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 will be the first time I tell my family NOT to eat the bananas… not very often I am purposely trying to make my fruit over ripe. Â LOL Â Thank you!
your no fail banana bread sounds/looks great, and is always needed, seems like s soon as we turn around our bananas are brown, and I hate wasted food! Any idea the calorie count for this recipe?
so many great recipes!
This is such a great list of recipes! Whenever I have overripe bananas, I almost always just make my favorite banana nut bread. Although I love it, it’s great to see so many new options.!
The Banana Bread Pancakes Looks delicious, will make those when my husband wakes up 😉
I like fried bananas. After cooking bacon, leave the grease in the pan. Then, peel and slice the banana lengthwise. Cut the slices in half to make turning easier. Fry in the hot grease until starting to get a crisp coating and then turn over. You could sprinkle with powered sugar but I like them just as is. These are great with breakfast.
Love all the options but you missed one from long, long ago.
BANANA PINEAPPLE JAM – so good my sister’s boys used to auction them off at school 45 years ago.
Pick a pectin, pick a jam that sounds similar. Ingredients: One can of crushed pineapple, mashed ripe bananas to equal the amount of fruit called for by the pectin. Proceed according to the instructions. Simple but so yummy.
That’s a lot of good recipes to keep in mind. Good use for older bananas
This is our favorite use for brown bananas!
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/black-bottom-banana-bars
I need to bookmark this. I only like bananas when they’re hard. When they’re ripe get I don’t know what to do with them.
I’m definitely going to try the peanut butter banana cookies!
my kids like Banana Milk—put a couple over ripe bananas in the blender, milk, cinnamon and a sweetener. Purée and pour into cups
bananas that are starting to brown (or really, almost any fruit that’s starting to turn) goes in a gallon Baggie in my freezer, to be ready for smoothies! I buy a bunch of bananas in the rare scenario that I find them for 37 or 39 cents/lb, even though I know they won’t all get eaten. Then when we have smoothies we always have a supply 🙂
At home, we always make ‘Banana milk’ with overripe bananas, it’s like a milkshake, but without ice-cream (so it also has no added sugar!). Just put bananas, (cold) milk and a pinch of instant coffee in the blender and mix. According to my mom, my great-grandfather used to add a raw egg for protein, but we don’t do that now 😉
Stacie Thank you so much for featuring my Bruleed Banana Bundt Cake and Simple Skinny Banana Cookies! I LOVE the fact that you did a round up like this! I am in LOVE with these other recipes!!!
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I hate to eat brown bananas but they are great in banana bread. The extra sweetness of the banana means I can cut down on the sugar as well.
The only recipe for over ripe bananas that I’ve ever heard of is for banana bread. I never touch that either, I just don’t like over ripe bananas I’m afraid.
Thanks so much for all the delicious recipes for bananas!
Thanks for adding my banana flaxseed waffles recipe in the round-up Stacie!! Really appreciate it!
strawberry banana smoothie