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Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Banana Doughnuts. Everyone’s favorite easy, cute, fun, and just SO DELICIOUS baked doughnuts! With over-ripe bananas, creamy salted peanut butter, whole wheat flour, and lots of mini chocolate chips, these are going to be on repeat. Dip these peanut butter banana doughnuts into a perfectly creamy chocolate glaze – so yummy. It’s that glossy glaze that entices everyone! Then, decorate with all your favorite spring pastels. Have fun with these!
Spring!! Spring is coming and I’m feeling all the excitement. But mainly, I’m just so excited to share these doughnuts! The only thing they actually have to do with spring is the fact that I made them for Easter. Whether that’s an Easter brunch, Easter dessert, or just some fun Easter baking, I LOVE them so much.
Also, happy St.Patrick’s Day everyone! These could be equally great for today as well. I even used some Lucky Charms marshmallows to decorate!
But these are meant to be my Easter doughnuts! My family and I are truly obsessed with them – Asher, Oslo, mom, and dad, we all really adored these doughnuts.
All the gushing aside, the inspiration came from two places. My blender banana muffins, which if you have not yet made, you really need to. I made several batches because the requests kept coming (Asher and Oslo loved them!). The other inspiration is my newfound fascination with baking doughnuts. I’ve just really gotten into making doughnuts this year, they are so cute and yummy!
Just a few weeks ago I made blackout doughnuts, and now peanut butter banana doughnuts. But to be very honest, I love these doughnuts even more. As I said, I’m kind of obsessed. They’re just so fun, so easy, and SO DELICIOUS!
I really love that they’re not overly sugary. They’re actually on the healthier side (aside from the decorations), so you gotta love that!
Details
You just need a couple of mixing bowls and some simple ingredients for these!
Add all of the wet ingredients to the bowl first. Start with the bananas, then the peanut butter, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla. All ingredients I always have on hand.
Mix up the wet ingredients – be sure to mash up the bananas first. Then add the dry, just whole wheat flour (though all-purpose works nicely too), baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then blend one more time to just combine everything and stir in the coconut oil.
Once the batter is ready to go, bake in a doughnut pan. If you don’t have a doughnut pan, make doughnut holes using either a regular muffin pan or a mini muffin pan. Either option works just the same.
The glaze
Oh, the glaze, or glazes I should say. They make doughnuts and both are so simple. Just chocolate chips and either avocado oil or milk.
If you use milk, you get a really creamy, dark, and rich glaze that stays softer on the doughnuts. It’s delicious and leaves you with chocolatey fingers – fun! If you use oil, you’ll get a more stiff glaze that really sets up and hardens once the doughnuts cool.
Both are equally delicious, it’s more of a texture thing. The chocolate + milk glaze is creamy and fudgy. While the chocolate + oil glaze is more firm, like milk chocolate.
To decorate – the fun part, I used a mix. Some doughnuts have chocolate sprinkles. For the others, I took leftover marshmallows from the Lucky Charms box and crushed them over the doughnuts.
They turned out sooo cute. I love the pastel Easter colors! Just looking at these makes me happier! Enjoy a few doughnuts while the glaze is still warm – yummmy!
Each bite is filled with sweet, fluffy, peanut butter banana cake and extra fudgy chocolate frosting. You can’t beat these!
Looking for other springtime desserts? Here are my favorites:
Lucky’s Golden Ticket Cupcakes
Double Strawberry Sugar Cookies
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins
Giant Double Blueberry Muffin Cookies
Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Carrot Cake Muffins
Lastly, if you make these Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Banana Doughnuts, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Banana Doughnuts
Servings: 12 doughnuts
Calories Per Serving: 460 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 4 medium overly ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cup mashed)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Glaze
- 2 cups mini chocolate chips, divided
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1/3 cup milk
- chocolate sprinkles, for decorating
- crushed lucky charms marshmallows, for decorating
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease a 6-cup doughnut pan or 12-cup muffin pan with melted butter2. In a bowl, stir together the bananas, peanut butter, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Stir in the coconut oil.4. Divide the batter evenly among the molds in the prepared pan, filling 1/2-2/3 of the way full. Bake 12-13 minutes, until just set. Remove and let cool 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edges to release, and invert the pan.5. Meanwhile, make the glaze. You can make both glazes or just one.Glaze 1: Microwave the chocolate chips and oil on 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.Glaze 2: Microwave the chocolate chips and milk on 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.6. Dip the doughnuts into the glaze. Decorate, as desired with sprinkles and or crushed marshmallows. Enjoy and have fun with these!
Do these freeze well?
Hi Cindy,
I’ve never tried freezing these, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work for you! I would just freeze without the glaze. xT
These doughnuts were absolutely amazing! It was my first time jumping in the baked doughnut craze. These will be a staple at our home for sure. Tieghan I have loved every recipe of yours that I’ve tried, they never disappoint!
Hey Linzie,
Happy Monday!! ☀️⛅️ I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xT
I’m going to make these this weekend. Can I substitute coconut oil for the avocado oil?
Hey Linzie,
Sure, that will work well for you! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Do you think I could add 1/2 cup cocoa powder to make these become chocolate, peanut butter banana donuts …with, of course, the chocolate glaze? Then they would be double chocolate peanut butter banana donuts. I looked at your recipe for the chocolate ones and it was somewhat similar. Or would I need to add some milk? Thoughts?
Hey Cyn,
I’ve not tested that with this recipe, you might need to add some liquid. Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! x
Can flax or chia eggs replace eggs in this recipe?
Hi Stephanie,
So sorry, I have not tested that so I can’t say for sure what your results would be. Let me know if you give this recipe a try! xx
Fluffy, delicious …as my husband says, tastes like more. I made muffins as I don’t have donut mold yet.
Hey Jo-anne,
Happy Monday!! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks a bunch for trying it out! xx
These were a hit! I did use Kirkland’s Mixed nut butter with seeds.
Hey Abby,
Happy Monday!!⛅️ Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try, I love to hear that it turned out well for you:)
Made with the kids, super easy and delicious ♥︎
Hey Chas,
Happy Sunday!😃 Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your review, so glad to hear it was enjoyed:) xT
How long to bake if using a muffin pan?
Hi Lisa,
You should be just fine following the recipe as written using a muffin tin. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
There’s no step 3… is something missing?
Hi Stef,
Sorry about that, just numbered them incorrectly, nothing is missing:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try! xT
Do you think you could substitute in almond butter? Daughter has a peanut allergy.
Hey Andrea,
Yes, I think that would work well for you! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Any chance these could be made gluten free?
Hi Angela,
You could try using an equal amount of a gluten free flour blend:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xT
Thanks Tieghan! I love your site and utilize your recipes weekly! I’ll give it a shot!
Made these last night and the kids loved them! Very tasty! How do you store these… counter or fridge?
Hey Ashley,
Happy Friday!! So glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for making it and sharing your comment! These are great stored in an airtight container on the counter. xT
These look yummy but I do not use maple syrup to sweet baked goods nor do I use coconut oil. So would you have any suggestions for the amount of sugar I should use? And, should I substitute a neutral oil or butter for the coconut oil?
Thnaks for any suggestions oyu could offer.
Hi Nancy,
So sorry, but I have not tested this recipe with granulated sugar, so I am not sure the exact measurements. Another neutral oil like avocado oil would work well for you here. Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xx
OH MY GAWD…who DOESN’T need to make these?????🤤🤤🤤
Thanks Lori! Let me know if you give them a try!! Happy Friday! xT
Just curious can I substitute coconut oil for the avocado oil in the glaze? Thank you can’t wait to try these!
Hi Megan,
Totally, that will work well for you! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Getting your new recipes to my email was a blessing and a curse! 😂 Making these ASAP! My favorite food combo 🍌🥜🍫
Lol thanks so much Alyson!! Let me know how they turn out, I hope they are delish! xx
Hi, I made these as written. After removing them from the oven, they completely deflated. Any tips?
Hi Jenn,
Weird, so sorry to hear this!! Were any of your ingredients expired? I’m not sure why that would have happened! xx