Vegan Apple Cider Donuts

These easy baked vegan apple cider donuts come together with 10 ingredients, in about 30 minutes. They're dairy-free, egg-free, vegan-friendly, and can easily be made gluten-free. Top with a cinnamon sugar coating for a delicious fall-inspired dessert! These baked donuts come together with minimal prep work. Simply reduce the apple cider down, whisk everything together, pipe into a donut pan, and bake to perfection.

Author: The Urben Life

Category: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6 donuts

Calories: 327 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 ½ cups - apple cider
1 ½ cups - flour
½ cup - sugar
1 tsp - baking powder
1 tsp - baking soda
½ tsp - cinnamon
½ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - nutmeg
2 tablespoons - vegan butter
2 tablespoons - dairy-free milk
2 tablespoons - vegan butter
¼ cup - sugar
1 tsp - cinnamon

Instructions

Start by reducing the apple cider in a small saucepan on the stove. To do this, bring apple cider to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionally for about 15 minutes. Once reduced to about ½ cup, remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Pour in reduced apple cider, melted vegan butter, and dairy-free milk. Stir to combine, being careful not to over mix! If the batter seems too dry, add extra dairy-free milk in one tablespoon at a time.
Pipe the batter into a prepared donut pan, filling about ¾ of the way full. Bake at 350F for about 10 minutes. Flip baked donuts onto a cooling rack and let cool completely!
To make cinnamon sugar coating, melt vegan butter. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon. Brush the tops of each donut with melted butter and dip into the cinnamon sugar.