter. Beat together until well blended.
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Fill each doughnut cup ¾ full.
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Bake 8 to 10 minutes until doughnuts spring back when touched. Allow cooling slightly before removing from pan.
Glaze
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In a medium pan, heat the apple cider until reduced by half.
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Add in brown sugar and milk over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Boil for 3-4 minutes, then remove from the heat and stir in the butter until melted.
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Whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
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Working quickly, dip the tops of each donut in the glaze before inverting onto a wire cooling rack.
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If the glaze firms up too quickly, simply reheat over low on the stove until liquid, then remove from the heat and continue glazing.
