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Banana Pancake Donuts with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

February 18, 2020 by Caitlin Monson 2 Comments

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A deliciously easy donut recipe using pre-made pancake mix and bananas! These little donuts are so light and airy and make for such a fun breakfast! (Plus they taste amazing with my chocolate peanut butter frosting too!)
Pancake mix donuts made with bananas and a few other simple ingredients! This is such a fun recipe for a lazy weekend brunch or an easy week day breakfast!

Yes you read that right loves! Today we’re making some incredibly easy donuts using an ingredient I’m sure every household in America has in their pantry…PANCAKE MIX! These banana pancake donuts have become a staple in our house now and are just so much fun to make too!

Ingredients You’ll Need

  • Pancake Mix- I used Bob’s Red Mill homestyle pancake mix but feel free to use your favorite mix instead!
  • Banana- Overripe bananas work the best for this recipe.
  • Unsweetened almond milk- You can substitute this with any milk your prefer. (Regular, skim, cashew, soy, etc.)
  • Cinnamon
  • Baking powder
  • Maple syrup- You can also sub honey for this too! (Or leave out the sweetener completely if you don’t want the donuts too sweet.)
Banana pancake donuts are light and fluffy and pair perfectly with my chocolate peanut butter frosting. Plus they're so much fun to make too!

What size of donut tin should I use?

I used a 3 inch donut tin for this recipe and they turned out amazing! If you want to use a larger tin, you might need to adjust the baking time slightly. I would start baking them for 10 minutes then check them and see how much longer they need to bake. (They may only need to bake for 3-5 more minutes.)

What kind of pancake mix can I use for banana pancake donuts?

Feel free to use your favorite mix for this recipe! I used Bob’s Red Mill Homestyle Pancake mix because that’s what I had on hand, but any pancake mix will do. I haven’t tried this with a gluten free mix yet, but I imagine that it would work just as well.

Easy banana donuts that are made with simple ingredients and drizzled with chocolate peanut butter and regular peanut butter. They're such a great option for a delicious breakfast or snack!

How do I make Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting?

This “frosting” is so easy because it’s essentially only one ingredient – chocolate peanut butter! All I did was take 1 cup of chocolate peanut butter and melt it in the microwave. Then I dipped each donut in the melted peanut butter, placed them on a tray and waited for the peanut butter to set/harden. BAM- there’s your frosting! I love doing this for a “frosting” or glaze because there’s no added oil, no added sugar and no intense recipe that you need even more ingredients for!

These simple donuts are so easy to make and so much healthier for you too! They would make a delicious treat for breakfast or brunch!

What other frostings and toppings can I use for these donuts?

If just using chocolate peanut for frosting isn’t your thing, that’s no problem at all! The best thing about these donuts is that you can practically pair them with anything and they’ll still taste amazing! Below are a few other ideas use can use for a frosting/glaze too:

  • Melt your favorite flavored nut butter in the microwave and pour it over your donuts
  • Mash berries with greek yogurt and spread it over your donuts
  • Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave and dip your donuts in it
  • Serve your donuts with maple syrup
  • Make a maple glaze: whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar + 1/2 tsp vanilla + 2 Tbsp maple syrup + 1 1/2 tsp unsweetened almond milk
  • Make cream cheese frosting: beat together 4oz. cream cheese + 1 cup powdered sugar + 2 Tbsp plain greek yogurt + 1/2 tsp vanilla

So what are you waiting for loves?! Whip up a batch of these banana pancake donuts, dip them in some peanut butter (or whichever frosting you prefer) and prepare for your world to be rocked!

Hope you’re all having the best day!

More breakfast recipes like this:
  • Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
  • Apple Muffins with Peanut Butter Streusel
  • Banana Bread French Toast
  • Stuffed Bagel Bites

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Pancake mix donuts made with bananas and a few other simple ingredients! This is such a fun recipe for a lazy weekend brunch or an easy week day breakfast!
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Banana Pancake Donuts with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

These easy banana donuts are absolutely delicious and are made with one secret ingredient- pancake mix! They're so light and airy and are such a fun option for a healthier breakfast treat!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American, Dairy free, Healthy
Keyword: banana, chocolate peanut butter, cream cheese frosting, dairy free, donuts, easy, healthier, pancake, pancake mix
Servings: 14 donuts
Author: Caitlin Monson

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups pancake mix (I used Bob's Red Mill homestyle pancake mix)
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • Chocolate peanut butter & regular peanut butter

Instructions

To make the donuts:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 3 inch donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the pancake mix, mashed banana, almond milk, baking powder, cinnamon and maple syrup. Pour your batter into a piping bag and pip the batter into your donut tin, filling the molds ¾'s the way up. (You can also use a regular plastic bag instead of a piping bag too. Just cut the tip off of one of the corners to begin piping.)
  • Place the donut tin in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Once done, allow the donuts to cool in the tin for 3-5 minutes before taking them out. Let the donuts cool completely before frosting them.

To make the frosting:

  • Pour 1 cup of chocolate peanut butter into a microwave safe bowl. Heat the peanut butter in the microwave at 30 second intervals until it's melted and slightly runny.
  • Take one donut at a time and dip them half way into the melted peanut butter. Place the dipped donuts on a tray and serve immediately. (Or you can wait for the peanut butter to "harden" too. It should take about 1 hour!)
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  1. Katerina

    February 21, 2020 at 3:26 am

    These look perfect, Caitlin! And I love the flavours you have going on here – banana, chocolate, peanut butter – yum!

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    • Caitlin Monson

      February 24, 2020 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks so much Katerina! This is by far my favorite trio and they were so good in these donuts! 🙂

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