Description
Deliciously fluffy banana donuts topped with a creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting, perfect for any dessert lover!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1–1/4 cups sugar
- 1 large banana, mashed
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Banana chips, rough chopped, for garnish
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1–1/2-2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, more or less to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray two donut pans with the nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- In a separate medium bowl, add the milk, beaten egg, butter, sugar, and mashed banana. Whisk to combine until incorporated. Try to make sure you’ve smoothed out as much of the mashed banana as possible.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Working in two batches, add the liquid mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated.
- Transfer the batter to a pastry bag, or a zippered plastic bag. Seal the plastic bag and cut off the very tip of one of the bottom corners. Pipe the batter into the donut pans, about 3/4 of the way to the top.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a donut comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven. Let the donuts sit in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before adding the frosting.
- Garnish with the banana chip pieces.
- For the frosting, add the cream cheese and Greek yogurt to a bowl. Use a mixer to blend to combine the ingredients. Add the confectioners’ sugar, a little at a time, and blend until smooth.
- Add the cinnamon and mix to combine.
- If you like the frosting to be a bit thicker, add more confectioners’ sugar. If you like it a bit runnier, add a little more Greek yogurt, about 1/2 tablespoon at a time.
- Spread the frosting over the completely cooled donuts and top with the banana chip pieces.
Notes
- Ensure the donuts are completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
- Store leftover donuts in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
- For a nutty flavor, consider adding chopped walnuts to the batter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg