Baked Apple Cider Donuts

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Not only do they taste like apples, they look like apples.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees f.

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Lightly grease two 6-count donut pans and set aside.

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In a small saucepan over high heat , bring cider to a boil.

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Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to 1 / 4 cup , about 15 minutes.

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In a large bowl , whisk together the vegetable oil , applesauce , sugar , eggs and vanilla.

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Add the reduced cider and stir to combine.

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In a medium bowl , whisk together flour , cinnamon , baking powder and salt.

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Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until just incorporated.

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Transfer batter to a disposable piping bag.

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Pipe batter into donut pans , filling each well nearly to the rim.

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Bake until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean , 12-14 minutes.

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Allow doughnuts to cool in pans for 10 minutes , then remove to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely.

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Meanwhile , in a large bowl whisk together powdered sugar and apple cider.

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Tint to desired shade of green using gel paste food coloring.

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Carefully dip the top of each d.

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Ingredients

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apple cider, vegetable oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, kosher salt, powdered sugar, food coloring, doughnut, licorice, sour apple