Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (4 ounce) container unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup sparkling apple cider
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
- ¼ cup sparkling apple cider
- 1 teaspoon caramel extract (optional)
Directions
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Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 5 minutes.
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Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together.
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Combine applesauce, sparkling apple cider, melted butter, egg, and vinegar in a small bowl; whisk until well combined. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients using a spatula and blend until just combined. Using a spring-hinged ice cream scoop, fill each individual cavity of the silicone donut mold with 2 tablespoons batter. Place mold into the air fryer basket.
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Decrease temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and cook for 8 minutes. Carefully turn out the donut bites and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
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Remove donut bites from the basket when done and let cool completely on a wire rack before glazing, about 30 minutes.
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Combine powdered sugar and apple pie spice in a small bowl and whisk together. Add sparkling apple cider and caramel extract; whisk together until the glaze is smooth.
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Dip each donut bite into the glaze, rolling it so that all sides are covered with the glaze. Set on a wire rack to allow the glaze to dry and harden before eating.
