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Baked banana donuts with brown butter glaze

These moist baked banana donuts with a brown butter glaze are the perfect treat to make for breakfast or for afternoon tea!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 donuts
Calories: 484Calories

Equipment

  • Donut pan

Ingredients

Brown butter glaze

Banana donuts

  • 2 overripe bananas About 200g
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 1 egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Make the brown butter

  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat until browned. This will take about 7-8 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on the butter to make sure that it doesn't burn. You will know it's ready when the mixture forms a thick foam on the surface and smells nutty.
  • Pour the browned butter in a bowl, add in the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Place the brown butter mixture in the fridge to solidify while you make the donuts.

Make the banana donuts

  • First, preheat the oven to 350F then spray your donut pan with cooking spray and set aside. Read the notes for the specific donut pan that I used. It makes large donuts, just like the ones you would get at the donut shop!
  • In a large bowl, add the mashed banana, oil, egg, vanilla extract and brown sugar and mix until combined.
  • Add in the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and gently fold to combine. Make sure to not over mix.
  • Divide the batter into the 6 prepared donut cavities and bake for 17-19 minutes or just until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the donuts to cool in the donut pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Make the donut glaze

  • Pull out the brown butter mixture from the fridge. It will be solid, but don't worry. Add in the 3 tablespoon of hot heavy cream and whisk the mixture together.
  • The brown butter mixture will become creamy, smooth, and just like a thick glaze. If you think the mixture is still too thick, add in ½ tablespoon of hot cream at a time and mix again until you reach the desired consistency. This method allows you to make a glaze that is not overly sweet.
  • Dip each donut in the glaze then set aside, decorate with caramelized banana slices or enjoy as is.

Notes

This is the donut pan that I used to get these large donuts. 

Nutrition

Calories: 484Calories | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 623IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg