- 48
- 20 mins
- 29 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground star anise
- 1/3 cup apple cider
- 1 cup shredded apples
- for the Cinnamon Sugar coating
- 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cinnamon
Preparation
Step 1
So, I have discovered that our kids really could care less about all the sweets and treats that come out of our kitchen. Oh, they eat them…eventually. Some things sit in boxes for a few days before they slowly eat them.
Three times the apple goodness makes these donut holes the perfect way to enjoy a cool fall morning.
Our kids absolutely adore the cinnamon sugar bread from Costco, so I dipped each donut hole in melted butter and rolled it in some cinnamon sugar to give them that same crunchy coating.
It’s safe to say that the kids were in love with these soft fluffy breakfast treats! My daughter saw me editing the photos the other day and starting telling me how much she
these donuts and that we should make another batch right away.
Yield: 48 mini donut holes
Three times the apple goodness makes these easy Cinnamon Sugar Apple Donut Holes a great breakfast for fall mornings.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a few mini muffin tins with non-stick baking spray.
Beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the sour cream, applesauce, and vanilla and beat again.
Stir together the salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and star anise. Slowly add the dry ingredients and the apple cider to the butter mixture.
Stir in the shredded apples gently.
Spoon the batter into 48 sprayed mini muffin cavities. Do not fill more than half full. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Remove and let cool in the pan for 1-2 minutes, and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Stir together the sugar and cinnamon. Roll each donut hole in butter and then in the sugar mixture. Let set. Store in a sealed container.
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