Banana Bread Donuts (Printable Version)
Soft, moist banana-flavored donuts combining classic comfort taste with fun shape, ready in 30 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 tsp baking powder
04 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
05 - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
06 - 1/4 tsp salt
→ Wet Ingredients
07 - 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
08 - 2 large eggs
09 - 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
10 - 1/4 cup whole milk
11 - 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Optional Glaze
12 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
13 - 1 tbsp milk
14 - 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cavity donut pan with nonstick spray or butter.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt until evenly distributed.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, vegetable oil, whole milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and well blended.
04 - Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold gently with a spatula until just combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the donuts tender.
05 - Transfer the batter to a piping bag or use a spoon to fill each donut cavity approximately three-quarters full.
06 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the donuts spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
07 - Let the donuts rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
08 - Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and ground cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled donuts and allow the glaze to set before serving.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- These taste exactly like banana bread but somehow eating a donut for breakfast feels like you are getting away with something.
- The whole thing takes thirty minutes from bowl to plate which means no planning ahead required.
02 -
- Overmixing is the fastest way to turn these into rubber so stop stirring while the batter still looks a little lumpy.
- Underripe bananas will give you bland donuts so wait until the peels are mostly black or microwave them for a minute to soften and sweeten them fast.
03 -
- Use a piping bag to fill the donut pan because it is faster neater and way less frustrating than trying to spoon batter into those tiny rings.
- The cinnamon glaze is technically optional but skipping it would be a missed opportunity because it is what makes people close their eyes on the first bite.