Comments on: Apple Cider Donuts

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:58:25 +0000

In reply to LA. I'm honestly not sure how it would work. I would be worried they may not be as fluffy as they should be, but if it was my only option I would try it. :)

By: LA

LA — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:29:29 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. Can I make the batter the night before and bake the donuts in the morning?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:48:09 +0000

In reply to Bruce. Thanks for the suggestion, Bruce! I will do some research into whether or not the name change could be beneficial for these. :)

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:25:59 +0000

Hey, Sam, could you change the title on these, to indicate that they are baked, please? I have overlooked this recipe, because I don’t do deep frying. I only found it because you mentioned it in the comments on your baked pumpkin donuts. Thanks.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:15:28 +0000

In reply to Erika Varney. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Erika! :)

By: Erika Varney

Erika Varney — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:50:32 +0000

Tasty

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 13 May 2025 19:49:50 +0000

In reply to Tom. I'm glad you ultimately enjoyed them, Tom! If you didn't weigh your flour you may have accidentally over-measured your flour. An easy fix for next time. :)

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 08 May 2025 23:09:08 +0000

Five stars for the flavor, four for the measurements. I found the dough to be too dry for piping even after I added about three tblspns of apple juice. I ended up spooning it into the mini muffin pan. Maybe I used too much flour because I don’t have a sifter?
The 4 tblpns butter to brush them with was way too much, but it’s not like it’ll go to waste. The same for the cinnamon sugar, I now have 3/4 of it left for other things. I’m sure it’ll be a hit at tonight’s meeting!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:59:55 +0000

In reply to Corrina Navarette. That should work! Enjoy

By: Corrina Navarette

Corrina Navarette — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:57:08 +0000

I love fall and can’t wait to try this recipe. I’ve been wanting to do one for years. I do have a mini Bundt pan. Do you think that would work or I have a cutter?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:12:51 +0000

In reply to Dina. I see you found step 3. ;)

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:12:35 +0000

In reply to Dina. Enjoy! :)

By: Dina

Dina — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:03:49 +0000

We found it! Greased! Must stop drinking in the morning

By: Dina

Dina — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:54:20 +0000

Hello! Trying these today because it’s -10 here in MN... gah. The recipe says Prepared pan, but nowhere does it say how to prepare the pan greased? Floured? Thank you!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:05:21 +0000

In reply to Malka. Hi Malka! Unfortunately, I haven't tried substituting something like apple sauce for the butter so I can't say for sure how it would work. :(

By: Malka

Malka — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:29:50 +0000

Hi there, love your recipes and use them often! Just a quick question, I am trying to make these for a friend that has gall bladder issues. She can’t do oils/butters/fats very much. Would it work to use apple sauce or a low fat sour cream as a sub on the butter. I realize it isn’t much, but trying to avoid it if possible. Thanks!

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:11:19 +0000

In reply to Tracy. Hi Tracy! Unfortunately I have not tried this with gluten free flour, so I can't say for sure how it would turn out. If you try it, please let me know how it goes. :)

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:21:57 +0000

I am so excited to try baking these donuts, and with Hard Apple Cider. Do you have bakings suggestions using with Cup 4 Cup gluten free flour?

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:58:10 +0000

Really, really good. These were much more moist than most baked donuts. Notes: I did not have apple cider, but I did have “boiled cider.” It is highly concentrated cider, almost a syrup. Sold at King Arthur. I used about 1/4 cup with 1/2 cup apple juice. Also, I only got 6 donuts, not 12. I followed the recipe, maybe very slightly overfilled. No biggie, as 12 would have been too many for my family of 2.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:10:09 +0000

In reply to Bitsie. Thank you so much for the feedback! It's always good to know what different ingredients are available around the world and how they work. I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them so much. :)

By: Bitsie

Bitsie — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:37:57 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hello again Sam!
After some further research – and discussion with an American living in the UK – it seems that Cloudy Apple Juice is the closest to Apple cider. And so, I used some to make these doughnuts, and they were just delicious! Suffice it to say, your storage instructions were not necessary. Thank you again.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 01:50:23 +0000

In reply to Bitsie. Hi Bitsie! Apple cider is not inherently alcoholic here, although some people do make it alcoholic. The apple juice you would find in the US, however, is very different from apple cider. I'm not sure if that helps clear it up at all.

By: Bitsie

Bitsie — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:14:12 +0000

In reply to Sam. I have a vague recollection that what is called Apple cider in the US is different from what I would call Apple cider in the UK! Here Apple cider is an alcoholic drink that is generally lightly sparkling (due to fermentation in the traditional drink, or with added fizz in a commercial drink). Is the Apple cider that you used a non alcoholic version? Similar to what I might call Apple juice? I am very much looking forward to trying this out, thank you!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:24:25 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Hi Nicole! That should be fine, but we're not sure how long they'll take to bake. We do provide instructions on how to bake in a mini muffin tin in the recipe, if you'd like to try that

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:14:40 +0000

In reply to Sam. Could I make these in a muffin tin?