Disclaimer: By no means am I “fall” person. I am your extreme “endless summer” gal. But I must say that this particular recipe has been on my long list of things to make at home, for a very long time. 2007, cue up my first fall visit to New York with a spinoff drive to New Hope, Pennsylvania. A town full of that cute charm and in the fall…even cuter. With those picturesque porches decorated with all of the pumpkins and local shops selling all the apple cider donuts and warm mulled cider, for a native Floridian like me, it was a true taste of what fall is really like.

Let’s be real, Florida doesn’t have any other season but summer, right? Whether you’re up north, where there are real “fall” seasons or you’re in a place like Florida, make these apple cider donuts and they will surely pave your way to “fall.” This recipe came in my three boys’ Raddish Kids September kit. We had fun making them, but even more fun eating them! My boys said that they taste like churros, so there’s that as a selling point too. Haha! I highly recommend checking them out if you have little ones.

Apple Cider Donuts

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup Apple Cider Martinelli’s Apple Cider
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Topping

• 4 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

1. First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Set donuts molds on baking sheet. Grease with cooking spray.
2. Next, combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. Then, heat 3 tbsp butter in a microwaveable bowl/ glass measuring cup for 30 – 60 seconds.
4. Crack egg in large bowl. Throw away shells and wash your hands. Whisk until smooth.
5. Add brown sugar, apple cider, vanilla, and melted butter to egg. Whisk until combined.
6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.
7. Use a spoon to fill molds until almost full, dividing batter evenly between the 6 molds.
8. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, heat 4 tbsp of unsalted butter in a small microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup until melted. 30 – 60 seconds.
10. Stir sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl.
11. Flip molds gently, remove the donuts.
12. Finally, dip both sides of each donut in butter, let excess drip off, then dip lightly in sugar. Taste and SHARE. At least try to anyway. Haha! 😉