Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are a fun and sweet way to start the day! These egg free donuts are topped with a cinnamon sugar blend, and made with simple ingredients you probably already have on hand.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Servings: 6Donuts
Author: Lisa Ngo, Safely Delish
Ingredients
Donuts
3Tbspgranulated sugar
1Tbspbrown sugar
2Tbspunsweetened applesauce, level
2Tbspmelted butter or neutral flavored oil (such as vegetable or canola oil)
1/4cupwater
1/2tspvanilla extract
3/4cupall purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
1/4tspbaking soda
1tspground cinnamon
1/4tspsalt
Topping
1 1/2Tbspbutter (or dairy-free margarine, if DF)
2Tbspsugar
1/4tspground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F. Spray 6-donut pan (mine is 3 1/4" diameter per donut) with cooking spray – I do this even for nonstick.
Stir together applesauce, sugars, oil, water, and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add to wet ingredients, and whisk together just until combined.
Distribute batter evenly between the 6 donut openings, running a knife through around each donut to even out the top.
Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes.
Allow to cool a few minutes before removing from pan. Cool several more minutes on wire rack, until able to safely handle.
In one small bowl, melt butter or margarine. In second bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar topping. Dip top of each donut in the butter, then immediately dip in cinnamon sugar topping (may do this for both sides, if desired).
Notes
If baking dairy-free, be sure to use DF butter or oil.