Banana Bread Donuts (Printable)
Soft baked donuts bursting with ripe banana flavor and warm spices, ready in half an hour.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
03 - 1/2 cup brown sugar
04 - 1/4 cup milk
05 - 2 large eggs
06 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 tsp baking powder
09 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
10 - 1/2 tsp salt
11 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon
12 - 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
→ Optional Glaze
13 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
14 - 1-2 tbsp milk
15 - Pinch of cinnamon
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a standard 12-cavity donut pan generously with butter or nonstick spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth and well incorporated.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg until evenly distributed.
04 - Gently fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined. Be careful not to overmix, as this can make the donuts dense.
05 - Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about two-thirds full. Alternatively, transfer the batter to a piping bag for cleaner filling.
06 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean and the tops spring back lightly when touched.
07 - Allow the donuts to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
08 - If using the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and a pinch of cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle generously over the cooled donuts and allow the glaze to set before serving.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- They combine the cozy comfort of banana bread with the sheer fun of a donut shape, which makes everyone smile.
- The batter comes together in one bowl with zero fancy equipment, so cleanup is almost nonexistent.
- That cinnamon nutmeg combo in the glaze will have you licking the bowl when nobody is looking.
02 -
- Overmixing the batter is the number one mistake that turns these from tender to tough, so stop folding the moment the flour disappears.
- Glazing while the donuts are still warm will melt the glaze right off, so patience here genuinely pays off in presentation.
03 -
- Freeze your overripe bananas whole in their peels so you always have the main ingredient ready whenever the donut mood strikes.
- A light dusting of flour in the donut pan after greasing creates an extra insurance policy against sticking.