Applesauce Doughnuts

Try these fall-flavored applesauce doughnuts sprinkled with confectioners' sugar for an old-fashioned, tasty treat. Bet you can't eat just one!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 374 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 quarts oil for frying
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.25 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together onto a piece of waxed paper.

Step 2

Heat 2 quarts oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 3

Beat eggs and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Stir in flour mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until well blended. Stir in applesauce and vanilla until well blended.

Step 4

Carefully drop batter by level tablespoons, 3 or 4 at a time, into hot oil; do not overcrowd the deep fryer or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once with tongs, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Cool completely before serving.