Best Banana Recipes. From Banana Bread Cookies to Banoffee Pie, here are 25 rescue recipes to use ripe bananas in so many ways, you’ll never throw them out again.
Best Banana Recipes. From Banana Bread Cookies to Banoffee Pie and so much more!!
It started with Mom’s Banana Bread, many years ago, I guess. Coming from a family of 8 growing up in the 70’s and 80’s nothing went to waste, including ripe bananas.
To tell the truth, I’m not sure a banana has ever been thrown out in this house in the 25 years we’ve lived here. It is a little bit of an obsession of mine, I’ll admit.
A growing list of best banana recipes.
But, having a blog gave me reason to create as many recipes to use them as possible. That’s just what I’ve done for over. decade now, continuously adding more of my best banana recipes to the website.
Ever since the beginning of Rock Recipes back in 2007, I have continuously added more and more recipes to the list. In fact, if you search Rock Recipes by ingredient, you will find over 35 recipes with banana as an ingredient.
Here I have brought together some of the most popular ever. I hope you find several to enjoy.
Best Banana Recipes
Best Banana Recipes. From Banana Bread Cookies to Banoffee Pie, here are 25 rescue recipes to use ripe bananas in so many ways, you'll never throw them out again.
Nutella Ganache Banana Cupcakes. The perfect use for ripe bananas. Moist tender banana cupcakes with rich Nutella glaze.
Mom’s Old Fashioned Banana Bread. A 40 year old, unfussy family recipe that turns out great, moist banana bread every time.
Oatmeal Apple Banana Low Fat Muffins - A very easy to make recipe for moist, delicious breakfast muffins that uses a minimum of vegetable oil and sugar, although you'll never miss it.
Chocolate Orange Banana Bread with White Chocolate Chunks. Definitely not your Grandma’s banana bread!
Bananas Foster French Toast - a completely indulgent version of French toast topped with a rum, caramel and banana sauce. Terrific for a celebration or Holiday brunch like Easter or Mothers Day.
Banana Bread Cookies. A soft cookie with a cake-like texture that's so easy to make and with the bonus of added chocolate chips. Maybe the best use for ripe bananas yet!
Banoffee Pie. A dessert favourite in the UK, this luscious banana, caramel toffee, cream, graham cracker crust delight will have everyone at the table asking for seconds. Better make two!
Sticky Toffee Banana Pudding - a delicious take on a British classic dessert that also helps use those over ripe bananas on your counter top.
Chocolate Banana Caramel Walnut Coffee Cake - perhaps the best ever way too use those over ripe bananas you can never seem to get rid of. Turn them into this indulgent brunch or dessert cake.
Caramel Banana Cream Pie - Good old Banana Cream Pie gets the luscious addition of a layer of homemade caramel sauce on top. The result is as completely indulgent as it gets. Bound to become a family favourite recipe.
Double Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread. This modern chocolate banana bread ups the delicious ante with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans in a version of the classic loaf cake that everyone loves.
Inspired by the famous British dessert, Sticky Toffee Pudding and a banana version of it that I developed, this dense mist cake is the perfect way to use those ripened, speckled bananas on your counter top. This cake does not have a typical cake texture; like a good sticky toffee pudding, it sort of collapses in your mouth to a dense, rich, caramel-y, luscious bite that is simply addictive.
Banana Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins. A banana muffin base recipe that’s bursting with pockets of tart raspberry and sweet white chocolate. An outstanding flavour combination.
This Chocolate Banana Cake is a terrific recipe to use those always present brown speckled bananas on your counter in an easy to make, delicious dessert.
A different mango and spice twist on a traditional banana bread. A great addition to packed lunches or as an afternoon snack. Makes a terrific bake sale contribution too.
A close cousin to the carrot cake, Hummingbird Cake is just as easy to make and features the standout flavour combination of pecan, banana and pineapple.
Banana Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins. A banana muffin base recipe that’s bursting with pockets of tart raspberry and sweet white chocolate. An outstanding flavour combination.
Honey Cake with Rum & Butter Bananas. This easy to make rich honey cake is wonderful all on it's own but dress it up with some quickly sauteed rum and butter bananas to take it to another luscious level.
Toffee Pecan Banana Bread. Old fashioned, moist delicious banana bread with the addition of crunchy pecans and toffee chips. Perfect for lunchboxes, coffee breaks or a grab and go breakfast.
Banana Cake with Brown Butter Frosting. A cross between a butter cake and banana bread, this is an easy to make, moist, tender banana cake with a slightly caramel-y flavoured brown butter frosting. Homemade at it’s best!
Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake - one of our very best recipes to use that never ending supply of over ripe bananas on your kitchen counter.
Chocolate Caramel Walnut Banana Waffles. An ultimately indulgent weekend brunch dish for special occasions. Or, add a scoop of ice cream and call it dessert!
Honey Banana Snack Cake. The quickest and easiest snack cake ever. All ingredients go into one bowl, then it's just mix and bake! Perfect for packed lunches and after school snacks.
Double Chocolate Banana Cupcakes. An easy to make banana cake batter with added chocolate chips, bakes to moist tender perfection. They're then topped with silky Italian Buttercream Frosting.
Chocolate Hummingbird Cheesecake - a decadent dark chocolate cheesecake is baked directly on top of a banana pecan cake base; all in the same pan at the same time!
Banana Cream Cheese Whoopie Pies. Another incredibly delicious way to use over ripe bananas in a treat that everyone will love!
BONUS RECIPE: Orange Raisin Five Spice Banana Bread - what a wonderful combination of flavours in this heavenly scented banana bread. Another great use for ripe bananas.
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