Applesauce Doughnuts

I almost didn’t make these because I was looking for regular shaped doughnuts but I’m so glad I did. These are easy and the cake is both tender and flavorful. I dipped half in cinnamon sugar and half in a glaze made with boiled cider and powdered sugar. These will become a Halloween tradition.

Would not make again. Batter itself just does not have enough flavor and it isn’t sweet enough. I added more spice after the first batch, but it just wasn’t great. Better rolled in cinnamon sugar, better still rolled in powdered sugar mixed with maple syrup, but the batter should be able to stand on its own and it doesn’t.

Very good.

These were yummy! The kids enjoyed helping to make these and were rewarded with a sweet breakfast treat. I used about 1/2- 3/4 can of pumpkin purée in lieu of the applesauce and kept everything else the same. Delicious! I used my small cookie scooper and it took about 3-4 mins to cook each batch and then I shook them in cinnamon sugar mix in a brown lunch bag to top them off. It makes a lot of munchkins- about 2 1/2-3 dozen in total. These were a bit heavier than a traditional donut but still a nice alternative to the standard breakfast. Thanks for the recipe!

OH MY!! So easy and so good. I didn’t have any applesauce so I put one large apple (cored but not peeled) through my food processor then cooked it over medium-low heat while I assembled the rest of the ingredients. I only made two recipes tweeks. Adding a little extra milk does make the batter easier to control. I made a powdered sugar glaze, but it made the doughnuts too sweet. Next time I’ll follow the recipe and make the cinnamon sugar topping. I’ll be making these again, the recipe is spot on!!

i baked them I didn’t like them fried but I will definitely make them again

These were great, so easy to make and they used stuff that i already had on hand.. my grandkids loved them.. and it was super easy to let them help..

Made this but I substituted the applesauce for 1 cup of fresh purée pumpkin. Very very yummy!!

WOW. I’ve tried several different doughnuts over the decades and my preference has always been my grandmother’s recipe, but I wanted to try a recipe that didn’t require waiting for yeast to rise and cutting. I have been converted! I made a few modifications because my son has several food intolerances, so I made it conform to Feingold S1 by swapping out the applesauce for pear sauce and omitting the cloves, and I shook them in cinnamon sugar. Yummy! This is definitely getting added to my rotation of snacks! For the record, I fried half in oil and baked half in the BabyCakes donut maker, and all but my 2-year old preferred the ones fried in oil.

Perfect just as the recipe is written. I made no changes and everyone in the family enjoyed them. We ate most of them while they were still warm!

I used fresh ground flour (wheat, oats, brown rice), and slightly reduced the sugar. At first, I made them too big and with the oil at 375, they burned on the outside and were dough in the middle. I reduced the temp and then made them with tablespoon drops, and they were ok, but they soaked up so much oil I felt a little sick. So… I broke out my corn dog maker to finish off the rest of the batter. MUCH better! I will likely make this recipe again, but I will bake it like muffins or use my corn dog maker or other electric cooker to cook it instead of frying these.

just made these this morning to try to use up the rest of last year’s applesauce. They are awesome! I omitted the cloves, as a matter of personal taste, and I used my cookie scoop to get the batter in the oil. when they were done, I drained them briefly on paper towels, then rolled them in cinnamon sugar. one cup of sugar and a teaspoon of cinnamon was just about perfect to coat all of the donut holes. now that I have this recipe, we will no longer have to buy the expensive donuts at the apple orchard! Thank you!

These are the best doughnuts I’ve ever had! I doubled the amount of cinnamon, but kept everything else the same. I baked them in a doughnut maker I had for about 8-10 minutes until a cake tester cake out clean. I pulled the doughnuts out with chop-sticks and rolled them in sugar cinnamon! It was really hard to stop myself from eating more than I should… I got about 3 dozen using my maker which is a little larger than standard doughnut holes you’d get at the store. They were so fluffy & the first recipe I’ve tried in the maker that actually raised to fill the wells.

These could be called applesauce spiced doughnuts; you taste more of the spices than the applesauce. I did have an idea that was going to happen, though, from all the reviews I read. I don’t like frying foods; it’s rather time consuming and I don’t digest fried foods well. Instead of frying, I used my new Wilton doughnut pan to bake the doughnuts. It took about 6-7 minutes at 425 but they came out rather nice. I thought about dipping in sugar; but with baking I’d have to brush with something, perhaps butter or margarine, to accomplish that, and I wasn’t in the mood last night. Maybe next time. This is a very forgiving recipe; I accidently switched the amounts of baking powder and baking soda and still got a decent batch of doughnuts. Thanks for the recipe!

I followed the recipe exactly, but baked the doughnuts. I cooked them at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. I won’t cook them as long next time, they were a little dry compared to the description, but tasted great. My daughter also wanted to taste the apple, not all the spices, so I will cut back on those, even though I really liked them, and increase the amount of apple sauce so the apple flavor is what you taste and it’s more moist since I’ll definitely bake them again. I’ll also sprinkle sugar on them next time.

very yummy

I feel like you need to heat the oil to 300 or it burns. Also I just used Apple Pie spice and no applesauce or pumpkin and they were pretty good

I did use homemade spiced apple butter instead of unsweetened applesauce. Right out of the oil, I tossed the hot donut holes in cinnamon/sugar mix. These are addictive little suckers. Between the three of us, we made quick work of these spiced donut holes. The kids keep talking about them and how unbelievably good they are–HUGE hit here. Next time I make these, I’d like to try another submitter’s idea and try pumpkin puree in place of the applesauce. I bet that would be AWESOME. NOTE: Using one of those spring loaded cookie dough scoops to make uniform balls and to drop into the hot oil works really well. Try that. Much easier than trying to manuver a tablespoon and a spoon.

Ok, so I stupidly followed the review that said carefully add a tsp of vinegar to the oil. DO NOT DO THIS!! It exploded hot grease all over my kitchen. Luckily it did not catch on fire or get my little girl who was across the room, but almost. Other than that, and cleaning the kitchen for 3 hours, and it’s still gross, this recipe was good.

great flavor, easy to make, first time I’ve made donuts and I had success. Smaller is better so they fry quickly. We didn’t get 60 from this recipe, but my family of 7 had plenty of leftovers (ate 2/3 fresh).

Easy and tasty!