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    Home » Breakfast Recipes

    Vegan Banana Donuts Recipe – Baked Banana Bread Donut

    Published: Aug 20, 2018 by Richa 30 Comments

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    Vegan Banana Donuts. Banana Bread Doughnuts. 1 Bowl Easy Soft Baked Banana Donut Recipe for breakfast or snacking. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. GF option  Jump to Recipe  

    Vegan Banana Donuts. Banana Bread Doughnuts. 1 Bowl Easy Soft Baked Banana Donut Recipe for breakfast or snacking. #Vegan #Soyfree #Recipe #veganricha #glutenfreeoption

    Got Ripe Bananas? Make these Delicious donuts. The batter is a few ingredients, 1 Bowl and comes together very quickly Let the yeasted batter sit for a few minutes to rise, then bake and glaze! Frost or ice with chocolate or simple vanilla icing and some toasted coconut. 

    You can make these without yeast and gluten-free. See recipe notes for options. The donuts by themselves are not too sweet and rely on ripe banana for most of the sweetness. These make a great breakfast (use less sugary frosting such as salted caramel, caramelized banana, cashew cream frosting) and also great dessert. Lets make these doughnuts that are Banana bread in donut form!


    Vegan Banana Donuts with vanilla and chocolate icing on white cake stand

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    Vegan Banana Donuts. Banana Bread Doughnuts. Easy Soft Baked Banana Donut Recipe for breakfast for snacking. #Vegan #Soyfree #Recipe #veganricha
    Step pictures for Vegan Banana Donuts. Make the batter, Pour into donut pan and bake
    Vegan Banana Donuts with vanilla and chocolate icing on white cake stand

    Vegan Banana Donuts. Banana Bread Doughnuts. Easy Soft Baked Banana Donut Recipe for breakfast for snacking. #Vegan #Soyfree #Recipe #veganricha
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    5 from 5 votes

    Vegan Banana Donuts Recipe Baked

    Vegan Banana Donuts. Banana Bread Doughnuts. Easy Soft Baked Banana Donut Recipe for breakfast for snacking. Vegan Soyfree Recip
    GF option
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American, Vegan
    Keyword: baked banana donuts, banana donut recipe, chocolate banana donuts
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 201kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    Wet:

    • 1/4 cup (0.02 ml) maple syrup add 1 to 2 tbsp coconut sugar or other sugar depends on the sweetness of the bananas
    • 1/2 cup (122 ml) non dairy milk
    • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • 1 1/2 (1.5) small ripe bananas or about 2/3 cup mashed
    • 3 tbsp coconut oil melted or other oil or use smooth nut butter
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1/4 cup (20 g) shredded coconut

    Dry

    • 1 1/2 cup (187.5 g) flour I use 3/4 cup spelt/whole wheat + 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour or all unbleached all purpose
    • 1.5 tsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp active yeast optional
    • 1 tsp ground spices or spice blend of choice such as cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) salt

    Instructions

    • Blend all the wet ingredients until smooth and pour into a bowl. Or mash the banana really well, then whisk the rest of the ingredients in.
    • Add the 1 1/4 cup flour and the rest of the dry ingredients, and mix well to combine. Add more flour a tbsp at a time to make a somewhat stiff batter. You can add some nuts, seeds, chopped dates or mini chocolate chips at this point and mix in.
    • Let the mixture sit for 5 mins. Grease the donut pan and pour the mixture into the pan (use a spoon or pour into a ziploc/pastry bag and pipe into the pan). Let sit for another 15 mins to rise.
    • Bake at 350 degrees F  (175 C)for 18 to 20 mins. Cool for 5 mins then remove from the pan. Cool completely(cover by a light towel to cool). Glaze with chocolate glaze, or regular sugar icing, or cashew cream frosting and some toasted coconut. or toss in cinnamon sugar mixture.
      Store on the counter for the day, refrigerated for upto 4 days.

    Notes

    To make these gluten-free: Mix 1/3 cup white rice flour, 1/4 cup potato starch, 1 tbsp tapioca starch, 1 cup almond flour, and use. Once baked, cool under a towel. 
     
    Make it yeastfree: Omit the yeast and make the batter. No need to let it sit after piping into the pan. You can also bake this yeastfree batter into muffins. Add a cinnamon streusel. 
     
    Make these Oilfree: Use 2 tbsp applesauce and 2 tbsp nut butter.
     
    Nutrition is for 1 donut

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Banana Donuts Recipe Baked
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 201 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Sodium 84mg4%
    Potassium 242mg7%
    Carbohydrates 31g10%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 9g10%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 15IU0%
    Vitamin C 2.1mg3%
    Calcium 74mg7%
    Iron 1.3mg7%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

     

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    1. Nikki

      March 02, 2022 at 2:34 am

      5 stars
      I love these and made them a few times now! Very easy and tasty.
      Question: will the batter work as a waffle batter? Do I need to change anything?

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 02, 2022 at 1:58 pm

        Yes it will work fine as waffles

        Reply
    2. GABRIELLE OTTAVIO

      February 17, 2021 at 7:37 pm

      5 stars
      Best Donuts ever- doesn’t even need a glaze.
      I decided to make these donuts since I needed to use up some really ripe bananas. ( Didn’t want them to go bad) Thought this would be an excellent recipe to try. My husband tried the donuts a few minutes after coming out of the oven and said do not add a glaze – the donuts are so delicious and amazing without it.

      To the batter, I added vegan chocolate chunks and crumbled pecan bits in addition to some cinnamon. I didn’t add yeast and used a gluten-free flour mix that I mixed together.

      Omg they are so delicious and light. We couldn’t wait for breakfast to enjoy these. Next time I will have to make a double batch and freeze some for a later time.

      Reply
    3. Mmp

      January 19, 2021 at 2:47 pm

      Would this work in an electric donut maker?

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        January 19, 2021 at 5:23 pm

        that woulb be a great idea

        Reply
    4. Sofia

      April 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm

      5 stars
      Made these this morning and they’re a maz ing.
      Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 18, 2020 at 12:14 pm

        thank you!

        Reply
    5. Jess

      February 08, 2020 at 4:44 am

      Can you sub the coconut for anything? Thanks for the recipe xxxx

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 09, 2020 at 1:42 pm

        omit it and add a bit more flour

        Reply
    6. natalie kadlec

      April 04, 2019 at 9:05 am

      what does the shredded coconut do for the recipe?

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 04, 2019 at 11:33 pm

        It adds caramelized flavor and some fat. you can omit it

        Reply
    7. Delnora

      January 30, 2019 at 5:08 am

      5 stars
      These were fantastic. My elementary age children loved them as much as the adults. I wasn’t too sure about the yeast, but they made the doughnuts a bit more light and not as dense and muffin-like as many online recipes. I added chocolate chips, and didn’t need any additional sweetener (just the maple syrup was enough) because my 1.5 bananas were quite ripe. Next time I’ll try to do this without oil, now that I see the sub below.

      Thank you, Vegan Richa!

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 30, 2019 at 11:41 am

        Awesome! Yes the yeast keeps adding air to the batter making them lighter.

        Reply
    8. Caroline

      November 21, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      Hi!

      Can I add mini chocolate chips to the recipe?

      Do I have to alter the existing recipe at all to make it work?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 21, 2018 at 9:48 pm

        you can add to the batter before baking.

        Reply
        • Caroline

          November 22, 2018 at 8:37 am

          Thank you!

          Reply
    9. Dee

      November 14, 2018 at 8:37 am

      Can I sub coconut cream/milk for the shredded coconut or just omit it?

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 14, 2018 at 9:54 am

        leave it out

        Reply
        • Dee

          November 14, 2018 at 9:57 am

          K. Thanks.

          Reply
    10. Raquel Smith

      October 29, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      can I sub potato starch for anything?

      Reply
      • Richa

        October 29, 2018 at 3:09 pm

        tapioca might work. i usually have best results with potato starch

        Reply
        • Raquel

          October 29, 2018 at 3:11 pm

          Thanks! I’ll give it a try

          Reply
    11. Ashley Hoober

      August 25, 2018 at 5:34 pm

      5 stars
      made these for my kids. They were a HUGE hit

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 25, 2018 at 10:28 pm

        yay!

        Reply
    12. Kirsti

      August 22, 2018 at 5:47 am

      These look wonderful – the crumb looks perfect! I can’t wait to try them – pinned for the weekend! 🙂

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 22, 2018 at 9:22 am

        awesome!

        Reply
    13. Nancy

      August 21, 2018 at 3:22 pm

      For gluten free, what can I use in place of almond flour (allergic)?

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 21, 2018 at 4:42 pm

        as a direct sub, no other flours work as well as almond.
        Try these gf lemon donuts that use chickpea flour and replace some liquid with banana https://www.veganricha.com/2017/07/vegan-gluten-free-lemon-donuts-grain-free.html

        Reply
    14. Trish

      August 20, 2018 at 5:05 pm

      What’s the difference if you use or don’t use yeast? Just the height of the donuts? Quite excited to try them! Looks delish.

      Reply
      • Richa

        August 20, 2018 at 10:51 pm

        yes they are more airy and donut like, rather than cakey. Yeast is adding leavening before the baking begins.

        Reply

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