Sticky Caramel Apple Donuts
Difficulty: EasyServings
16
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
25
minutesIngredients
- Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp apple pie spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 Lg egg
1 1/4 cups whole milk
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp pure vanilla extract- Caramel Topping
1 cup of soft caramel candies @werthersoriginalus
3-4 tbsp heavy cream- Additional Toppings
Fried Apples: 1 apple, diced
Chocolate drizzle, 1/3 cup chocolate chips @nestletollhouse and 1 tbsp heavy cream
Crushed pecans, optional
Directions
- Donuts- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease donut pans. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple pie slice and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined. We use a stand mixer for the donuts but you do not have to. Pipe the batter into the baking pans, filling each one a little more than three-quarters full. Bake for 12 minutes, until donuts rise and are not wet on top. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then tap the donuts out onto a sheet pan.
- For the topping, melt soft caramel candies for 1 minute 30 seconds and add 3-4 tbsp of heavy cream and stir to liking. Dip each donut first in the caramel.
- Optional, dice up an apple and air fry for 8 minutes at 375 till crisp! Sprinkle fried apples and crushed pecans on top of your donuts. We melted 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and 1 tbsp of heavy cream for 60 seconds and drizzled on top as well! Enjoy!