Description
Cinnamon Caramel Apple Pie Donut Holes combine two favorites – pie and donuts. And the mini size makes them the perfect poppable treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 tablespoons salted butter (divided)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon (divided)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 Granny Smith apples (peeled and diced in small pieces, about 2 cups)
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar (divided)
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 24-count or 2 (12-count) mini muffin pans and set aside.
- In a large sauté pan over medium high heat add 3 tablespoons of butter, the brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and the salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in the diced apples and continue boiling for an additional 3 minutes or until the apples just barely beginning to soften. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, ½ cup sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon.
- In a small bowl, stir the milk, eggs and vanilla extract together.
- Stir the milk mixture and the cooked cinnamon apples into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Fill the prepared muffin pan with about 2 tablespoons of batter for each donut hole.
- Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and the donuts spring back when lightly touched. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan then remove to a cooling rack.
- In a small pan over medium heat melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ½ cup sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
- Dip the donut holes in the melted butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar. Place on large platter and serve.
- Note ~ the donut holes are best served within a couple hours of baking.
Notes
Recipe by Amy Casey ~ 2017
© 2017 amycaseycooks
www.amycaseycooks.com
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: bake in oven
- Cuisine: American