Soft Moist Banana Bread Donuts (Printable)
Soft, moist banana-infused donuts combining classic comfort flavors with a fun twist. Ready in 30 minutes.
# What You’ll 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
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a standard donut pan with oil or non-stick spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until evenly distributed.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and well incorporated.
04 - Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold gently 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, 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 transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
08 - Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled donuts and allow the glaze to set before serving.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- These donuts deliver every bit of that cozy banana bread comfort in a handheld form that feels like a treat you bought rather than something you whipped up in half an hour.
- The cinnamon glaze on top is technically optional but honestly it elevates these from great to disappearing before they even cool.
02 -
- Overmixing the batter once wet meets dry will give you rubbery donuts with a tight crumb, so stop folding the second the last flour streak disappears.
- Filling the donut cavities past three quarters full will cause the centers to close up and you will lose the hole that makes them look like actual donuts.
03 -
- Bananas that are completely black on the outside look horrifying but will give you the most incredibly sweet and intense banana flavor you cannot replicate any other way.
- Using a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off as a piping bag gives you way more control over filling the donut cavities neatly than a spoon ever will.