FOOD
Apple Cider Donuts Filled With Vanilla Ice Cream
We've taken your traditional apple cider donuts covered in cinnamon sugar and given them a creamy vanilla surprise.
FOOD
Apple Cider Donuts Filled With Vanilla Ice Cream
We've taken your traditional apple cider donuts covered in cinnamon sugar and given them a creamy vanilla surprise.
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 4 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon, divided
- 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 5 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider, boiled and reduced down to 1/3 cup (approximately 25 minutes)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Steps
- Prepare the ice cream: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out 8 to 10 small scoops of ice cream, and freeze until donuts are ready.
- Make the cinnamon sugar: In a medium-size bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of cinnamon with 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and set aside.
- Make the donut dough: In a large bowl using a hand-held or standing mixer fitted with the blade attachment, beat together remaining sugar and butter until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4 to 6 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating a minute after each.
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, remaining cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
- Pour buttermilk, boiled cider and vanilla into the egg mixture and mix well. Add the flour mixture and mix gently until just fully combined.
- Place bowl in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Make the donuts: Dust hands with flour. Scoop 1/2 cup of dough and press out into a flat circle. Place a frozen ice cream ball into the center, and roll into a large donut ball. (Use flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands.) Roll all donuts out and freeze for one hour.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees. Fry dough until golden on all sides, approximately 2 minutes. Remove from oil and place on a cooling rack. Toss in cinnamon and sugar and serve!