Banana Bread Donuts (Printable Version)
Soft, moist donuts bursting with ripe banana flavor and classic spices.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
05 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
06 - 1/4 teaspoon 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 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Optional Cinnamon Glaze
12 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
13 - 1 tablespoon milk
14 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cavity donut pan with cooking 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. Stir until smooth and well blended.
04 - Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold together until just combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the donuts tender.
05 - Spoon or pipe the batter into the prepared donut pan, filling each cavity about three-quarters full.
06 - Bake for 12 to 15 minutes 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 transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
08 - Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and ground cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled donuts and allow it to set before serving.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- They taste exactly like banana bread but cook in twelve minutes, which feels like cheating in the best way.
- The glaze is optional but drizzling it on while the donuts are still slightly warm creates something dangerously close to a bakery treat.
02 -
- Overmixing the batter is the fastest way to turn tender donuts into rubbery ones, fold gently and walk away.
- Using bananas that are still mostly yellow will give you bland donuts, wait until they are heavily speckled or mostly black on the outside.
03 -
- Piping the batter with a zip top bag with the corner snipped off is faster and neater than spooning.
- A pinch of nutmeg alongside the cinnamon adds a subtle complexity that people notice but cannot quite identify.