Banana Donuts Soft & Moist (Printable)
Soft, moist baked donuts flavored with ripe banana and warm cinnamon — ideal for breakfast or an afternoon treat.
# 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
# Directions:
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. Pour in the 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 - Fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring gently just until no dry pockets remain. Avoid overmixing to keep the donuts tender.
05 - Transfer the batter to 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 of a donut 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 with a blend of powdered sugar and ground cinnamon if desired.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- Baking instead of frying means you get that tender cake donut texture without the mess or guilt of hot oil.
- They come together so fast you can make them before your coffee finishes brewing on a lazy weekend morning.
02 -
- Overmixing the batter is the single biggest threat to these donuts, so stop folding the moment the last streak of flour disappears.
- Underripe bananas will taste flat and starchy, so if you only have yellow ones, pop them in a 300°F oven for 15 minutes until the skins blacken and the insides soften.
03 -
- If your batter seems too thick to pipe easily, add another tablespoon of milk and it will flow like silk.
- Dusting the pan with a tiny bit of cinnamon sugar before piping the batter creates a caramelized edge that tastes like a secret someone forgot to tell you about.