Matcha Banana Donuts With Matcha Lemon Glaze
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Today is the first day of the fourth year of my blogging journey and I cannot thank each of y’all enough for stopping by to read and/or comment. I have learned so much in these past 3 years from all of y’all. From tips on taking better food photo’s, to miscellaneous facts that would make me show off at trivia night, to the joys of owning a Smartphone powered by Walmart Family Mobile’s PLUS Plan!
But, by far, the most important lesson I have learned is that y’all, my fellow foodies, can connect so meaningfully over the miles, without ever knowing or seeing each other. And that my friends, has made this blogging journey such a beautiful one.
So, today, in addition to the whole blogiversary dealio, my daughter and I figured we would celebrate another milestone. This past week she got her report card, which, in this household means the end of her junior year and the beginning of her senior year of high school.
Of course, she is excited, but to me, this is bittersweet as next summer is probably going to be filled with college orientations and dorm-buddies and the like. Which would make this summer our last “normal” summer. So, (to help me more than her deal with what’s on the horizon) we have vowed to celebrate this summer with gusto and revisiting some of our old favorites! We have also made it a point to be really present with each other and make every opportunity to hang out a deliberate one.
So, this past weekend when our first movie night of the summer came around, I entertained her request for donuts for our movie-night snack by making these Matcha Banana Donuts With Matcha Lemon Glaze. If you happen to think Macha is overwhelming, mixing it with banana (in the donuts) and with lemon (in the glaze), seemed to tone it down, IMO. These Matcha Banana Donuts With Matcha Lemon Glaze might be a treat, but they also happen to be gluten-free!
As I iced these donuts, my daughter looked through the movie choices on my phone, showing me movie trailers of the ones she liked.
Thanks to the Walmart Family Mobile PLUS Plan (which includes Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data with up to 10GB of 4G LTE), I did not have a conniption over her going over my data limit as she used my Samsung Galaxy S5 to watch movie trailers and read reviews online as she tried to whittle down the movie choices for our movie night. And, that’s not all – with the $49.88 Walmart Family Mobile PLUS Plan I also get a FREE movie on VUDU every month (a $7 value) per line!
By the way, the Walmart Family Mobile PLUS Plan starter kit will be on rollback for $19.88 (from $25) – and since Family Mobile bills you later, you only have to pay $19.88 when you sign up! Talk about a deal – huh?!
Disclaimer: All prices for phones and plans included in this post are accurate as of the date of posting; however, these prices are subject to change. Please refer to http://cbi.as/3edbx or your local Walmart for current pricing.
After much deliberation, my daughter picked “Now You See Me” (an old favorite of ours) to stream on our Smart TV. We turned off all the lights (much like we used to do when she was a youngster) and pulled out all the blankets and turned the AC way up (it is summer here in Georgia and evenings don’t normally call for blankets), and hunkered down with these Matcha Banana Donuts With Matcha Lemon Glaze and some cold milk.
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Ingredients
For The Matcha Banana Donuts
- 1 cup gluten free flour blend
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons Matcha powder
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk of your choice I used coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup mashed banana
For the Matcha Lemon Glaze
- 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk of your choice I used coconut
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Matcha powder
- 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Instructions
For The Matcha Banana Donuts
- Preheat oven to 425
- Mix the dry ingredients - the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and Matcha powder in a bowl and set aside.
- Then mix the egg, melted coconut oil, non-dairy milk, almond extract and mashed banana in a separate bowl.
- Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and stir till combined
- Grease a donut pan and drop spoonfuls into donut pan
- Bake for 10 minutes and let cool before icing.
For the Matcha Lemon Glaze
- In a bowl, mix up non-dairy milk, powdered sugar, and Matcha powder till mixture is smooth
- Then add in grated lemon zest and use to drizzle over donuts
So, our movie night was extra special, not only because we were having Matcha Banana Donuts for dessert, but because our VUDU movie was FREE!
Thank you again to all of y‘all for reading. And, to those of y’all who have been around since the early days – y’all have my heart – thank y’all ever so much!
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Happy blog anniversary!This sounds a delicious way to use matcha tea in recipes.
congratulations dear!! 4th year should include dessserts and im glad it was in the form of matcha with donut. i cant believe shes really really graduating highschool.
Oh, you’ve gone and done it again, Shashi! I’ll be thinking about these matcha donuts for the rest of the day now. Oh! What about your beet doughnuts with a matcha lemon glaze? They’d be perfect for Christmas! And I love the idea of turning the temperature down and curling up with a movie and a blanket. Of course, it’s been downright cold up here this weekend, so we haven’t even needed the AC. Oh, and where is lil Shashi thinking about for college? There’s some pretty good ones near Saratoga Springs. Just sayin’. 🙂 (That way, I could ensure that you’d be up to visit a lot…with treats…mwahahaha!)
Happy Anniversary! It has been long time since I had a matcha donut…these look fab. with tee glaze.
Happy Blog-iversary, Shashi!!! I totally agree that one of the best parts of blogging is the friends you make. I am SO thankful to call you a friend and I’ve loved getting to know you! Your blog and recipes are so unique and I can’t wait to see what the 4th year of blogging brings you (and me and my belly). 😉 And huge congrats to your daughter- I hope senior year brings her much happiness… but first you two need to enjoy the summer together! And hopefully that involves tons of the donuts! These look amazing, girlfriend! The color is fabulous and I love matcha, but never thought of pairing it with bananas and putting it in donuts!! GENIUS! I could eat a few dozen of these right now! Cheers, friend!
Happy Fourth Blogiversary, my dear Shashi!!! <3 Aw… thank you for sharing such beautiful thoughts with us. I am so happy to meet bloggers like you, Shashi. It really is incredible how we can never even meet and still have this wonderful support + friendship. 🙂
D'awww… on your last "normal" summer with your daughter. Again, I must say, you're the Best Mom Ever!! I can only begin to imagine that your daughter must be as committed as you to celebrating this last "normal" one with complete gusto!
These matcha banana donuts looks so ridiculously amazing. I can hardly believe that they're GF! Can't wait to see what else you have planned with your daughter this summer. Much love + congrats again to your 4th blogiversary. <3
I’ve never used matcha but I am going to have to with this amazing recipe!
Never had matcha before but looking to give it a try. These donuts are dazzling beauties with that perfect glaze!
First happy blog-anniversary!! These donuts are a perfect way to celebrate!! And I just love that you and your daughter are celebrating this summer with gusto before next summer and college. Love love that!!
Congrats on your anniversary! I love the “blogging world” and all that comes with it! These donuts look like delicious treats! Love that glaze and my fave color, too)! Nice!
You make green frosting look GOOOOODDDD!
Happy 4th anniversary on this wonderful blog! These match banana donuts are the most perfect way to celebrate! I just started getting into the matcha craze and I LOVE IT!
Yessss matcha and banana sounds awesome!!!
Yessss matcha and banana sounds awesome!!! I love the color so much 😀
Happy Blog Anniversary! What a fantastic way to spend this summer with your daughter – all those free movies will allow you plenty of time together. And these donuts… I’m certain they taste as good as they look. T
Happy blogiversary, Shashi! I totally agree that being able to meet and stay in touch with so many amazing people despite the distances is a pretty great thing. Blogging has introduced so many wonderful people into my life (including you!!), that I honestly don’t know what I’d do without it. Here’s to another amazing year 🙂
Congrats to you on the blog anniversary and I so agree with you. It’s so fun to connect with other food bloggers like yourself and develop relationships and get a peak into each other’s lives.
Another congrats to your daughter, too. You’re a pretty cool mom.
LOVE these, that color! Wow,I could eat a few of these right now. Thanks Shashi! 🙂
Awesome donuts!!!! Bobby isn’t a fan of matcha; therefore, I would have this whole batch to myself. YAY! 🙂
Congratulations of four blog years! I had to come over to see these bright green donuts! I;ve never had matcha but I’ve been seeing it everywhere! Looks interesting! I’m in need of a new phone plan , so I will check out the Wall Mart Plan you mentioned! Great post – thanks
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