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Hello! Your Tuesday is about to be extra delish.
Because we’re making apple cider doughnuts…with chocolate chips…and salted caramel.
Gimme! 🙂
Here’s the deal, I feel like sometimes a Tuesday just needs something like these doughnuts.
I mean, I dunno about you guys, but Tuesday is no Friday, and some weeks it can be just as much of a struggle as Monday. You know? So why not make it a million times better with something sweet, delish and very fall inspired, right?
Totally.
So it’s finally been sinking into my brain that stopping to take a work pause once or twice a day has been really helpful, and kind of a breath of fresh air…literally. For example, things like taking a twenty-minute walk in the late afternoon sunshine, or baking fresh cookies once I’ve gotten the hardest task of the day accomplished, or pausing work for an hour to run Asher down to Target to look at Halloween decorations. Just quick, little things to take a break and make the day less of a hustle and all around more enjoyable.
It’s taken a long time to learn, but work breaks are a good thing…I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m still learning, but slowly I am realizing that the little pauses are very helpful. Has anyone else figured this out? I know it’s what all the experts say to do, but you know, I am pretty stubborn, and it’s taken me a while to give in.
The point here is that if you’re having a bit of a tiring Tuesday, take an hour and bake up some apple cider doughnuts.
Like for real!!
Obviously, for a lot of you this may not be possible until you return home from work, but sometimes dessert just needs to come before dinner. It’s what my mom used to do, quite often actually, and well, she pretty much always has a smile on her face.
Really, why do mom’s always know best? I kid you not, when my brothers and I were kids, most nights of the week dessert would be made before dinner had even been thought about. Now you guys know why I have such a chocolate tooth.
Anyway, sometime sweets are needed before savory, and personally, I’m feeling like that’s the case today. You guys with me or not? And really, these doughnuts are baked, not fried, so that kind of means they’re healthy, right?
Yup, going with it.
I’ve probably said this before, but I actually don’t feel like baked doughnuts are truly doughnuts. I sort of feel like if you’re going to call something a doughnut it should be fried. Baked doughnuts feel way more cupcake-like than doughnut-like to me… just my way of thinking I guess.
But whatever, because I love the cuteness of these baked salted caramel apple cider doughnuts, and there’s no denying that baked doughnuts are just easier. I have a love/hate relationship with fried food. I kind of despise frying things, I mean, I’ll certainly do it, but it is kind of a pain.
So today we’re going with baked doughnuts, or as I like to call them cupcakes in the shape of doughnuts. No matter how they’re made though, these baked goodies are so flipping good, I mean, addictingly good.
It’s all about that salted caramel. YUMM.
And the doughnuts themselves? Incredibly moist, fluffy and super flavorful thanks to the apple cider in the batter.
Okok, AND I maybe threw in a handful of chocolate chips too, because why the heck not? You can never go wrong by adding a little chocolate, as my mom likes to say.
Oh and lastly, apparently I am really in a caramel mood. All of my sweet recipes coming up seem to involve caramel in some way or another. Guess it’s a Caramel Crazy Fall.
Not complaining! 🙂
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Ahh, I’ll just take the remainder of that doughnut…
These look great! Do you think the batter would work as muffins?
I am ALL for a caramel crazy fall! I love it! These are too cute!
You and I both!! Thanks Chelsea!!
That flaked salt looks amazing – I really do have to find some of that in my town.
Have to ask: what donut baking pan do you use? I have been looking at all my local stores for one, but have come up empty-handed.
Hey Kate!! I bought both my salt and doughnut pan on Amazon. Here are the links..
Salt:
https://www.amazon.com/Maldon-Sea-Salt-Flakes-ounce/dp/B00017028M/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1475209221&sr=1-1&keywords=flaky+sea+salt
Doughnut Pan: https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Nonstick-6-Cavity-Donut-Pan/dp/B004CYELOQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1475209242&sr=1-1&keywords=doughnut+pan
Is there anything better than salted caramel?! I don’t think so!
No there really isn’t! LOL
Holy moly donuts! Oh my god! Donuts are literally the most perfect food. This is amazing!
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Haha! Yes were totally on the same boat!! Thanks Jessica!!
I made a promise to myself no donuts this school year–to many around here.
But these look good.
Ah, a promise I couldn’t make! Thanks Nancy!
Omg! I soo soo need this in my life right now! I do agree that baked doughnuts aren’t the same as the fried ones, definitely more cakey. But it’s still good with no worries of oil splashing. But that cider caramel! Yes, please!
They aren’t but still delicious! Most definitely less mess too! Hope you love them Andrea!! (:
Oh boy I really wish I had a couple of these to go with my morning coffee! Love me some apple cider donuts, in any form. These look spectacular!
I wish you did too!! Thanks Kathy!!
Picking up more apple cider at the farm stand is on my to do list today since I used up the last of ours in your Apple Cider Chicken Marsala recipe last night which was totally decadent! That caramel sauce will likely be making its way into quite a few fall creations here.
Ah how perfect!! Fall creations are the best!! Good luck Jean! (:
These look amazing!! Awesome recipe!
Thank you Sabrina!!
Absolute NOMS!! These photos look amazing!!
Rxx
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thank you(:
These look delicious! ? My family loves apple cider, we just went apple picking over the weekend and picked up a couple of jugs of homemade cider ❤️ And the added chocolate chips to this recipe, just perfection! But your recipes are always pure perfection!
I am so jealous of the apple picking! Sounds like so much fun!! Thanks so much Amanda!!
Wow I’m so getting a doughnut pan!!! You made doughnut sound so easy!!! And yes even if it’s Tuesday, we do need some pampering with this sinfully good looking doughnuts! You always do great job every single day Tieghan it’s CRAZY! Your creativity have always been an inspiration for me to be better. Love this! 😉
Oh my gosh Sheila!! Thank you!
Oh and of course I agree you do need a doughnut pan! It is so so fun!!
Hi Tieghan,
I am really craving these right now and they would be perfect for a second breakfast right about now. I am wondering though if you have a recipe for apple butter? I have no idea where to get it here, so maybe there is a way to make it at home?
Hey Kat! I do not have an apple butter recipe, but here is a great one. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!
Recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/slow-cooked-apple-butter/
the color of that caramel ? i’m impressed that you somehow managed to get almost 3 cups of cider into this recipe!
Haha! Thanks Heather!