Salted Caramel Apple Donuts made with TWIX® Cookie Bars
Ingredients
For Salted Caramel Sauce
¼ cup water
¾ cups granulated sugar
¼ t kosher salt
½ cup heavy cream
½ t vanilla extract
For Apple Donuts
¾ cup TWIX® Cookie Bars, chopped into ¼-inch pieces
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ t baking powder
1 t salt
¼ t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
¼ t nutmeg
¼ cup butter, unsalted, melted and cooled
2 eggs
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup buttermilk
½ cup applesauce
¾ cup green apple, peeled and freshly grated
Salted Caramel Apple Donuts made with TWIX® Cookie Bars
Makes: 12 donuts
Direction
To make Salted Caramel Sauce:
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In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine water, sugar and salt.
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Stir until mixture starts to boil. Lower to a simmer, slowly stirring. When syrup becomes medium-brown, add heavy cream; immediately reduce heat to low.
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Continue stirring until caramel reaches a smooth texture. Cool and reserve.
To make Apple Donuts:
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Preheat an oven to 375ºF and lightly coat a large donut pan with nonstick spray.
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In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
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In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs, remaining sugar, buttermilk and applesauce. Fold in freshly grated apple.
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Add the flour mixture to the bowl and fold until evenly combined.
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Transfer the donut mixture to a piping bag and fill each cavity of the prepared donut pan ¾ of the way full. Evenly distribute.
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Bake in preheated oven for about 14 to 16 minutes, or until tops a light brown; remove from oven and cool.
Dip the top of each donut into cooled salted caramel sauce, and top each with about 1 tablespoon of chopped TWIX® Cookie Bars.