Caramel Apple Baked Donuts Recipe
You had me at caramel. Or donut. Or Caramel Apple Donuts! OMG! Y’all, I do have to say that I’ve made some delicious donuts for this here website, but I think this one might take the cake.
Yes. I went there. I know I’m a total dork.
Don’t judge me.
It’s ok to be dorky because we have made it more than halfway through the week and now we are on the other side sailing in to happy weekend freedom that I hope will be filled with lots of wine, cheat day foods, and unlimited amounts of sleep with no alarm clocks. And Caramel Apple Baked Donuts! You totally need to treat yourself and celebrate fall with these dang donuts. They’re even baked and have real apples in them, so they have to be good for you, right? If not, who cares because helloooooooo weekend and all things enjoyable!
I’m not sure what in tarnation y’all are up to this weekend, but I sure hope it’s relaxing, happy, and full of delicious goodies. Seriously, grab a caramel apple donut, man! I won’t tell anyone. But I may join you!
Caramel Apple Baked Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 cup applesauce - see notes
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350
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Coat 2 donut pans with cooking spray
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Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
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In a separate bowl combine milk, egg, and applesauce
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined
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Spoon into prepared donut pans more than 3/4 full but not quite all the way to the top
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Bake 23 - 26 minutes
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Turn out onto a wire rack to cool
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Drizzle with prepared caramel sauce
Notes
- I used my own slow cooker homemade applesauce recipe. If you use jarred applesauce from the grocery, you may need to adjust the sweetness and/or seasonings
- If the donuts stick in the pans a little bit, just loosen them with a rubber spatula and they should pop right out
- This recipe made 24 donuts and I used about 1/3 of a 12 ounce jar of caramel sauce
