Savor these delicious Hawaiian rolls stuffed with sweet apple cider, bursting with flavor that reminds you of warm, freshly baked apple donuts, perfect for a cozy treat.
Apple Cider Hawaiian Roll Donuts
Easy Apple Cider-Filled Hawaiian Roll Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 12-count package) Hawaiian rolls
- 1 cup apple pie filling
- 2 0.74 ounce pouches apple cider powdered drink mix (such as Alpine Spiced Apple Cider®)
- 5 tablespoons butter divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Separate Hawaiian rolls and cut a 1/2-inch slit in the side of each one. Use a finger or the end of a spoon to create a larger opening and a space large enough to fill each roll with about 1 tablespoon filling.
- Roughly chop apple pie filling and add to a bowl. Stir in 1 packet apple cider mix. Spoon filling into the prepared rolls.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter and brush each roll on all sides with melted butter. Place rolls on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake rolls in the preheated oven until lightly toasted and golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together remaining apple cider packet, sugar, and cinnamon in a shallow dish and melt remaining butter.
- Brush tops of rolls evenly with melted butter and coat each roll in sugar mixture.
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