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I pretty much say this about the every recipe I post here but these are the BEST thing ever ever baked in my kitchen! At least so Mr claimed!

These are so moist, soft and super-pillowy. Banana and chocolate heaven in each bite! These baked doughnuts will truly rock your world I tell ya! People with diet-restrictions, this recipe is a MUST in your repertoire!! Such a result without eggs and whole wheat flour… Amazing!

And these beauties are then topped with ganache.. A white chocolate ganache.. slurp… It is so gorgeous and I am telling you that this ganache is a MUST for these donuts! I mean who eats a naked donut, right?!!! And then the sprinkles which truly are a NECESSITY! 😀

I shall not endorse it anymore but you gotta try it to believe it! 🙂

Baked Chocolate Banana Doughnuts

Yields: 8 doughnuts

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 Tbsp Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
• 4 Tbsp yogurt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For Ganache:

• 2 Tbsp medium-fat cream/milk
• 4 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped
• sprinkles, optional

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven at 180ºC/350ºF. Grease doughnut pan with baking spray. Set aside
2. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together melted butter and brown sugar. Whisk in mashed banana, yogurt and vanilla extract.
4. Slowly fold in dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Divide the batter equally and fill the mold no more than 3/4th. Bake for 11-12 minutes. Cool in pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes. Then carefully turn out doughnuts directly onto rack to cool.
5. Preparing ganache: In a microwave safe bowl, heat the cream for 40-60 seconds. Fold in chopped white chocolate and mix till it melts completely. Dip cooled doughnuts one by one into bowl of ganache and place back on a cooling rack. Top with sprinkles and serve. Doughnuts will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days.

*In ganache reccipe, white chocolate may be substituted with dark chocolate.