Baked Banana Nut Donuts

photo by Diane

- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
6 donuts
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- for the cream cheese glaze
- 3 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon nonfat milk
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted if desired
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a doughnut pan with cooking spray.
- Combine bananas, egg, applesauce and vanilla in a large bowl. Combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a separate bowl; stir into banana mixture.
- Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each cup of doughnut pan. Bake 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- Prepare cream cheese glaze in a shallow bowl: Mix together cream cheese and sugar; stir in milk.
- Dip tops of cooled doughnuts in glaze, and set on a wire rack. Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon walnuts.
- 161 calories with 1 TBS glaze and nuts.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diane
United States