They make fun finger food for Halloween and are perfect for a fall breakfast treat!
These apple donut holes will be the talk around the dinner table for dessert or a wonderful smell of baking for a breakfast treat on those cooler days to wake up to!
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Mix-Ins and Tips
- chopped toasted pistachios
- chopped macadamia nuts
- toasted almonds
- add sliced pears, peaches, or another fruit you prefer
- for allergies use sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- add icing then roll in chocolate sprinkle
- dip in melted chocolate with toasted pecans
- dip the donuts in icing or roll in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar
- dip in icing then sprinkle with colorful candies to match a party theme
- dip in icing then in coconut
- add another flavoring you prefer to match the mix-ins
- chopped dried fruits
- add mini chocolate chips or another flavor chip to the batter
Shopping List to Make Baked Apple Donuts
- brown sugar white sugar McIntosh, Rome, or Gala apples, cut into chunks, peeled and cored (I chopped in the food processor)
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- sea salt
- cinnamon
- allspice
- ginger
- cold butter, cut into small pieces
- egg
- milk
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Yield: 24
Baked Apple Donut Holes
Baked mini donut holes with apples are a healthier choice than fried ones. A mini muffin pan is a must to make these delicious little donut bites!
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 18 MinTotal time: 28 Min
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of lightly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups McIntosh, Rome, or Gala apples, cut into chunks, peeled and cored (I chopped in the food processor)
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/3 cup of cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup of milk
- Garnish: powdered sugar or make a cinnamon sugar mixture to roll these in
- 1/3 cup of sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon mixed, set aside.
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil Spray a mini muffin pan and set this aside.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, both sugars, salt, and spices in a bowl.
- Add the cold chopped butter.
- Use a pastry cutter with the butter and the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs or use a fork..
- In a small bowl beat the egg.
- Mix in the milk and fold in the chopped apples. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture.
- Stir using a spatula or spoon making sure not to over-mix. Place a spoonful of batter into each oil-sprayed mini muffin pan.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the donuts are just golden.
- Remove from the oven, and cool donuts on a wired rack.
- Roll each donut in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
- Best eaten while warm.
Notes
Mix-Ins and Tips
- chopped toasted pistachios
- chopped macadamia nuts
- toasted almonds
- add sliced pears, peaches, or another fruit you prefer
- for allergies use sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- add icing then roll in chocolate sprinkle
- dip in melted chocolate with toasted pecans
- dip the donuts in icing or roll in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar
- dip in icing then sprinkle with colorful candies to match a party theme
- dip in icing then in coconut
- add another flavoring you prefer to match the mix-ins
- chopped dried fruits
- add mini chocolate chips or another flavor chip to the batter
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