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 mins
Cook Time17 minutes mins
Total Time27 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 donuts
Calories: 484Calories
Banana donuts
- 2 overripe bananas About 200g
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
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.
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