Baked Banana Donuts Recipe
Baked banana donuts are a sweet and delicious treat topped with creamy creme fraiche icing. They are naturally flavored with ripe bananas and cardamom.
Servings: 12 Donuts
Cost: $15
Ingredients
Banana Donuts
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ripe bananas
Creme Fraiche Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp Crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp milk you may need 2 tbsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine Wet Ingredients – In a measuring cup, combine buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry Ingredients – Add flour, salt, cardamom and baking powder in a bowl.
- Beat Butter and Sugar – In a mixing bowl with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars until combined.
- Alternate Dry & Wet Ingredients – With the mixer on low, slowly alternate the wet ingredients with the dry until the ingredients are mixed. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Fold in mashed bananas.
- Fill a piping bag and pipe into the donut pan.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- To make the glaze, whisk all of the ingredients for the glaze in a medium bowl.
- Add more milk if you need to adjust the texture.
- Once the donuts are baked, let them cool and then remove them onto a cooling rack.
- Add parchment paper under the cooling rack, then drizzle the glaze over the donuts.
Notes
Do not overbake the donuts, check them after 12 minutes and add more time if they need.
Use room temperature ingredients when possible.
Use good quality ingredients for the best quality donuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 257IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg