Ingredients

• 1¾ cup cake flour
• 1¼ cup light brown sugar or granulated sugar substitute
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• 8 oz. apple cider
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp apple pie spice
Salted caramel date glaze:
• ¼ cup powdered sugar or powdered sugar substitute (like Swerve)
• 5 Tbsp salted caramel (recipe here!)
• 3 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk
• Optional: pretzels or other salty treat for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two doughnut pans with cooking spray.
Donuts:
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk, and melted butter.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold until they're just combined.
5. Fill donut pan about ¾ of the way. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until a knife or cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before removing from the pan.
7. Let the donuts cool completely on a wire rack before glazing or the glaze will melt.
Glaze:
8. In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar/sugar substitute, salted date caramel, and almond milk. Whisk until completely smooth.
9. Dip donuts into the glaze and let set before digging in.