Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Chai Apple Doughnuts 😍 the best fall treat! What’s your favourite filling?! I’ve been obsessed with apple lately! 🍎
Doughnuts:
3/4 cup nondairy milk, warmed to 110 degrees F
1/4 cup sugar
4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp (or one individual packet) active dry yeast
3/4 cup vegan butter, room temp
1/4 cup vegan yogurt or applesauce
High heat safe oil, for frying
Apple filling:
3 apples, peeled and chopped into small pieces
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp brown sugar (you can adjust this amount)
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 tbsp water
Chai sugar:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cardamom
pinch ground black pepper
In a small mixing bowl, combine the milk sugar, and yeast. Cover and let sit 10 minutes until foamy.
In a stand mixer, add the flour, yeast mixture and yogurt and mix until it makes a dry, shaggy looking dough. Add the butter and mix until incorporated, then knead for about 10-15 minutes until dough is pliable and not sticky to the touch.
Place dough in a greased bowl, then cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area for 1-2 hours until doubled in size. Divide dough into 12 even balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking tray, cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise 1 more hour.
When ready to fry, heat the oil until it reaches about 350-365F, then fry doughnuts a few minutes per side until golden brown.
In a medium pot over medium heat, add the apples, cinnamon, sugar and water. Let the apples cook until they have softened, about 8-10 minutes but you can cook longer if you want even softer apples (some apples cook quicker than others).
Mix together the chai sugar ingredients in a shallow bowl.
Remove doughnuts from oil with a slotted spoon and let excess oil drip off, then dip in chai sugar until coated. Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Add the apple filling to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
Using a knife, make a hole in the top of the doughnuts, then push the piping bag in and pipe the filling inside.
Enjoy!
Chai Apple Doughnuts 😍 the best fall treat! What’s your favourite filling?! I’ve been obsessed with apple lately! 🍎
Doughnuts:
3/4 cup nondairy milk, warmed to 110 degrees F
1/4 cup sugar
4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp (or one individual packet) active dry yeast
3/4 cup vegan butter, room temp
1/4 cup vegan yogurt or applesauce
High heat safe oil, for frying
Apple filling:
3 apples, peeled and chopped into small pieces
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp brown sugar (you can adjust this amount)
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 tbsp water
Chai sugar:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp cardamom
pinch ground black pepper
In a small mixing bowl, combine the milk sugar, and yeast. Cover and let sit 10 minutes until foamy.
In a stand mixer, add the flour, yeast mixture and yogurt and mix until it makes a dry, shaggy looking dough. Add the butter and mix until incorporated, then knead for about 10-15 minutes until dough is pliable and not sticky to the touch.
Place dough in a greased bowl, then cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area for 1-2 hours until doubled in size. Divide dough into 12 even balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking tray, cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise 1 more hour.
When ready to fry, heat the oil until it reaches about 350-365F, then fry doughnuts a few minutes per side until golden brown.
In a medium pot over medium heat, add the apples, cinnamon, sugar and water. Let the apples cook until they have softened, about 8-10 minutes but you can cook longer if you want even softer apples (some apples cook quicker than others).
Mix together the chai sugar ingredients in a shallow bowl.
Remove doughnuts from oil with a slotted spoon and let excess oil drip off, then dip in chai sugar until coated. Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Add the apple filling to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
Using a knife, make a hole in the top of the doughnuts, then push the piping bag in and pipe the filling inside.
Enjoy!
