Description
Fall season means apple cider season, and with that comes delicious apple cider donuts. These healthy, homemade apple cider donuts are made in the air fryer instead of being deep fried, making them significantly lower in fat and calories. They're also low in added sugar, being sweetened by real apple cider and a touch of honey. Finally, these wholesome donuts are gluten free, using home ground oat flour instead of refined white flour.
Time
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Rest Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.79
Ingredients
Serving(s)
Apple Cider
- 1 cup Apple cider
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup Oat flour
- 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, ground
- 1/4 tsp Ginger, ground
- 1/8 tsp Cloves, ground
Wet Ingredients
- 1 large Egg
- 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese, part skim
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar
- 2 tbsp High fiber sugar substitute
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
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- Place a small pot on a scale, and note its weight. Pour in 1 cup (240 g) apple cider. Bring to a boil over high heat, and cook the apple cider until it reduces to 1/3 cup (80 g). Let the apple cider cool totally.
For example, my pot weighs 324 g, so the pot plus apple cider will weigh 564 g (324+240) before reducing, and 404 g (324+80) after. - Preheat your air fryer to 300F. Lightly grease an air fryer donut mold with oil.
- Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl, and whisk together - oat flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
- Add all liquid ingredients to a separate large bowl, and whisk until smooth - reduced apple cider, egg, ricotta, honey, and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until fully combined with a silicone spatula.
- Evenly divide the donut batter across the 4 donut molds, about 95 g each.
- Air fry at 300F for about 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to the fridge, and allow them to chill until fully cooled.
- In a small bowl, whisk together your sweetener and cinnamon to make your cinnamon sugar. Lightly coat each cooled donut in cinnamon sugar, about 1 tbsp (7 g) each. Store in the fridge.
Notes
- I'm using my High Fiber Sugar Substitute as the sweetener in my cinnamon sugar today, but other good options are granulated monk fruit and allulose.
- If you don't have an air fryer, you can bake in a 350F oven. Note that it may take a little bit longer in the oven as opposed to the air fryer. Check that the donuts are lightly golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- To make it dairy-free (or if you just don't have ricotta), you can replace the ricotta with 1/2 cup (120 g) unsweetened applesauce.
In this case, add 1 tbsp (14 g) extra virgin coconut oil (or any other oil) to help compensate for the difference in fat between applesauce and ricotta.
Additionally, increase the baking time from 10 minutes to 15 minutes, as the batter will be a bit looser, and will need more time to cook. Keep the temperature at 300F in the air fryer, or 350F in the oven.
| Nutrient | Ricotta | Applesauce |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 208 | 213 |
| Protein | 8.0 g | 4.9 g |
| Fat | 5.2 g | 6.5 g |
| Net Carbs | 30.5 g | 32.1 g |
| Fiber | 9.1 g | 9.4 g |
| Added Sugar | 4.3 g | 4.3 g |
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 5.2g (7%
7 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 2.1g (11%
11 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.6g
Cholesterol: 61mg (20%
20 % of Daily Value (300 mg)
)
Sodium: 295mg (13%
13 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 39.6g (14%
14 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 9.1g (32%
32 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 30.5g
Total Sugar: 10.6g
Added Sugar: 4.3g (9%
9 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
Protein: 8.0g (16%
16 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 0.21mcg (9%
9 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.3mcg (2%
2 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 166mg (13%
13 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 1.73mg (10%
10 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 69mg (16%
16 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 332mg (7%
7 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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