Banana Donuts Soft Baked (Printable Version)
Soft, moist baked banana donuts with cinnamon — easy 30-minute breakfast or snack; yields 12.
# What You'll 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 Make It:
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 all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon until evenly distributed.
04 - Gently fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring just until combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the donuts tender.
05 - Transfer the batter into a piping bag or a zip-top bag with one corner snipped off. Pipe the 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 the 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 generously with a blend of powdered sugar and ground cinnamon.
# Expert Insights:
01 -
- Baking instead of frying means you get all the comfort of a donut without the mess or heavy oil.
- The banana keeps every bite incredibly moist, and they come together fast enough for a lazy weekend morning.
02 -
- Overmixing the batter is the fastest way to end up with rubbery donuts, so fold gently and stop while there are still a few small lumps.
- Underripe bananas will not give you enough sweetness or moisture, so wait until the skins are heavily spotted.
03 -
- If your bananas are not quite ripe enough, bake them whole and unpeeled at 300 degrees F for about 15 minutes until the skins blacken and the insides soften.
- A zip top bag with the corner cut works just as well as a piping bag and is much easier to clean up.