Healthy Apple Donuts (2024)

These apple donuts are a great way to eat more fruit and have fun simultaneously! A healthier snack option than traditional donuts made with apples, chocolate, and your favorite toppings that your family will love.

Making these apple donuts is also a terrific kid-friendly kitchen activity that can be fun at snack time! Grab your apples, and let’s get slicing!

Healthy Apple Donuts

There’s no better healthy apple donuts recipe than one that requires no frying or batter! This recipe uses fresh apples sliced into donut rings as the base, topped with irresistible flavors like chocolate or peanut butter.

Having picky eaters at home, I’m always trying to come up with new fun ways of getting them to eat more fruit, and with this recipe, it’s a win-win for everyone!

And did I tell you that these healthy apple donuts have chocolate? It’s as good as it sounds! You can still enjoy all your favorite toppings AND chocolate.

How to Cut Apples into “Donuts”

By using a knife to slice an apple horizontally and then removing the core in the middle, you’ll be able to cut apples into donuts fast!

First, grab a knife and cut the apples into ⅓ inch-thick slices. Then, remove the core using a round, small cookie cutter, an apple corer, or a melon-baller.If you don’t have any of these, use a knife to carve out the middles.

How to Make Donut Apples

Easy, quick, healthy, delicious: this recipe is everything a busy mom needs for a party snack or a fun dessert. Here is how to make epic these apple donuts:

1. Prep the Apples
   Cut each apple into ⅓ inch-thick slices and remove the middle with a round, small cookie cutter, apple corer, melon baller, or knife.
2. Get your toppings ready
   Grab a microwave-safe bowl and add the chocolate and the peanut butter. Warm for 30 seconds and stir until the texture is nice and runny to drizzle over the apple slices.
3. Decorate!
   Place the apple slices onto parchment paper and alternate drizzling the white and dark chocolate and the peanut butter over the apple slices using a spoon. Cut the end, and pipe the mixture over the apples. You can also transfer the chocolate and peanut butter mixture to a zip bag.
4. Add the finishing Touches
   Sprinkle the sprinkles and your favorite toppings.

Check out this video to see the healthy donuts come together!

Best Apple Donut Toppings

A sweet apple donut drizzled with chocolate is even better when adding the best toppings! Here are a few ideas to give your apple donuts the final touch:

• Sprinkles
• Mini chocolate chips
• Ground cinnamon
• Raisins
• Granola
• Grated coconut
• Strawberries diced
• Blueberries
• Walnuts chopped
• Almonds chopped

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