School holidays + doughnuts = happy. Like most kids mine are staaaaarving when we have friends over to play, like today. Breakfast followed by a snack followed by morning tea then a snack then lunch then a snack – you get the picture.
It is so lovely to just breathe during the holidays. Today is day one and as they both have a friend over they are managing to keep themselves occupied. Which means I get to relax. Which means baking. Dr Phil. Reading the paper. Coffee. Not all at once.
I baked Nutella banana doughnuts to fill grumbling tummies and they were gratefully demolished by the crew.
This isn’t the healthiest snack but between my two and their two BFFs they annihilated the best part of a watermelon earlier so it all evens out.
As I type Miss 10 and her BFF are making pizza for lunch while Miss8 and her BFF are outside making parachutes from plastic bags. Don’t ask. Then a swim – even though it is just 24C – and making a movie based on a script they created.
Meanwhile I am about to have another coffee and read a magazine. Did I mention that I love school holidays?
GATHER:
150 grams unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature
50 grams brown sugar
50 grams caster sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
175 grams self-raising flour
2 medium bananas, mashed in a small bowl until smooth
2 tablespoons Nutella
LET’S GET TO IT:
Spray a doughnut pan with nonstick pan.
In bowl of electric mixer beat both sugars with butter and vanilla until pale and fluffy.
With beaters on low beat in egg and flour in alternative amounts until well combined.
Turn beaters off and a spoon to stir through the Nutella and mashed banana.
Scrape mix into a piping bag, snip the tip off and pipe into doughnut pan until two-thirds full.
Bake for around 15 minutes or until lightly golden and starting to pull away from the edges.
Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
When cold top with extra Nutella if desired.
the hungry mum 
Hearing you, love school holidays too. A yummy treat indeed Mrs H.
Cheers Lisa – so nice not to have spend all morning screaming at the young ‘uns to get their drink bottle/hat/sunscreen…
I should know better than to visit your website when Im hungry, you are killing me with these!
Thanks so much for sharing
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
OOops! Sorry Julie 🙂 I do tend to go hard with the sweet stuff x
Wow! what a fantastic combination of flavors in a doughnut! I am drooling!
thanks! I will have to make them again 😉
What a nice day!! And yes, I think the watermelon totally evens it out. 🙂
They had a blast! And yes, fruit totally makes Nutella donuts just fine 🙂
These look so incredibly yummy! 😀
cheers Anna, you can’t go wrong with Nutella and doughnuts x
Exactly! A perfect combination! 😀 Cheers!
Must try! These look delicious.
Cheers – they are rather gorgeous x
What a taste sensation…yummo. Thank god they’re oven baked lol 🙂
oh yes – that means you can have more than one 😉
So delightful!
thanks 🙂
I like that these are oven baked but still sound totally induldgent 🙂
Yes, it means you can eat more 🙂
Anything with Nutella and you have got my attention! Delicious donuts!
oh amen! Nutella is all the yum x
I just made baked doughnuts Sunday night too! Aren’t they amazing and easy. Yours look so good. I have a weak spot for banana and Nutella, and together….wow! I can see these being smashing! Thank you so very much for sharing!
Hey, thanks Kloe! Baked doughnuts are the bee’s knees 🙂 I heart my baking pan. And yes, Nutella is so freaking yum x
The promise of these donuts, freshly made, would have kept my siblings and I in line for at least the day. Come to think of it, that probably holds true for today, as well. 🙂
Love the banana and chocolate combination! 🙂
Any day + donuts = HAPPY 🙂 Ive never made donuts before, really must change that.