Nothing beats a brisk day at the orchard filling our baskets with apples followed by warm cider and donuts. While Ian and I make a few trips out to the orchard each season, I wanted to try making these apple cider donuts at home so I had the option to satisfy my craving without leaving the house.

I kept my expectations low since this was my first attempt at baking apple cider donuts. Luckily this recipe was fool-proof and they came out of the oven nice and fluffy.

After they cooled I rolled them in cinnamon sugar and took my first bite. Right away I knew I was in trouble! They were delicious! I kept a few to enjoy for breakfast, but the rest were packaged up for Ian to take to work. That is the one downside to baking these at home – you can’t limit yourself to just one! So I suggest if you decide to bake these you invite a few friends over to nibble on this fall treat!