Remember those days when my kitchen was filled with the irresistible aroma of freshly baked donuts? Yeah, me too! While I haven’t whipped up a batch in a while, the craving to revisit those sugary clouds of joy has come knocking. So, to reignite my donut-making passion, I’m brainstorming a list of mouthwatering flavors to experiment with. First on the list? Double chocolate banana! These Baked Banana Donuts were pure decadence – rich, moist, and packed with chocolatey goodness. They seriously reminded me of a healthier version of chocolate cake, and let’s be honest, who can resist that? The best part? These baked banana donuts are a guilt-free indulgence, clocking in at 3 Weight Watchers points. I used Lily’s no sugar added baking chocolate to chip the sugar and the points low, and it worked out great. If you’ve ever wanted chocolate banana bread in a donut, this is for you! 
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
Baked Banana Donuts are a great spring flavor.
Of course, they’re good any time of year, but the flavor is perfect for those last few weeks of winter when you’re heading into spring. They’re dense but fruity!
They make a great brunch donut.
Whip these up for a weekend brunch and you’ll delight all of the guests with your kitchen skills.
Banana and chocolate pair so well together.
It’s a classic combination, so you know it works well. The next step is just to dive in and make them! 
Ingredients you need to make Baked Banana Donuts:
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 medium mashed banana
- ¼ cup unsweetened cashew milk or other low point milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 32 g Lily’s dark chocolate chips (about 2.5 Tbsp)
How to make Baked Banana Donuts (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 6 hole donut pan with some nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the egg and sugar together until it’s light and fluffy. Mix in the mashed banana, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Fold in flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter into the 6 donut holes, filled to the top.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until baked through.
Let cool then gently remove from the donut pan and enjoy!
Makes 6 donuts. Nutrition info for 1 donut: Calories 98, Fat 3 g, Saturated fat 1.25 g, Carbs 15 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Sugars 4.45 g, Sodium 15.97 mg, Protein 2 g. 
WW Points For Baked Banana Donuts:
- Egg 0 points
- Sugar 4 points
- Medium mashed banana 0 points
- Unsweetened cashew milk 0 points
- Vanilla extract 0 points
- All purpose flour 4 points
- Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 points
- Baking powder 0 points
- Lily’s dark chocolate chips 5 points
3 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
SP blue & purple- 2 using WW recipe builder
SP green- 3 using WW recipe builder
Points Plus- 2 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- Use different flavors of Lily’s no sugar added baking chocolate to switch this cup. Salted caramel, white chocolate, and chocolate peanut butter would all be good!
Tips and Tricks for Making Baked Banana Donuts:
- Store any leftover donuts in a sealed container. They are best in the fridge after a day and these baked banana donuts will freeze well.
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Baked banana donuts
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 medium mashed banana
- 1/4 cup milk *I used unsweetened cashew milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 32 g Lily's dark chocolate chips *about 2.5Tbsp
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 6 hole donut pan with some nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the egg and sugar together until it’s light and fluffy. Mix in the mashed banana, milk and vanilla extract.
- Fold in flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter into the 6 donut holes, filled to the top.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until baked through.
- Let cool then gently remove from donut pan and enjoy!
Notes
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
SP blue & purple- 2 using WW recipe builder
SP green- 3 using WW recipe builder
Points Plus- 2 using PP calculator
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Could you substitute flour for almond flour?
Hi Stephanie, I know AF bakes very differently so all I can suggest is to try it and see
Sounds yummy! Do you have a substitute for banana…I have a son who cannot eat them. Would applesauce work?
You could try applesauce, they should work .. I have a recipe for chocolate glazed donuts with no banana that you can use
The one pan I don’t have is a donut pan. How about making these in a muffin or muffin top tin instead?
You can try a mini muffin pan 🙂
If I dont have a donut pan, do you think this recipe would still work in a muffin pan?
Hi Lauren, they should still bake ok, maybe in a mini muffin tin
Hi Kate, thank you so much for posting the recipes. I have made a few and they all have been awesome. I have a question about the donuts, I made them today even though I am not a fan of bananas 🙁 they tasted good with a hint of the banana. My question is do you think it would work if i substituted applesauce in place of the banana?
Hi, thanks for your kind words 🙂 in most cases applesauce will work as a good substitute for banana so I say give it a go 🙂
Thank you!!!! These donuts give me a dark chocolate flavor hit that is just right!
That is awesome to hear 🙂
I made these yesterday and they came out good but they are more dense than yours look in the pictures, other that using skim milk followed the recipe to a T. Any suggestions?
It is so hard to say when I am not there, while I do have some muffin/loaf recipes that are denser these donuts were not very dense at all.. sorry I can’t be more help, maybe a smaller banana?
I made these today in a 16-mini muffin tin. I used 1% milk, a large banana, and semi-sweet mini chocochips. Checked them after 14 minutes then baked them 1 more minute for good measure. I thought about inserting marbles in the middles to make donuts, but was too lazy to find them. They tasted very good and were not dense at all.
Hi Debra, so glad you enjoyed them, thanks for sharing your tips 🙂
Oh MY !!! Delish !! I’m on WW Green & this just hit the spot. Easy & taste so awesome. A side of raspberries & TBS of whip made it feel 4 star ~ haha Thank-you, Thank-you Thank-you…did I say Thank-you?? Thank-you !!!
Hi Helga, yay I am so glad you enjoyed the donuts and I love that you added raspberries and whip cream for a delicious dessert 🙂