Sticky Caramel Apple Donuts

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Sticky Caramel Apple Donuts

Recipe by SMDifficulty: Easy
Servings

16

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

Ingredients

  • 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!