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Donuts with icing on top of a cooling rack.
Lisa Keys

Apple Donuts with Crumb Topping

5 from 1 vote
Easy bake apple donuts with a cinnamon swirl crumble top and vanilla drizzle.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 donuts
Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310

Ingredients
  

Crumble
  • 2 slices cinnamon swirl bread
  • 1 tablespoon soft butter
Donut Batter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons apple pie spice see note
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • cup light olive oil or other neutral oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded peeled apple 1 large apple
Vanilla Drizzle Frosting
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Equipment

  • 1 12-count donut pan or two (6-count) pans or a muffin tin

Method
 

  1. Heat oven 350F. Spray 12-cavity (or two 6-cavity) doughnut pans with no-stick baking spray. Or use a muffin tin.
  2. Place bread in a food processor and pulse to form fine crumbs. Add butter and pulse until small clumps form. Transfer crumbs to a bowl and set aside.
  3. In large bowl, whisk flour, spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt for 30 seconds or until well-mixed. Set aside.
  4. Place sugar and molasses in food processor and pulse until uniform in color. Add oil, vanilla, eggs and apple and pulse until blended.
  5. Pour wet ingredients into dry and fold together just until dry ingredients are moistened and mixture combined. Do not overmix.
  6. Transfer mixture to a piping bag, cut the tip and fill each cavity until three-quarters full. Or spoon the batter in if no piping bag available.
  7. Divide the reserved crumbs evenly over the top.
  8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until doughnuts spring back when touched lightly with your index finger and are golden brown.
  9. Cool doughnuts in pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack. Arrange crumb-side up.
  10. Whisk icing ingredients together until smooth adding enough milk to desired consistency. Drizzle or pipe over the top of each doughnut.

Notes

To make apple pie spice: mix 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon allspice, ¼ teaspoon cardamom.
Substitute pumpkin pie spice for apple pie spice.
Store donuts in an airtight container.
A muffin pan can be used in place of a donut pan.
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