No need to fry – these Banana Donuts with Peanut Butter Icing are baked in the oven! A great use for those overripe bananas, these tender donuts are the perfect snack or special breakfast.
Don’t let your baked donut end with these donuts! You also need to try these Baked Key Lime Pie Donuts and these Baked Pumpkin Donuts.
We seem to always go through bananas really fast, or we end up with a bunch of them sitting on the counter, too ripe to eat.
Which I’m always ok with, because it means I get to bake with them!
And these Banana Donuts have been begging to be re-made for quite some time now.
Don’t get me wrong – I will never say no to banana bread. But sometimes you need something different. And these Banana Donuts with Peanut Butter Icing are just that. A delicious treat that you can serve for breakfast, snack time, or dessert.
The original recipe posted here actually had bacon on top, as well. And while I chose to keep it off this time, it is definitely a delicious addition for those of you who love the sweet and salty combination!
Ingredients
- Flour: I have only tested this recipe with all-purpose flour.
- Sugar: You will need regular granulated sugar.
- Baking Powder: The baking powder is necessary to give the donuts a light texture and rise.
- Salt: Don’t skip the salt! Salt is important in baked goods to balance the flavors.
- Eggs: You’ll want to use large eggs.
- Oil: I typically use vegetable oil, but any neutral oil will work. You can also use melted butter, but I find that the oil keeps the donuts more moist.
- Bananas: You want to use overripe bananas because they will give you the best flavor and most sweetness.
- Powdered Sugar: This is for the icing.
- Peanut Butter: I use a conventional peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy) for this recipe.
- Milk: You could also use heavy cream, but you will probably need a little bit more, since it is thicker.
How to Make Banana Donuts
STEP 1: Start by whisking your dry ingredients together. You’ll want to do this in a large bowl.
STEP 2: In another bowl, whisk the eggs and the oil together.
STEP 3: Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Start to stir this together – it’s quite dry at this point, so don’t go crazy. You just want to get it started.
STEP 4: Add in your mashed bananas, then stir to combine it all together. Make sure you don’t overmix the batter.
STEP 5: Fill the cavities of your donut pan about 2/3 to 3/4 full of the batter.
STEP 6: Bake the donuts in the oven until they are cooked through. I like to test them by pressing gently on the top – if it bounces back, the donuts are done.
STEP 7: To make the peanut butter icing, mix together the powdered sugar and the peanut butter. Add in half of the milk, and stir until it is smooth. Continue to add more milk until you have a good consistency for frosting.
STEP 8: Spread the icing over the tops of the cooled donuts. I just do this with a spoon.
Tips and Tricks
I have this donut pan, and it has served me well for many years now. I do want to eventually try a silicone donut pan, though.
My pan only makes 6 donuts at a time, and I only have one pan. So I do have to make 4 batches. Just make sure to let the pan cool between batches.
This recipe can easily be cut in half.
I like to use a piping bag or a ziplock bag with the corner cut off for filling the cavities on the donut pan. It keeps things more even and cleaner!
Storage Instructions
These donuts are best served fresh. You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature, but I would still suggest serving within 24 hours for the best results.
You could also freeze the donuts if you want to save some for later, but I’d suggest freezing them without the icing.
More Banana Recipes
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Banana Muffins
Brownie Mix Banana Bread
Banana Split Cupcakes
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Banana Donuts with Peanut Butter Icing
Ingredients
Banana Donuts
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup neutral oil*
- 1 1/2 cups mashed banana
Peanut Butter Icing
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk well to combine.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and oil. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until it starts to come together. It will still be quite dry.
- Add the mashed bananas, and mix just until everything is combined, making sure you don’t have any pockets of dry ingredients.
- Fill the donut pan with the batter to about 2/3 full. I find that this is easiest by putting the batter into a piping bag or large ziplock bag, cutting off the corner to use it as a piping bag.
- Bake the donuts until they spring back when lightly touched on top, about 12 minutes. Let the donuts cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the icing, combine the powdered sugar, peanut butter, and half of the milk in a bowl. Whisk to combine. Continue to add the milk until you have your desired consistency.
- Once the donuts are cool, top them with the icing.
Leanne says
These are SOOOO good! Easy, quick, soft and fluffy, and so delicious! Made them for a bake sale and they were a hit!
Deborah says
Thanks, Leanne – I’m so glad they were such a hit!
PAMELA says
no donut pan, Do you think they would work in a waffle iron ?? topped with pbutter glaze?? sounds like heaven
Deborah says
Oooh, I didn’t even think about trying it in the waffle maker! I can’t say for sure if it would work, but I think it would be worth a try!
Liany says
Can I store the finished dough for baking the other day ?
Deborah says
I’m not sure how they’d be if you saved the dough. If you do, I would refrigerate it, and then you’d probably have to add on a little bit of baking time.
Christine says
These sound delicious. What can be used instead of a donut pan? I don’t have one.
Deborah says
@Christine, you should be able to bake them as muffins, although the baking time will probably have to be adjusted.
Michele says
OMG!!!!! I couldn’t believe how great these taste!! i am in heaven!!!! i have to fight with my hubby to get even one of the donuts!! as soon as he sees i have made them.. we are racing to see who gets them we have alot of fun doing it but my god we can’t get enough and then he tells his friends and the next thing i know i have a houseful of people all coming over for breakfast on the weekends!!! it seems i never get out of the kitchen!!! thank you so much!! usually i make candied bacon for my kids as a treat.. by frying up some bacon pour off some of the grease and then add pancake syrup towards the end …. the kids love it they call it sticky bacon.. great treat for bacon lovers!!!
Asiya says
I made these donuts this evening but used a vanilla glaze instead. They turned out fantastic! Everyone loved them and I’m restraining myself from eating the last two 🙂 Thx for sharing!
grace says
the anniversary of the ‘death’ of elvis (he lives!) is coming up–these are perfect for the occasion.
Tabitha says
Hi
These look divine, do you think you could use almond milk instead of regular milk? Or no?
Thanks
Tab
carrian says
Of course you would pull out some crazy awesome donut! Love it!!
vanillasugarblog says
Deb!
I am so hungry now.
Man those look good.
Kristy says
This is perfection! I’m totally hungry now. 🙂
Stephanie says
I wouldn’t have thought of bananas and bacon together. My mind is blown!
Kristen says
Oh wow girl – I’m not sure if I can do this…bacon donuts… but I know someone who would go crazy if I put this in front of her some morning! Wow!