Apple Crumble Baked Donuts with Buttermilk & Cinnamon Glaze

These Apple Crumble Baked Donuts are soft, warmly spiced, and bursting with fresh apple flavor. Topped with a buttery brown sugar crumble and optionally finished with a light vanilla glaze, they’re like apple crumble and donuts had the ultimate fall dessert baby. Baked instead of fried and easy to prepare in under an hour, they make the perfect cozy treat for breakfast, brunch, or anytime a craving hits.

Ingredients

For the Apple Donut Base

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely diced apple (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp recommended)

For the Crumble Topping

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed

For the Optional Glaze

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1–2 tbsp milk or apple cider
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  

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