When I came up with this recipe, I realized I never purchased a donut pan. So I needed a “plan B”… I DID however, purchase this Twinkie pan awhile back. Why not, right?
Now, Twinkie purists will argue that this needs a white filling of some sort and I wouldn’t disagree. I opted to top these Apple Cider Donut Twinkies with a glaze instead. Either would be completely delicious, but both seemed a little excessive, even for me 🙂
I peeled and chopped the apples, bringing them to a boil in the apple cider. I reduced the heat to a simmer and continued to cook until tender.
I allowed that mixture to cool slightly and pureed in a food processor until smooth. I took some of that processed mixture and placed it in a measuring cup with my almond milk to create our “buttermilk”. Set this aside.
I combined the dry ingredients in a bowl and in the bowl of an electric mixer, I creamed margarine and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add the applesauce and oil to the puree along with the milk mixture. Whisk to combine.
Alternating the above mixture and the flour mixture, incorporate into the creamed margarine/sugar mixture until well incorporated. Stir in the vanilla.
Spray desired pans with cooking spray and spoon in the batter. Depending on the size of the pan you use, the baking time will vary from 20 to 35 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick. The donuts will be dense but you should see crumbs on the toothpick just as you would with b
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aking a traditional cake.
Combine the ingredients for the glaze and drizzle over top. A sprinkle of cinnamon sugar is optional.
Apple Cider Donut Twinkies {Vegan}
Ingredients
- FOR THE DONUTS:
- 1/2 C Vegan Margarine such as Earth Balance, room temperature
- 2 large Apples peeled, cored and diced
- 1-1/2 C Apple Cider you could also use apple juice if you can't find it
- 1/2 C Almond Milk
- 2-1/2 C Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 C Sugar
- 1/2 C Brown Sugar
- 1/4 C Applesauce unsweetened
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Cloves
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1/2 C Apple Cider
- 1/4-1/2 C Powdered Sugar depending how thin/thick you want the glaze
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbl Vegan Margarine such as Earth Balance
- FOR THE CINNAMON SUGAR:
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbl Sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray desired pans with cooking spray, set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, add the apples and cider. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Set aside.
- Remove the apples from the heat and cool slightly. Puree until smooth.
- Reserve 1 C or so and add it to the almond milk. Allow to sit.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the sugars and margarine until light and fluffy.
- Add the applesauce and oil to the puree along with the apple puree/vinegar mixture. Whisk to combine.
- Alternating the puree mixture and the flour mixture, incorporate into the creamed margarine/sugar mixture until well incorporated. Stir in the vanilla.
- Divide batter evenly amongst desired prepared pans.
- Depending on the size of the pan you use, the baking time will vary from 20 to 35 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick. The donuts will be dense but you should see crumbs on the toothpick just as you would with baking a traditional cake.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the glaze adding powdered sugar until you reach the correct consistency. Drizzle over the donuts.
- In a small bowl, add the cinnamon and sugar. Stir to combine and sprinkle over the wet glaze
Christina @ The Beautiful Balance says
That glaze…those donuts….I want to put both on everything! When you originally bought the pan did you make Twinkies?
aimee says
The funny thing was, I bought it thinking (as I always do) that I wanted to buy it for future reference. And then…I tucked it away and forgot about it. Until I went searching for that donut pan that I never even purchased. Oops! I have so many pans and dishes since starting this food blog that I took over the cupboards in the garage. There should be a support group for this LOL
Audrey says
What can I use instead of the vinegar?
aimee says
You can use lemon juice and it will have the same effect on the milk 🙂