Banana Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Coconut Glaze

Homemade Baked Donuts

The local donut shops have been closed around here, and I’ve been craving a good old fashioned donut .  A few weeks ago I noticed a photo on Instagram that made my mouth water.  My friend  Dorothy of ShockinglyDelicious had posted a recipe on her blog for Easy Glazed Baked Donuts. 

Before I could make donuts I needed  to order some pans.  I ordered Wilton donut pans and as soon as they came I tried Dorothy’s recipe.  She was right:  those donuts are really easy and really tasty!  I tried out colored sugars and decorative non-pareils to decorate the donuts after they were glazed — so much fun!  And let me tell you, I was the woman of the hour when my family came into the kitchen and discovered those yummy donuts!

Mother’s Day Donuts: Banana Cinnamon!

I decided to try a different flavor this morning for Mother’s Day.  I doubled Dorothy’s recipe, added mashed banana instead of half the sour cream, used some brown sugar along with the granulated sugar, and added cinnamon . For the glaze I used coconut extract instead of vanilla.  Easy!  (Scroll down the page if you are in a hurry to find the recipe.)

A Few Tips

The first time I made Dorothy’s donuts, I figured out that I had over-filled the donut pans because there wasn’t really a hole in each donut. Not that it mattered, those donuts were so delicious that  nobody missed the holes!  Today when I made a new batch, I was careful to fill the pans just 3/4 full, and the donuts came out just right.  I must admit that I was happy to see those donuts with proper holes in them.

The donut pans I ordered online are non-stick, so I didn’t need to spray or grease the pans. What could be easier?

The glaze can be flavored with any kind of extract you wish.  The first time I used lemon extract.  Today I used coconut because I was making banana cinnamon donuts and coconut goes so well with banana.  I found some pretty sparkly colored sugars in my pantry.   So fun!

Cool the donuts in the pans for about 5 minutes, then let them finish cooling on the wire rack.  Make sure they’re completely cooled before you dip them into the glaze, and then into the decorations.

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Banana Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Coconut Glaze

Easy old fashioned cake donuts you can bake at home in your oven. Dip them in flavored glaze and sparkly sugars or sprinkles! Course Quick Bread Cuisine American Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 12 minutes Servings 15 donuts

Equipment

• donut baking pan
• mixing bowl
• small bowl for glaze
• small bowl for decorations

Ingredients

• 3 medium eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 ripe banana peeled and mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 Tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• t teaspoon cinnamon

Coconut Glaze

• 2 tablepoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• sparkling colored sugars for decoration or sprinkles or non-pareils

Instructions

Donuts:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. If not non-stick, spray donut pans with cooking spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat the eggs, and whisk in the sour cream, vanilla, oil, melted butter, sugars, and salt.
• Stir in the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda until well combined.
• With a soup spoon, carefully fill the nonstick donut pans with batter. This recipe filled two pans (total 12 donuts) and an additional 3 donuts. Bake for 12-14 minutes. The donuts will be golden brown and the top will be dry and springy.
• Remove donuts from the oven and let cool in the pans for 5 minutes so that they will release from the pan without tearing. Cool completely on wire racks before glazing.

Glaze:

• Melt the butter in the microwave oven. Add corn syrup, water, coconut extract, and powdered sugar to the butter and stir well until smooth.

Decorate:

• When the donuts are cool, dip the tops of the donuts into the glaze and then dip into a bowl of colored sugar or sprinkles. Place on the wire rack until the glaze has set and is dry.

Notes

Recipe Source:  Adapted from Dorothy Reinhold at ShockinglyDelicious.com.  She adated hers from Dana Commandatore at Wakeandbakemama.com, and she adapted hers from a recipe from Thesemisweetsisters.com 

 Everything is Better with Bacon!

I cooked some bacon to go with those donuts.  I do mine in the oven on a cookie sheet – 15 minutes at 375 degrees F.  The Farmer made me a beautiful Latte and our daughter made scrambled eggs. Later our son stopped by with a friend so we shared “socially distanced” donuts and bacon out on the porch.  What fun!

Mother’s Day Art

A special gift for Mother’s Day — a signed Rainbow Butterfly painting  from my two-year-old granddaughter!  Could Mother’s Day be any sweeter?