Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Donuts

 

Last week I got hit with a not-so-rare urge to bake. Did I want brownies? Chocolate chip cookies? Banana bread? Donuts? I asked Andy which he thought I should go with, and I should have anticipated his response: Make them all.

While I'm sure I would have had one happy husband on my hands, I'm not one to stock up on desserts in our home. But then it hit me: why not combine a few of these desserts I'm craving into one treat?

 
 

And then these banana chocolate chip bread donuts were born. Basically it's your favorite lighter banana bread baked into donut shape. While I love donuts, I'm not a fan of the sugar crash I face a few hours later. These donuts solve that problem since they're baked and contain way less sugar than the typical store-bought dough treat. Now I just need to find a way to keep a never-ending supply of over-ripened bananas in my kitchen so I can make them more often.

 
 

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Donuts

  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease your donut pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine your maple syrup and coconut oil.
  3. Add in the eggs, bananas, yogurt and vanilla.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  5. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stirring until there are no more dry spots.
  6. Fold in most of the chocolate chips, leaving a few to sprinkle on top.
  7. Pour the batter into your donut pan and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. 
  8. Bake for 10 minutes.
 
Dessert, Recipes, BreakfastEmily WeirTampa, Tampa Bay, Baking, Donuts, Banana Bread, Lighter, Healthy