Baked Applesauce Chocolate Chip Donuts
Chocolate Chip Applesauce Baked Donuts made in a baked donut pan.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 160 grams
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 140 grams
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg or cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ¼ cup miniature chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray one or two 6 count regular donut pans with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour with the sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add applesauce, vanilla, egg, oil and melted butter.
- With a mixing spoon or heavy duty scraper, mix everything together just until blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon a generous two tablespoons of batter into each donut ring (batter should not quite reach the top).
- Bake donuts for 12-14 minutes or until donuts spring back when touched.
- Flip from the pan while still warm.
- Let cool completely and sift powdered sugar over the donuts.