Banana Donut Holes
on Aug 27, 2024
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Two-ingredient crew, stand up 🫡 because you’ll LOVE this one! Inspired by @consciouskitchen, these 2 Ingredient Banana Donut Holes will become your new sweet-treat obsession. With just two ingredients and some amateur (at best) kitchen skills 👩🍳, you’ll create the most delicious and pillowy donut holes that require minimal effort but deliver maximum taste.
Why You’ll Love 2 Ingredient Banana Donut Holes
Kind of like your high school prom dress, these 2 Ingredient Donut Holes are doing the absolute most without even trying. The ripe mashed bananas 🍌 deliver that perfect level of natural sweetness, which is only accentuated by the cinnamon sugar dusting. The banana also adds moisture, resulting in a soft and moist texture, while the self-rising flour gives these banana donuts their distinct chewiness. Overall, these 2 Ingredient Banana Donuts are a wholesome treat that tastes like an indulgent dessert – the perfect combo 👌!
How to Prepare
🍌 In a bowl, mash the ripe banana. Add the flour and mix with a spatula or fork.
🖐️ Once the dough becomes crumbly, then begin using your hands to create a smooth dough. Mix just until a ball forms. (Do not overmix.)
👩🍳 Divide the dough into 7 equal pieces. Lightly oil your hands and roll each piece of dough into a ball.
♨️ Spray the basket of an air fryer with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange the donut holes in the basket, making sure they are not touching each other. Then, cook in a 350F (177C) air fryer for 6 minutes.
🖌️ Carefully remove the donuts from the air fryer. Next, lightly brush with the remaining oil and then roll in cinnamon sugar.
🍩 Finally, enjoy warm!
Nonna’s Tip 🍌
The amount of flour you add will depend on the size of the banana, and the sweetness will vary based on the ripeness of the banana (the riper, the better). I used one medium, ripe banana for this recipe.
Variations and Substitutions for Banana Donut Holes
- Add a teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract to the batter for a hint of flavor.
- Instead of cinnamon sugar, try drizzling the cooked donuts in melted chocolate. 🍫
- Feel free to add a pinch of salt and/or sugar directly to the batter for a dash of salty or sweet flavor.
- In place of avocado oil, you can use coconut oil 🥥 or even maple syrup. After the donuts are done cooking, then dip them in your oil or syrup of choice.
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Best Served With
- Try these dipped into my healthy berry-chia seed jam. 🍓
- Homemade Nutella 🍫 is next-level delicious and pairs perfectly with this recipe.
- Summoning crisp fall weather? Cozy up to donut holes and a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
- My Yogurt Dip is a healthy side to enjoy along with these donuts.
Common Questions
Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour that contains baking powder and salt. If you can’t find it, you can use 3/4 cup all-purpose flour instead and add 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
You can also deep- or shallow-fry these in a neutral oil with a high smoke point. My preference is avocado oil. Fry until golden brown and crispy all over, about 2 minutes per side. Baking won’t yield the same crispiness, but you can place the dough in the individual wells of a greased muffin tin and bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
Certainly, just combine equal parts ground cinnamon and granulated sugar. Brown sugar works too. You only need about 1/4 cup for this recipe, but cinnamon sugar will last for years in a tightly sealed container.
These are best enjoyed warm, straight from the air fryer. They are not as tasty when reheated.
You want approximately 1/2 cup of mashed banana. The banana must be ripe. I used 1 medium banana.
2 Ingredient Banana Donut Holes
Ingredients
- 1 banana, ripe
- ¾ cup self rising flour, 95 grams
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil, or coconut oil
- cinnamon sugar, granulated sugar + cinnamon to taste
- non-stick cooking spray, such as avocado oil
Instructions
- In a bowl, mash the ripe banana. Add the flour and mix with a spatular or fork.
- Once the dough becomes crumbly, begin using your hands to create a smooth (but sticky on the inside) dough. Mix just until a ball forms. (Do not overmix.)
- Divide the dough into 7 equal pieces. Lightly oil your hands and roll each piece of dough into a ball.
- Spray the basket of an air fryer with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange the donut holes in the basket, making sure they are not touching each other.
- Cook in a 350F (177C) air fryer for 6 minutes.
- Carefully remove the donuts from the air fryer. Lightly brush with the remaining oil and then roll in cinnamon sugar.
- Enjoy warm!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I loved the idea of this recipe, perfect way to use up a banana. I’ve made this twice now but mine were dense both times instead of light and fluffy. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong 🙁 both times my dough was quite wet so the second time round I added more flour but they still turned out quite heavy/dense. Still loved eating them though, they tasted nice just not sure the texture was right.
Hi Aleena, thank you for the feedback, I do think in your case adding a bit less flour could be beneficial. These are only two ingredients so they will be less fluffy than your traditional baked goods BUT you can experiment and make them lighter if you add some baking powder to the flour. Hope that helps 🙂
I love these they’re so doughy and an amazing low cal dessert, they are the perfect way to use up a leftover banana
Thanks Sara! I completely agree 😉💗
My family loved this!
This makes me sooo happy to hear, Elma 🍩💕
I loved this idea, but, mine turned out heavy & stodgey.
I believe my banana was not the same size as yours and therefore had a different outcome. What was the weight of your banana?
Incidentally, I was sure not to overwork the dough, so that was not the problem. My dough was a gooey & and definitely not crumbly…😂😂
Thank you anyway. ☺
Hi Cass, the dough should not be gooey. Instead of measuring a precise banana weight, I recommend adding a bit more flour next time until you get a less gooey consistency. Thanks for giving this recipe a chance!
The taste was amazing! Should be eaten same day so they stay fresh. My family lived them!
So glad you loved it, Jessica! Yes, definitely enjoy them fresh 🍩💕
These are okay. I personally feel like they taste more like dough with cinnamon sugar.
such a shame, without the sugar i feel like these were really bland… maybe i’ll opt for less flour next time?
Hi Natasha, if you’re finding them bland, try adding some of the optional ingredients from the “variations and substitutions” or check out the serving suggestions from the “best served with” section.