What to Do With Overripe Bananas… Besides Just Going Bananas

Bananas are a temperamental kind of fruit. If the ripeness is just right, eating a banana can be bliss. Underripe? No, that’s terrible. Overripe? Even worse! And God forbid you step on a peel…

With a temperamental fruit, you just need to take what you can get. When what you can get is just an overripe banana, you’re going to have to deal with it. Sidestep the issue (and the banana peel you might have hurled to the ground in frustration) by using the bananas in recipes that require you to mush bananas up. Instead of being a banana behind, you’re one step ahead!

Banana walnut muffins: Mash the banana up with a fork and include it in stirred muffin dough before baking until muffins are golden brown.

Chocolate banana bread: Include sweet cocoa powder and chocolate chips to introduce new flavors to the classic banana bread. Mushy bananas make this bread extra moist and delicious.

Chocolate chip banana pancakes: Mix mushy bananas into the pancake mix and add chocolate chips. Serve with maple syrup or with chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

Overripe bananas are not a lost cause. Any other recipe ideas? 🍌