Apple Cider Donut with Ice Cream

Apple cider donuts with Ice Cream on top combines two American classic of ice cream and donuts! It's the season of fall and anyone who has ever been to a Fair in Upstate New York know the smell of the cider mills growing up.

The popularity of the Apple Cider donut became mainstream around the 1950s. The modern apple cider donut is the result of a Russian immigrant's invention of a donut-making machine and the founding of the Doughnut Corporation of America.

It was Adolph Levitt in the 1920s, who was Russian immigrant that developed a machine that could consistently create perfect circles of batter that were fried and flipped at the right time. He also founded the DCA, which included his bakeries, the donut machine, and commercial donut mixes. 

The best thing about this American classic, it has made my life easy when I have to make a dessert with no time to bake. Yes, the donut has gotton me out of many jams over the years and here is why. It's the perfect dessert and forget about breakfast pastry Nothing beats and apple cider donut in the fall.

Now there are a lot of easy recipes but this one is by far my favorite. I pick my favorite donut of the season and I will put it together for a special occasion and what better time then the holiday season when time seems to disappear with holiday shopping.

Let's get started on the on how I make these delicious  Apple Cider Donut with Ice Cream Dessert!

How to Turn a Donut with Ice Cream into a Dessert

This recipe will be for making two Apple Cider Donut with Ice Cream Dessert. I just add more depending on my quantity of my guess.

Base

• 2 donuts, any flavor will do
• 1 cup ice cream

Sauce

• ⅓ cup of brown sugar
• ​2 tablespoon of maple syrup
• ⅓ cup heavy cream

Topping

• ​2 tablespoon mini chocolate chips

Donuts

Now you can make your donuts or like me go to a bakery donut shop and buy which ones you like or a trip to the grocery store.

They always have glazed donuts in the bakery section at mine.

• Place 2 donuts on individual plates

Maple Caramel Sauce

I'm going to keep this really simple because it is. I make my own sauce because there are no additives and I can keep for a while. So here is how I make mine.

• Get a sauce pan and place brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla and a little sea salt. Place on medium heat and use a whisk to continually mix. As the sugar melts, lower the heat and keep mixing.
• Once it's melted and comes together lower the heat and add the cream slowly as it begins to boil. Keep mixing and if it looks like it's getting to hot, I turnoff the heat and keep mixing. It will start to bubble up so I take it off the burner and just keep mixing at this point until it coats the back of a spoon then I know it's done.

Ice Cream 

Now this part I usually make homemade ice cream because it is creamy ice cream. My favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla ice cream because you can make any flavor after.  

I bought an ice cream maker and never looked back, well worth the money and so much better without the additives.

• Do a scoop of ice cream on top of each donut.

Favorite Toppings

On top of the ice cream it's a great addition to add chocolate chips or melted chocolate, nuts of any kind or sprinkles.

What ever I have at home is what I use and for Christmas I crunch up candy cane and add on top.

• Sprinkle mini chocolate chip on top and serve.

Tip & Tricks

I usually buy my donuts the day before  and keep them in an airtight container. If Im having company, I don't like running around before my guest arrive. Nothing worse then feeling tired when guest arrive.

More Recipes from New York

Donuts with ice cream are so much fun make. I have gotten different donuts, layout topping and different sauce and make doughnut ice cream sundaes because that is what they look like at the end. My husband quote, "They are insane!" I must agree, they are easy to make but so good to eat! Hope you enjoyed our journey in the American heartland  New York today. Until next time my beautiful friends as my quest for the perfect bite continues. As they say in America, ""Forget the diet, grab a donut."

Apple Cider Donut with Ice Cream

Lizzy Cascalheira

Apple cider donuts with Ice Cream on top combines two American classic of ice cream and donuts! It's the season of fall and anyone who has ever been to a Fair in Upstate New York know the smell of the cider mills growing up.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

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Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 837 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Base

• 2 donuts any flavor will do
• 1 cup ice cream

Sauce

• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• ⅓ cup heavy cream

Topping

• 2 tablespoon mini chocolate chips

Instructions

 

Donuts

• Place 2 donuts on individual plates
  

Maple Caramel Sauce

• Get a sauce pan and place brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla and a little sea salt. Place on medium heat and use a whisk to continually mix. As the sugar melts, lower the heat and keep mixing.
  
• Once it's melted and comes together lower the heat and add the cream slowly as it begins to boil. Keep mixing and if it looks like it's getting to hot, I turnoff the heat and keep mixing. It will start to bubble up so I take it off the burner and just keep mixing at this point until it coats the back of a spoon then I know it's done.
  

Ice Cream

• Do a scoop of ice cream on top of each donut.
  

Favorite Toppings

• Sprinkle mini chocolate chip on top and serve.
  

Notes

I usually buy my donuts the day before  and keep them in an airtight container. If Im having company, I don't like running around before my guest arrive. Nothing worse then feeling tired when guest arrive.

Nutrition

Serving: 2gCalories: 837kcalCarbohydrates: 129gProtein: 9gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 326mgPotassium: 308mgFiber: 1gSugar: 96gVitamin A: 935IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 246mgIron: 1mg

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