While I love to eat bananas in their original form, I much prefer them baked, grilled, whipped, blended, and frozen. I love it when our bananas get so ripe that my kids won't eat them because they look funny, because that is when bananas are at their best--ripe & sweet!
20 Ways to Use Ripe Bananas
- Banana Oatmeal Muffins at Family Balance Sheet
- Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal at Family Balance Sheet
- Grilled Banana Splits at Family Balance Sheet
- Banana Nut Pancakes at The Happy Housewife
- Banana Daiquiri at The Daily Noff
- Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies at OMFG So Good
- Banana "Ice Cream" at Whole Living. Just TWO ingredients!
- 3 2 1 Custard at Greenbacks Gal. Just 3 ingredients! Also a Paleo recipe.
- Eatmore' Fudge Squares at Chocolate Covered Katie
- Banana Blueberry Swirl Popsicles at Martha Stewart
- Banana Pops at Bakers Royale
- No Bake Banana Sundae Cheesecake at The Messy Baker Blog
- Dark Chocolate & Banana Truffles at Love and Olive Oil
- Bananas Foster Bread Pudding at Confessions of a Baking Queen
- Back Yard Bananas Foster at The LoveBite
- Barbecued Stuffed Bananas at The Paleo Mom
- Roasted Banana Cake at The Faux Martha
- Slow Cooker Honey Bananas at skinnyms.
- Butterscotch Banana Blondies at Hungry Rabbit
- Coconut Lemon Banana Bread at Good Life Eats
Did you know you can freeze ripe bananas? I do it all the time when I don't think I'll use them up before they get too bad. I just unpeel them and stick them in a freezer bag. When I want to use them, I thaw in a strainer, unless I'm using them for smoothies, to allow them to drain a bit before using them in recipes. You can also freeze in their peel, but I think it's easier to peel before freezing.
For even more Ripe Banana recipes, check out my Pinterest Board, "Ideas for Ripe Bananas". I'm always adding to it. If you have a recipe you'd like me to include on the board, leave the Pinterest link in the comments.
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ReplyDeleteLOVE this post. I'm always trying to think of something to do with the "black" bananas! :)!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Sharefest. What a great post! I always thought my only options were smoothies and banana bread. :)
ReplyDeleteI always put them in the freezer only to throw them out a year later after they've become dried out and mangled. Now I see banana oatmeal muffins in my future. Stopping by from SITS.
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ReplyDeleteI love bananas, I will definitely be trying some of these
I just always make the same tired old banana bread. Sometimes I add chocolate chips if I'm feeling adventurous. This list rocks!
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