60 Ways To Use Up Bananas
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Here are 60 recipes of every kind to use up ripe bananas we all seem to accumulate in the home. Desserts, breakfast, smoothies, snacks, or breads.
There are bananas in our house all the time. Toward the end of summer, it seems the prices really drop, so I will buy several bunches to use in different ways and recipes. We all know its one of the easiest snacks around and kids love them.
I’m constantly online looking for new recipes and uses for bananas. I thought it would be fun to find several recipes and ideas to use up bananas and have them in one post to refer back to easily.
Bananas are rich in fiber, antioxidants, and several nutrients. A medium-sized banana contains about 105 calories. They also contain nutrients that can help moderate blood sugar levels after meals. They may also reduce appetite by slowing stomach emptying and help relieve muscle cramps caused by exercise. And the main reason why I eat bananas is they may feed the friendly gut bacteria and help protect against colon cancer.
So there is no reason not to have a banana in our diet daily.
TIP: Easy way to freeze bananas is to slice them on a cookie sheet, freeze, and then store in a freezer container. If I need a banana to bake with, I just let the amount I need to thaw in a bowl. I have frozen bananas in their skin to use in recipes that I will bake. Thaw and remove skins.
Breakfast:
- Breakfast Banana Split Recipe
- Bananas Foster French Toast Casserole
- Vegan Banana Bread Waffles
- Easy Banana Pancakes
- Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
- Banana Berry Crunch Baked Oatmeal
- Quick Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
- 3 Ingredient Banana Pancakes
- Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas
- Banana Bread Scones
Snacks:
- Gluten-Free Banana Snack
- Chocolate Banana Pops
- Banana Cereal Snacks
- Banana Dolphins
- Chocolate Covered Banana Pops
- Banana Split Bites
- Homemade Baked Banana Chips
- No-Bake Banana Bread Bites
- Dehydrated Bananas
- Yogurt Granola Banana Pops
Breads:
- Best Easy Banana Bread
- Starbucks Copy Cat Banana Walnut Bread
- Double Chocolate Banana Bread
- Whole Wheat Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread
- Cinnamon Sugar Zucchini Banana Bread
- Sour Cream Banana Bread
- Cream Cheese Banana Bread
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- One Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Coffee Cake Banana Bread
Muffins:
- Banana Crunch Pecan Muffins
- Nutella Banana Swirl Muffins
- Monkey Muffins
- Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Banana Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel
- Banana Blueberry Muffins
- Oatmeal Banana Muffins
- Perfect Banana Muffins
- Cinnamon Swirl Banana Muffins
- Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Smoothies:
- Avocado Banana Smoothie
- Mango Orange Banana Smoothie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Apple Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Pineapple Banana Smoothie
- Coffee Banana Smoothie
- Banana Breakfast Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Desserts:
- Magnolia Bakery’s Famous Banana Pudding
- Banana Bread Cobbler
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Easy Banana Cream Pie
- Banana Caramel Cream Dessert
- No-Bake Banana Split Dessert
- Banana Blondies
- Banana Upside Down Cake
- No-Bake Banana Dream Dessert
- The Best Banana Cake
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Thanks for including my Breakfast Banana Split in your round up! All of these recipes look so good!
You are welcome. I so enjoyed reading your recipe. My mom use to make that often for my dad. He loved it!
This is a great round up. I needed this last week, I had way too many bananas on hand.
Thank you for sharing, I have pinned this one for later.
We always have bananas in our home too! For now, I only tried making the simple banana muffin. I’m excited to try some of the choices above. Thanks for this awesome list.
frozen banana pops, smoothies and banana bread are my favorite ways. I need to branch out and tyr more.
This is the BEST blog post for me! I always love buying bananas, but find that I don’t get through the whole bunch before they start to get mushy. I tend to either throw them out (and I hate that!) or bake banana bread, but that gets old. I’m so excited to have these ideas! Pinning this! 🙂
I have two blackening bananas on my counter that I need to use. I usually make muffins and use a banana puree in place of all milk.
Love your tip on how to prep & freeze bananas as we all have a few left over. I’ve been wanting to learn how to use them in smoothies but so far I haven’t done it …
These are fantastic ideas! I always just eat them or bake banana bread, LOL! Sometimes, we put them in oatmeal!
I make banana protein smoothies nearly every morning. I love all these other ideas! This is a great round up!
My son and I love banana. We already tried the pancake and it tastes so good. We will try to make banana muffins next time. Thanks for sharing!
My family loves bananas – I try – I like the flavor in muffins and shakes as long as its not too strong. This is a great list of ways to use bananas – I will be trying a lot of these.
Oh wow, these are great ideas. I’m amazed by how many recipes can be done with bananas. Thanks for this Tammy!
Gorgeous pictures. I love fruits, especially banana cuz it contains Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Magnesium and Potassium! Thx for sharing healthy recipes Tammy!