Vitamin C and potassium provide more healthy benefits.
Oh, and fiber.
Then two or three of the bunch turn on you as they ripen.
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Rest easy, overripe bananas are not inedible but have reached another stage in their development.
Something magical happens as bananas ripen and transform from bright yellow to that unappetizing brown/black.
They get sweeter as the starches develop.
Probably not as good as youd like.
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They will mostly be mushy when thawed so they arent great for eating out of hand.
Banana Bread Recipes
Banana bread is the go-to plan for overripe bananas.
Banana bread can be dressed up with chopped nuts, chocolate chips or even dried cranberries or other fruit.
A tablespoon of banana liqueur or spice rum adds another flavor profile.
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The recipe makes a single loaf though many reviewers say youll be sorry if you dont double it.
Warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream?
Looking for a way to combine a love of cheesecake with banana bread?
Well, maybe not but now that youve got the suggestion, why not?
Kristyn Merkley at Lil Luna shares thiscream cheese-filled banana breadand it is totally decadent.
It gets 4.76 stars from more than 800 reviewers.
Theyre like eating a dessert thats socially accepted as breakfast.
This is a win, especially if you add a punch of vitamin C from orange juice.
The reviews alone will make you want to tie on an apron and get baking.
If you dont have a donut pan, these also make great donut holes using a muffin pan.
Thisbanana pancakesrecipe from Once Upon a Chef calls for just one overripe banana and the browner, the better.
Theres double banana flavor thanks to the smashed banana in the batter and sliced less-ripe banana on the top.
Would it be too much to top with whipped cream?
Share them with family and friends and spread the joy around.
The antioxidant properties of fresh blueberries pack an additional nutritious punch.
Arman Liew at The Big Mans World creates easy, healthy sweets and breakfast recipes.
Hisbanana-oatmeal cookieslook really good and are manageable for even a novice baker.
Thistropical green smoothiefrom Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature makes it easy to be green.
Use frozen overripe bananas for this pina colada-esque smoothie.
The vivid color comes from spinach, kale or Swiss chard.
Use what youve got on hand.
Ripe Bananas Dessert Recipes
Bananas by themselves are the dessert of the produce section.
But the real magic happens when you add a little flour and butter.
Now, you have desserts that make all the other fruits jealous.
If youre baking to impress,cinnamon-banana cake with chocolate ganacheis the ticket.
No need to be precise.
Plus, its from Eating Well magazine via Diabetic Living Magazine, which means it has less processed sugar.
Ispeanut butter cookie dough shakea dessert, breakfast or serious afternoon pick-me-up?
Maybe all three once you make this great recipe from Blissful Basil.
Its vegan and gluten free but chock full of delicious flavors, for sure.
Banana pudding is a favorite dessert, but you need firm bananas to make it look good.
Enter thisbanana cake recipefrom Holly at Spend With Pennies.
The mixture goes into the oven light and pudding-like and comes out as a cake with its own sauce.
Its the best of both worlds!
Do you like the sound of caramelized brown sugar and bananas atop a delicious cake?
Then we can be friends.
A list of overripe banana recipes would be complete without the Kings favorite flavor combo.
This is a soft cookie no matter how you make it.
The moisture from the banana makes sure of that.
Is it a cocktail dessert?
Well, it certainly can be if youre making therock lobster cocktailfrom The Spruce Eats.
The adult drink gets plenty of tropical kick from coconut rum, dark rum and banana liqueur.
What a way to use a very ripe banana.
Tuck the recipe forchocolate chip banana barsaway for when youve got a bunch of overripe bananas.
This great recipe from Butter with a Side of Bread calls for five of them.
Johna Strickland is a senior editor with The Penny Hoarder.
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