Apple Crumb Donuts Recipe
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.
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
- 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1/3 cup (70g) light or dark brown sugar lightly packed
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (56g) salted butter melted
Apple Donuts
- 1 1/2 cups (350g/3 medium/2 large apples) shredded apples tightly packed
- 1/2 cup (113g) salted butter melted
- 1 cup (200g) light or dark brown sugar lightly packed
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (270g) 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
Instructions
Streusel Topping
- Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection (325F/163C conventional) and grease 18 donut molds (if you only have one pan with 6 molds, you can do one pan at a time too).
- Place the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in the bowl of the Cuisinart Custom Core Food Processor. Pulse until they’re evenly distributed.1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup (70g) light or dark brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 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.1/4 cup (56g) salted butter
Apple Donuts
- 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.1 1/2 cups (350g/3 medium/2 large apples) shredded apples
- In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter with the brown sugar until they’re well combined.1/2 cup (113g) salted butter, 1 cup (200g) light or dark brown sugar
- 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, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Add in the shredded apples and whisk until they’re well combined.
- Fold in the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt just until they’re combined.2 1/4 cups (270g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 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.
- Allow them to cool in the pan for a couple of minutes and then invert onto a cooling rack.
- 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
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