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Banana Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

Tender, fluffy baked banana muffins topped with chocolate glaze and toasted hazelnuts
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8 - 9 donuts
Calories 288 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Banana Donuts

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Chocolate Glaze

  • ⅓ cup bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate, chopped or chips
  • 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons heavy cream
  • pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped

Instructions
 

Banana Donuts

  • Heat the oven to 350F. Liberally butter (or baking spray) two - standard (6 wells) baking pans. You will be using 8-9 wells total.
  • Pour the melted butter in a large bowl. Whisk in the brown sugar until smooth.
    ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled, ½ cup brown sugar
  • Stir in the mashed bananas, the egg and the vanilla extract.
    1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas), 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Sprinkle the surface of the batter evenly with the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and whisk until the ingredients are fully dispersed in the batter.
    1 cup all purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Pipe or spoon the batter into each donut well, filling about ⅔ full.
  • Bake the donuts for 9-11, until golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in a donut comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes before removing them from the pan to cool completely.

Chocolate Glaze

  • In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate, butter, cream and salt.
    ⅓ cup bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate, chopped or chips, 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 ½ tablespoons heavy cream, pinch of salt
  • Melt in the microwave in 20-30 second increments, until the glaze is smooth, glossy and fully melted.
  • Dip the donuts into the glaze, twisting as you remove the donut, to allow the excess glaze to drip back in the bowl.
  • Topped with toasted hazelnuts.
    ¼ cup toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped

Nutrition

Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 263mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 338IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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