I love fall and I always want doughnuts for some reason! These Apple cider doughnuts are delicious and taste like fall! Homemade doughnuts take a little time but they are delicious and fun to make.
These doughnuts can be fried or baked and have a soft and tender interior. The dough is slightly sweet but a good balance to a sweet glaze. I like to make a apple cider and cream cheese glaze that tastes extra delicious. That recipe is included below.
What you need to make apple cider doughnuts:
Makes ~24 doughnuts
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 + 1/2 – 2 + 3/4 cups flour – more for dusting and rolling out
- Oil for frying – vegetable or a neutral flavored oil
Apple Cider Cream Cheese Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter – softened but firm
- 2 ounces cream cheese – softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 tablespoons apple cider – more to thin
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
Instructions
- Add warm water and yeast in a bowl and wait 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vegetable oil to mixture and blend.
- Pour in apple cider.
- In another bowl, add cinnamon, salt, sugar and flour and sift together.
- Add to liquid mixture, adding more flour if dough is too wet or sticky.
- Knead for 5 minutes or until dough is elastic and worked through.
- Cover bowl and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough to about 3/4 inch thickness and cut out doughnuts.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- For frying: Heat oil up to 375 F. and fry doughnuts for roughly 30 seconds on each side or until they are golden brown.
- Remove from oil and place on a cooling rack or paper towel.
- For baking: Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until they are cooked through.
- Whisk together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, milk, apple cider, cinnamon and nutmeg and blend until smooth.
- Dip each doughnut in the glaze. Enjoy!
Here are a few other fall treats you might like:
- Pumpkin Spiced Rice Crispy Treats RECIPE HERE
- How To Make Caramel Apples RECIPE HERE
- Pumpkin Croissant Rolls RECIPE HERE
Apple Cider Doughnuts
Apple cider doughnuts with an apple cider cream cheese glaze. Delicious fall treat!
Servings: 24 doughnuts
Ingredients
- Doughnuts:
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 + 1/2 – 2 + 3/4 cups flour – more for dusting and rolling out
- Oil for frying – vegetable or a neutral flavored oil
- Apple Cider Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 1/4 cup butter – softened but firm
- 2 ounces cream cheese – softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 tablespoons apple cider – more to thin
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
Instructions
- Add warm water and yeast in a bowl and wait 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vegetable oil to mixture and blend.
- Pour in apple cider.
- In another bowl, add cinnamon, salt, sugar and flour and sift together.
- Add to liquid mixture, adding more flour if dough is too wet or sticky.
- Knead for 5 minutes or until dough is elastic and worked through.
- Cover bowl and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough to about 3/4 inch thickness and cut out doughnuts.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- For frying: Heat oil up to 375 and fry doughnuts for roughly 30 seconds on each side or until they are golden brown.
- Remove from oil and place on a cooling rack or paper towel.
- For baking: Preheat oven to 350 Bake for 13-15 minutes or until they are cooked through.
- Whisk together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, milk, apple cider, cinnamon and nutmeg and blend until smooth.
- Dip each doughnut in the glaze. Enjoy!