25 Delicious Recipes for Brown Bananas
We’ve all been there—you buy a bunch of bananas with the best intentions, but before you know it, they’re sitting on the counter, turning brown, and looking a little too ripe for snacking. But don’t toss them! Those overripe bananas are little powerhouses of flavor and natural sweetness, perfect for all kinds of delicious recipes.
Whether you’re in the mood for something warm and comforting, light and refreshing, or even a little unexpected, there are plenty of ways to make the most of those brown bananas. This list is packed with ideas to help you turn them into something truly tasty. So before you throw them away, take a look—you might just find a new favorite way to use them!
My mom always made banana bread with them. I remember having an after-school banana bread snack, warm out of the oven and topped with butter. The butter would melt and flavor the bread even more. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
Whatever you do, DO NOT throw your bananas away. Put them in the freezer until you are ready to use them.
Banana Recipes
- Banana Bread Breakfast Casserole
- Banana Chocolate Cake
- Banana Cake
- Banana Nut Muffins
- Banana Cupcakes
- Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Banana Bread
- White Chocolate Cherry Banana Bread
- Bananas Foster Pancakes
- Honey Banana Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
- Crockpot Banana Bread
- Banana Streusel Muffins
- Caramel Banana Muffins
- Nutella Banana Bread
- Marbled Banana Bread
- Banana Raspberry Muffins
- Cinnamon Banana Pancakes
- Banana Bread
- Banana Cookies
- Banana Bread Overnight Oats
- Dairy-free Banana Ice Cream
- Mango Banana Marshmallow Salad
- Banana Split Brownies
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This is a good way to not throw the bananas out anymore. I also heard that they prefer to use brown ones in a frozen chocolate-dip.
omg i wanna try them all but banana bread pancakes??? ahhh totally craving
I have a few bananas in the freezer waiting for me to make muffins or banana cake!
Thanks for all of the awesome ideas!! I usually just do banana bread or muffins!
It’s nice to see so many other recipes for brown bananas other than banana bread. I do usually save my brown bananas and then I make bread.
Hey, thanks for the love! <3
I totally hear you about buying bananas with good intentions… In fact, I have a few hanging out in my kitchen that are a little past their prime.
Yum! Some really great ideas 🙂 I usually just stick with banana bread or muffins, so it would be nice to try something new like the cookies
count me in the banana bread group but so many better options in this list!
i can’t stand ripe bananas. hooray for banana bread recipes!
Some of those recipe’s sound scrumptious! Going to try a few, ty
I cut them in bites to freeze them and later have them on hand for a smoothie. You gave me cool alternatives to try. Thanks!
I can not wait to try this one Banana Caramel French Toast Bake
thanks for all the great ideas/recipes ! My son just loves when i mash in a banana in the pancake batter. Will be trying the Banana Caramel French Toast Bake for Sunday breakfast! sounds so good!
Some pretty amazing banana recipes, and I’m kicking myself for giving my daughter my Yonanas, but I see I don’t need one all I need is my food processor, awesome!!
Thank you so much for linking my Banana Berry Muffins. I’m definitely going to have to try out some of the other ones. So many great recipes! You have a beautiful site!
Definitely going to have to check these recipes out since we always have brown bananas around and I get tired of making banana bread.
Using them in cookies is my current favorite!
I think you’ve inspired me to try the waffles tho 🙂
Great recipes here!! I’ve pinned it to keep and to make some of these delicious looking recipes. 🙂
I honestly never considered an alternative to banana bread! Thank you for all the lovely ideas!
I usually stick to banana bread! But these ideas sound awesome! Thanks for putting them in one place!