Banana Donuts (Printable)
Soft, moist baked banana donuts with cinnamon - quick to mix and perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat.
# What You Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 2 ripe bananas, mashed
02 - 1/2 cup whole milk
03 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
04 - 2 large eggs
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
06 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
07 - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
08 - 2 teaspoons baking powder
09 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
10 - 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
11 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
→ Optional Topping
12 - 1/3 cup powdered sugar
13 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for dusting
# How-To:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard donut pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Add milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract, then whisk until fully incorporated.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon until evenly distributed.
04 - Pour the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients and fold gently with a spatula just until combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the donuts tender.
05 - Transfer the batter to a piping bag or a large zip-top bag with one corner snipped off. Pipe batter evenly into each donut cavity, filling approximately three-quarters full.
06 - Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
07 - Allow donuts to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
08 - Once the donuts have cooled slightly, dust with a blend of powdered sugar and ground cinnamon if desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They bake in under 16 minutes, which means you can have warm donuts on the table before anyone realizes you were even in the kitchen.
- The banana flavor is real and comforting, not artificial, and the cinnamon sugar dusting makes them feel like a treat from a favorite cafe.
02 -
- Do not overmix the batter once the wet and dry ingredients meet, or you will end up with donuts that taste more like hockey pucks than the soft treats you want.
- Filling the donut pan cavities too full will cause the batter to rise over the center hole, so stick to about three quarters full for that classic donut shape.
03 -
- Your bananas are ready when the peels are mostly brown and the fruit inside is soft enough to mash with a fork, because this is when the natural sugars peak and the flavor deepens.
- Tap the filled donut pan gently on the counter before baking to release any trapped air bubbles that could create odd tunnels inside your donuts.