Description
Apple doughnut bombs fill soft dough with spiced apples and caramel for a warm and gooey treat. Each bite brings layers of sweet flavor.
Ingredients
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Dry ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 small Gala apple, cored, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
Coating and preparation:
- kitchen pan spray for muffin tin
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees F so it’s ready when you need it.
- Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, and 2 teaspoons baking powder in your stand mixer bowl with the paddle attachment, mixing until everything blends together.
- Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to your dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Cut 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter into small pieces and add to your mixture, blending until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Microwave 1/3 cup heavy cream and 1/3 cup sour cream for about 1 minute until hot but not boiling.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 whole eggs to your dry mixture, then turn on the mixer.
- Slowly pour your hot cream mixture into the mixer while it runs, stopping as soon as everything just combines without overworking the batter.
- Spray a standard muffin tin with kitchen pan spray to prevent sticking.
- Using an ice cream scoop, fill nine muffin cups halfway with your batter.
- Press one 1-inch apple chunk from your cored, peeled Gala apple into the center of each portion, then cover with the remaining batter to top off each cup.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F until the tops are set.
- While your doughnuts bake, melt 6 tablespoons butter in one bowl and mix together 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 4 teaspoons cinnamon in another bowl.
- Remove your doughnuts from the oven and immediately roll each one in the melted butter, then coat completely in your cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place your finished doughnuts on a cooling rack to set before serving.
Notes
- Mix your dry ingredients thoroughly before adding the wet ones so the baking powder distributes evenly and your doughnuts rise properly.
- Heat the cream mixture just enough to warm it through, as adding liquid that’s too hot can scramble the eggs or develop the gluten too much and make your doughnuts tough.
- Roll each doughnut in butter and cinnamon sugar right out of the oven while they’re still warm so the coating sticks and creates that crispy exterior.
- If your apples are large, cut them into smaller pieces so they cook through in the 15-minute bake time and don’t leave a hard center in your finished doughnut.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Donuts & Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg