Baked Orange Coconut Banana Donuts with Orange Coconut Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
INGREDIENTS
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Makes 8 donuts in Wilton doughtnut pan
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1/4 cup banana, mashed (about 1/3 of a large banana)
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1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
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1 tablespoon orange zest
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1/3 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup brown sugar
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 cup buttermilk (you could use 1/2 cup regular milk/cream/nut/soy milk + 1/2 teaspoon vinegar to mimic buttermilk if you don’t keep buttermilk on hand)
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1 egg (or flax/chia egg or other egg replacer)
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup coconut flakes (I used Tropical Traditions unsweetened shredded coconut. They are unsweetened and very fine flakes. If using Baker’s or grocery-store brand shredded coconut, increase to 3/4 cup)
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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3/4 cup + all-purpose flour* (Note: depending on the type of coconut flakes used and how “runny” your mashed banana is, you may need to add more flour. Batter should be fairly thick. Thicker than pancake or waffle batter, not as thick as cookie d
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Orange Coconut Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
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1 teaspoon+ orange zest (increase if you like more orange flavor)
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1/2 cup+ powdered sugar
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1 to 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
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1/2 teaspoon+ vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 tablespoon+ shredded coconut
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1 to 2 tablespoons milk or cream
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