Baked Paleo Apple Cider Donuts
These delicious Paleo Apple Cider Donuts are the perfect fall treats. This recipe is easy, gluten-free, dairy-free, and low in sugar.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups apple cider not the sparkling cider
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tbsp coconut flour
- 5 tbsp apple butter
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup monk fruit sweetener or regular white sugar if not paleo
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small saucepan, add the apple cider and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil then simmer for about 15 minutes until you have about 1/2 cup of the reduced cider. Remove and cool for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, add the remaining donut ingredients including the cooled apple cider, and whisk well.
- Transfer the batter into a large ziplock cutting a small hole to pipe the batter through.
- Spray the donut pan with non-stick spray or coconut oil and pipe the batter into each.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove and cool for at least 10 minutes.
- While the donuts are baking, mix together the cinnamon and sugar and set aside.
- While donuts are warm, not hot, baste the donut with the melted coconut oil. Dip them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and add them on a wire rack or plate.
- Enjoy fresh!