Baked banana bread almond donuts

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Baked banana bread almond donuts by @rainbownourishments 💗⠀
Recipe⠀
Banana bread dry ingredients⠀
1 cup gluten free plain flour⠀
½ cup almond meal⠀
½ – ¼ cup coconut sugar⠀
2 tbsp chia or flax seeds, ground⠀
1 tsp baking powder⠀
1 tsp ground cinnamon⠀
½ tsp bicarbonate soda⠀
½ tsp ground nutmeg⠀
Banana bread wet ingredients⠀
2 bananas or ½ heaped cup of bananas, mashed⠀
¾ cup unsweetened almond milk⠀
⅓ cup light-tasting oil, such as grapeseed, canola or sunflower oil⠀
Dash of white vinegar⠀
Frosting⠀
¾ cup cashews, soaked in water for 4 hours⠀
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk⠀
¼ cup maple syrup⠀
½ cup almonds, crushed⠀
1. Preheat oven to 180C.⠀
2. Add all dry ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and mix until combined⠀
3. Add all wet ingredients to a small bowl and mix until combined.⠀
4. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined⠀
5. Pipe or spoon banana bread mixture into a non-stick donut tray. Bake in oven for 12 – 15 minutes or until a skewer can be inserted into one and comes out clean.⠀
6. Let donuts cool in the pan. After 15 minutes, turn donuts out onto a cooling rack.⠀
7. To make the icing, drain the cashews and add to a blender with the milk and maple syrup. Blend until as smooth as possible and it becomes the consistency of yoghurt.⠀
8. When the donuts have cooled, spread the icing on the donuts and sprinkle almonds to decorate.⠀
9. Serve donuts immediately. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.