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Healthy, fun, and perfect for after school snacks! These apple ‘donuts’ are crisp apple rings topped with delicious spreads and toppings—no baking, just creativity!

Womans hand holding a red apple with core removed sliced to look like a donut, spread with peanut butter and topped with dried raspberries coconut flakes.. 5 other apple donuts below with various toppings.

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Why This Recipe

Quick and easy – Ready in under 5 minutes, no cooking required
Healthy but fun – A good mix of wholesome and treat-style toppings
Endlessly customizable – Keep it fresh with a new topping combo each time!

Ingredients You Will Need

Ingredients for apple donuts on benchtop with text overlay, apples, nut butter, sprinkles, dried fruits, chocolate chips, cocoaut etc.

Ingredient Notes, Substitutes, & Allergy Swaps

Any nut butter is fine, I have used peanut butter in these versions but use your favourite (almond butter, cashew butter). Sunflower seed butter can be used for nut free donuts.
Mix and Match, use any combination of toppings you have on hand, I have five apple donut recipes below but be creative!

Apple Donuts Illustrated Guide

Below are illustrated instructions to make my Apple Donuts recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.

Cinnamon Apple Roll:

Fresh Apple Slice + Nut Butter + Raisins + Cinnamon

Womans hand holding a green apple with core removed sliced to look like a donut, spread with peanut butter and topped with raisins. 5 other apple donuts below with various toppings.

Birthday Sprinkle:

Fresh Apple Slice + Nut Butter + Rainbow Sprinkles

Womans hand holding a red apple with core removed sliced to look like a donut, spread with peanut butter and topped with sprinkles. 5 other apple donuts below with various toppings.

Strawberry Sundae:

Fresh Apple Slice + Nut Butter + Freeze Dried Strawberry Pieces + Coconut Chips

A red apple with core removed cut in a donut shape, spread with peanut butter, topped with freeze dried raspberries and coconut flakes.

Chocolate Almond

Fresh Apple Slice + Nut Butter + Sliced Almonds + Chocolate Chips

Womans hand holding a green apple with core removed sliced to look like a donut, spread with peanut butter and topped with sliced almonds and chocolate chips. 5 other apple donuts below with various toppings.

S'mores:

Fresh Apple Slice + Nut Butter + Mini Marshmallows+ Cookie Crumbs Drizzle Melted Chocolate

A green apple with core removed cut in a donut shape, spread with peanut butter, topped with cookie crumb, mini pink and white marshmallow and drizzle of chocolate.

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Top Tips

Here is how you can make these Apple Donuts perfectly every time!

For best results serve immediately
Some apples are better for Apple donuts than others, sweet and crisp apples are your best bet. I like Pink ladies, Ambrosia, Jazz, Royal Gala.
These are fantastic as after school snacks, or snacks you have at home, I find they don't transport well in a lunch box!
If you want to make sure the apples don't brown, soak the slices in a mixture lemon juice and cold water.

A bowl of red and green apples with core removed sliced like donuts sitting in water.

How to Make This Recipe Suitable For Baby Led Weaning

Crisp apples slices, thick spreads of nut butter and many of these toppings are just not suitable for baby led weaning. Check out my alphabetised Baby Led Weaning Foods list for more information.