Baked Apple Cider Donut Bites

5 from 1 vote

Delicious donut bites that have all the flavors of fall.

Prep Time15

Active Time15

Course: bread

Cuisine: American

Yield:

Calories: 204cal

Author: Melissa

Materials

1 cup apple cider
1&1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1&1/2 tsp. baking powder
1&1/2 tsp. allspice
½ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. salt
¼ cup sour cream - full fat
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 Tbsp. butter unsalted - melted and cooled slightly

cinnamon sugar coating

6 Tbsp. butter unsalted - melted
¾ cups granulated sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

preheat the oven to 350 degrees
butter (24-count) mini muffin tins - using a paper towel, dip it into softened butter and use it to coat tin cavities
cook down the apple cider to half of the liquid - it will get a little bit thicker and will most likely have some spices that have separated at the bottom
remove cider from heat and let cool down
in a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, spices, and salt
in a separate bowl, mix the cooled apple cider, sour cream, buttermilk, brown sugar, egg, and the butter which has been melted and slightly cooled
add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined
ladle batter into a zip-tight bag and snip one corner
pipe the batter into 24 mini muffin tin cavities
bake for 12-15 minutes
cool slightly
using a fork to turn mini muffins, dip them into a bowl of melted butter
use a separate bowl and fork to coat in a bowl of cinnamon sugar

Notes

Can I Make Apple Cider Donut Bites in Advance?

Sure. Even though they are best served warm and recently baked, they can stay fresh for a few days. Store them covered at room temperature

Storing: These donut bites should be left out at room temperature but covered or placed in an airtight container

Why aren't these Donut Bites perfectly round?

They resemble round donut holes, but they are really baked in mini muffin tines so they don't have an exact round shape. However, you can buy a baking pan specifically for making doughnut holes.

Can I Make doughnuts instead of doughnut bites from this recipe?

Yes! You can use a doughnut baking pan to make full-sized doughnuts.

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