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Baked banana bread donuts studded with cinnamon chips then rolled in a cinnamon sugar coating.Moist and delicious and a fun way to start the day.
Today I’m sharing a fun way I changed up my favorite banana bread recipe. It’s a recipe I’ve adapted over the years from a Cooking Light recipe. It’s fairly low in fat and sugar, but trust me you’ll never miss the extra calories.
If you dip the donuts in the cinnamon and sugar while they’re steaming hot, you don’t need to dip them in butter to get the cinnamon and sugar to stick. If the cinnamon and sugar isn’t sticking, or if you want a thicker cinnamon and sugar coating, dip the donuts in melted butter and then dip them in the cinnamon and sugar.
Hershey’s makes Cinnamon Chips, I used Merkens mini Cinnamon Baking Chips fromGygi, andKing Arthuralso sells mini cinnamon chips. Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips are easiest to find this time of year. If you love them like I do, you might want to stock up now. If you can’t find Cinnamon Chips, chocolate chips would be a great substitution.
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Banana Bread Cinnamon Chip Donuts
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Donuts
Keyword: baking, Breakfast, Dessert, food, recipe
Servings: 12 baked donuts.
Author: Barbara Schieving
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed very ripe banana about 3 small
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup plain low fat yogurt or low fat sour cream
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cinnamon chips
Topping
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325º. Lightly grease two 6 count donut pans with cooking spray or vegetable oil.
Combine bananas, sugar, yogurt, butter and eggs in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; Add flour mixture to banana mixture, add cinnamon chips, stirring just until moistened.
Divide batter evenly into 12 donut cups, filling each about ¾ full. (Use a pastry bag or plastic bag with corner cut out to make filling the cups easier.)
Bake for 10-15 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
While donuts are baking, in a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon for topping.
When donuts are done, cool for a few minutes in the pan, remove from pan and dip donut top in cinnamon sugar mixture. Cool on a wire rack.
More baked donuts recipes you might like:
Coconut Cream Mini Donuts, Barbara Bakes
Baked Lemon Donuts, Barbara Bakes
Baked Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Glaze, Tracey’s Culinary Adventures
Lemon Cupcake Baked Donuts, Sugar & Spice & All Things Iced
Baked Pumpkin Donut Holes, Two Peas and Their Pod
Baked Nutmeg Donut Recipe with Berry Icing, Vintage Mixer
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Terresa
These are the best baked doughnuts, I make them often. I keep bags of cinnamon chips in my freezer so I NEVER run out. I’m always able to find them in my local area. This is a keeper recipe for sure!
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Barbara Schieving
Thanks Terresa – I’m so glad to know how much you love the doughnuts. Great idea to keep the chips in the freezer so you never run out.
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Maureen | org*smic Chef
Can a donut get any better than this? I think not. They look beautiful and they’d look just as good minus one for me. 🙂
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Paula @ Vintage Kitchen
This is the perfect twist on both donuts and banana bread! Amazing Barbara!
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Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies
Pinned this!! I’m always looking for new baked doughnut recipes and this looks amazing!
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Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen
I’m so intrigued by the cinnamon chips. And I really need a doughnut pan! It’s good Christmas is coming up!
These look so delicious…
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Jess
Banana bread in a donut – such a great idea! You really are winning me over on the donut pan purchase I’ve been considering. Your banana bread recipe looks great and quite light, but I bet having it in this shape makes it seem like such a special treat.
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foodwanderings
Sheesh Barbara you are a temptress. I love doughnuts of all sorts! These looks absolutely divine!
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HungryLittleGirl
Oh, they look perfect!
I would love to have you share this, and/or any other recipe of your at Wednesday Extravaganza – my Foodie Link Party with the chance to get a lifetime feature on my Wall of Fame. Here is the link:
http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/1/post/2012/11/wednesday-extravaganza-4.htmlCan’t wait to see you there!
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Angie@Angie's Recipes
These look fanfreakingtastic, Barbara! I will have to use something else instead of cinnamon chips.
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teresa
i love the idea of banana donuts, and they’re as pretty as anything you’d get at the bakery. fantastic!
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Helene Dsouza I Masala Herb
Look at those perfect donuts! My husband asked me to make real american donuts the other day, unfortunately I didnt have a recipe for that, in fact I have never tried making my own and most probably I have never eaten a real donut. Thanks for sharing Barbara!
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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Mum, that reminds me, I must buy some more of those delicious cinnamon chips that you put me onto! 😉 xxx
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