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Apple Crumb Donuts Recipe

4.88 from 31 votes
prep 1 hour
cook 35 minutes
Additional Time 4 hours
total 5 hours 35 minutes
Serves 18 donuts
These apple crumb donuts are packed full of fresh apples and fall spices, and topped with an easy streusel topping and dusting of powdered sugar. They come together in less than 30 minutes thanks to the fabulous Cuisinart Core Custom Food Processor. 
Author: Bernice Baran
Servings 18 donuts

Ingredients

Streusel Topping

  • 120 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 70 grams light or dark brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 56 grams salted butter, melted

Apple Donuts

  • 350 grams 1 1/2 cups) shredded apples, tightly packed
  • 113 grams salted butter, melted
  • 200 grams light or dark brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 270 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Method

Streusel Topping

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection and grease 18 donut molds (if you only have one pan with 6 molds, you can do one pan at a time too). 
  2. Place the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in the bowl of the Cuisinart Custom Core Food Processor. Pulse until they’re evenly distributed.
    120 grams all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, 70 grams light or dark brown sugar lightly packed, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  3. Add the melted butter and pulse again until the butter is roughly blended in and the streusel has formed pea-sized chunks. Remove the streusel from the food processor bowl and set aside. 
    56 grams salted butter melted

Apple Donuts

  1. Peel and slice apples and place them in the bowl of the Cuisinart Custom Core Food Processor. Turn the food processor up to high and allow it to shred the apples. The apples should resemble a large box grated texture.
    350 grams 1 1/2 cups) shredded apples tightly packed
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter with the brown sugar until they’re well combined.
    113 grams salted butter melted, 200 grams light or dark brown sugar lightly packed
  3. Add in the egg and vanilla and whisk aggressively for 1 minute until the mixture is smooth and has slightly lightened in color. 
    1 large egg room temperature, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  4. Add in the shredded apples and whisk until they’re well combined.
  5. Fold in the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt just until they’re combined.
    270 grams all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  6. Use a piping bag to pipe out the batter into the donut molds about 2/3 full. Top with streusel and bake for 10-12 minutes. 
  7. Allow them to cool in the pan for a couple of minutes and then invert onto a cooling rack.
  8. Once they've cooled, dust with powdered sugar and serve.
    powdered sugar for dusting

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 118mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17g
Course: Donuts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cinnamon donuts, apple crumb donuts, apple donuts