22 Recipes For When Life Gives You Ripe Bananas

Banana bread is not your limit

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Xueci Cheng

Food Editor at Kitchen Stories

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If we were to rank all fruits, bananas might just be the lowest-maintenance fruit that keeps on giving, from freshly yellowed, speckled, to browned. We love them as much as a no-fuss, ever-reliable snack as we do in banana bread, which had a serious moment during lockdown. Ripe, or overripe bananas, are perfect for many types of baked goods, as they are the natural sweetener and binding ingredient that adds moisture, plus is a handy vegan substitute for cream.

So when life gives you bananas (after lemons), make these cakes, muffins, smoothies and, even, currywurst sauce. If they’re not there yet and you can’t wait, don’t forget to check out this guide to ripen them even faster.

22 Recipes For When Life Gives You Ripe Bananas

22 recipes you can make with ripe bananas

Banana bread and co.

Chocolate banana bread with salted macadamia nuts

Banana bread

Vegan banana bread

The easiest vegan chia seed banana bread

Make banana bread granola with Lisa

Muffins and pancakes

Banana bread pancakes

Cranberry oatmeal muffins

3-ingredient paleo pancakes

Banana-speculaas muffins

Banana crumb muffins

Loaded banana and carrot breakfast muffins

Cakes

Paleo banana cake with walnuts

Sugar-free carrot cake

Rice cooker banana cake

Snacks and smoothies

3-ingredient Nutella banana oat cookies

Nice cream sandwiches

Colorful acai breakfast bowl

Quick banana blueberry ice cream

Matcha smoothie bowl with chia seeds

Strawberry-banana smoothie with healthy coconut granola

Tiramisu overnight oats and baked oats

Surprisingly, bananas also feature in the sauce for currywurst!

Currywurst (Berlin-style bratwurst with curry sauce)

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