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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:
- 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. - 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. - 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. - 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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Healthy Apple Donuts
Ingredients
- 4 green apples, washed
- ¼ cup white chocolate, melted
- ¼ cup milk chocolate, melted
- ¼ cup peanut butter, or your favorite, melted
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Cut apple slices into ⅓ inch-thick slices. With a round, small cookie cutter, apple corer, knife, or melon baller, remove the core.
- Melt chocolate and warm peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowls for 30 seconds, stir until the texture is nice and runny to drizzle over.
- Place apple slices onto parchment paper and alternate drizzling the white and dark chocolate over the apple slices as well as peanut butter. Sprinkle the sprinkles over the top.
Laityn
I love it and everybody else in the family does too!
Min K
I love apples! This would be a big hit with my kids.
Cristina
This is such a cute idea. I will have to try these apple donuts soon.
Melissa
We enjoyed these!
Talia Bartoe
This is such a fun idea, thank you for sharing
Abigail Roell
I love this idea, thanks Laura
lisa franklin
These look so good
Wendy
I can’t wait to try these out.
Val
Yummy!
Laura Fuentes
yum!
Donna B
Yummm!
Lisa
These look delish
Charlotte Jordan
Love this recipe thank you
Jen Dalleska
I love this idea!!
Kate Olson
I feel like we go through a crazy amount of apples around here! I’d never thought of slicing in a ring though and can’t wait to try!
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Kate Olson
Ahhh Thank you!! I am SO excited! It’s Fri-YAY for sure! 🙂
Linda
Yum! This looks really delicious. Thanks for posting this!
Jacquelyn
Looks great Laura, thanks for this fun idea
Anela
I love this ideaa!
Melissa
Your recipe looks very interesting so I will try it soon!
kristina
I will have to make these ASAP
Jennie
We are big fans of apple!
Lisa
My daughter would love these
Laura Fuentes
He’ll love these I’m sure.
Deanna
Sounds yummy
Sara
These look delicious! We can’t wait to try them.
Christina
Looks amazing
Kristine Davies
looks yummy
Stacey
Yummy!
Loren C
Everything apple yes please! Such a good idea for snacks!
Mone
My kids would enjoy these! Especially the fact that they can add their own toppings!
Teppie
Yum!
Jane
I like the different toppings you included for these apple donuts!
Rachael
Our new favorite way to eat apple!
Holly
Yes yes yes!! We loved these.
Laura Fuentes
such a great combo.
Lori Barrett
I love this idea.
Bonnie N
Loved these! Thanks Laura.
Valerie Adkins
Yum!
Leah
My kiddos would enjoy these so much
Erin K.
These pictures are to die for and I may need to try them ASAP.
Taylor
Yum
Falon
I LOVE this idea!
Kathleen Kiyak
I love apple slices, this is such a good idea.
Stacey
My favorite new recipe!
Sara
Those apple donuts look yummy!
Debbie Hausher
Thanks for the great recipe
Stacy L
Thanks for the recipe
Kim
What a great new idea for apples!
suzanne
My picky eater enjoyed these! Thanks for the recipe.
Kailyn Shippee
We love apples! These Apple donuts look amazing!
Sue Peterson
So yummy!
Naomi
My kids would love these! Such a fun idea.
Cathy
I’ll have to try it!
Reshma R. Shah
These look great!
Cristina Moidel
I love this idea
Cristina Moidel
LOVE!
Stacie
I will have to make these for my kiddos!
Kristy Tillman
My son loved these
Alex
So good! Thanks Laura!
Tandra
My kids loved these!
Jody
How cute and delicious…thanks for sharing!
AnnEllen
Okay, that is totally awesome idea for doughnuts.
SG
Looks delish!
Rachel Matthews
YUM
megan m
Yum!
Stepphanie
I am looking forward to trying them for my meal prep each week!
Stepphanie
I made these today with nut free butter. they were great! Thank you for the idea Laura!
Wendy
These are adorable!
Kim Brancato
My kids loved these!
Patrice
These look awesome. thanks for another winning snack Laura.
John
I will have to try these for my boys soon!
Jenna
I just made these, and they were great!
Ella
These look AMAZING Laura!!! genius
Cheryl
My new favorite!