Banana Bread Donuts (Printable)
Cake-style donuts with ripe banana and warm spices, topped with optional vanilla glaze. Ready in under 30 minutes.
# What You Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 2 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
03 - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
04 - 2 large eggs
05 - 1/4 cup whole milk
06 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
07 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
08 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
09 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
10 - 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
11 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
→ Optional Glaze
13 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
14 - 1 to 2 tablespoons whole milk
15 - 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
# How-To:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cavity donut pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, melted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and well incorporated.
03 - In a separate medium 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, stirring until just combined. Take care not to overmix 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 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean.
07 - Allow the donuts to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then gently transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
08 - In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until a smooth glaze forms. Dip each cooled donut into the glaze and set aside to let the topping firm up.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- They bake in under 12 minutes, which means you can go from craving to eating faster than any yeast donut.
- The batter works just as well as muffins if you do not own a donut pan, so nothing stops you from making these today.
02 -
- Do not overmix the batter or your donuts will turn out dense and rubbery instead of light and cakey.
- Fresh nutmeg grated from the whole pod is dramatically more fragrant than the pre-ground kind sitting in most spice cabinets.
03 -
- A piping bag gives you the most control and the neatest donut shapes with zero mess.
- Tap the filled donut pan firmly on the counter a few times to release trapped air bubbles before baking.