I love combining almond and coconut flour in cake and donut recipes. They make a great partnership, have a light cake texture, and balance fiber and carbs well. That said, you can get the same great texture, spices, and flavors using my apple cider donuts make with almond flour or coconut flour.
All three of my apple cider donuts rely on the sweetness of the reduced apple cider and applesauce, plus a bit of added sweetener. If you're not going to add a topping to the donuts, you can add an extra tablespoon of sweetener to the batter and then sprinkle ground cinnamon on the top of each donut. I added my cinnamon sugar and maple glaze topping recipes below, or try the honey butter topping I add to pumpkin bread.
This recipe makes eight donuts, or you can make six large donuts. And if you don't have a donut pan, you can use the batter to make apple cider muffins. I recommend adding parchment muffin liners to the muffin molds.
Kathleen Pinckney says
Made these over the weekend with cinnamon sugar topping and they were AMAZING! The applesauce addition is brilliant.
Thanks, Kathleen! So great to hear. Yes, agree, so good to sneak applesauce into it.
Carly Lindsay says
Havnt tried this yet but really want to!
Hi Carly, let me know if you try it!