If you have time on your hands:
This is what I do most often. If I have the time, and don’t particularly want to use the banana right at this moment, I will do one of two things:
- Freeze the entire banana whole. This way, you can defrost the banana, cut off the end, and squeeze the banana into your recipe. You barely even need to mash it, because it will be basically mashed already, or liquidy enough to mix right in.
- Cut it into coins, and place it in a ziplock bag. This is perfect if you are looking to sweeten a smoothie, and cut back on the ice you are putting in. You don’t need to dilute your drink this way. More flavor, nice!
Freezing the entire banana whole
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This recipe uses 3 ripe bananas, so you will need to wait until you have accumulated 3 of your ripe bananas in your freezer. But it is so worth it! It is super moist and easy to make, you will never need another banana bread recipe again!
Nutella Swirl Banana Muffins
Another favourite! This one only needs 2 ripe bananas so you will need to wait until you have accumulated 2 of them in your freezer. Perfect for when you don’t want a whole loaf!
Cutting banana into coins and freezing
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
A quick and easy smoothie that uses only 4 ingredients: milk, 1 banana, strawberries and yogurt. A favourite around here during berry season!
Fruity Green Smoothie
If you want to use the ripe banana RIGHT NOW!
Coconut, Cranberry and Pumpkin Seed Microwave Oatmeal
This is my go-to oatmeal! I can’t get enough of these flavours, and it is ready in no time. Perfect for days when you wake up late.
Banana Nutella Mug Cake
Banana Bread Granola
Caramelized Banana Oatmeal
This recipe is a little special. It calls for 1 ripe banana but also 2 non ripe bananas. Honestly, you can omit the 2 non ripe bananas, but then it wouldn’t be caramalized now would it??
Chocolate Chip Banana Pecan Pancakes
Eggless Banana Chai Latte Cookies
I'm convinced Finn adds extra bananas to our shopping so that they go brown and we can use them to make something tasty! I've tried a few of these but there are a few that I haven't and I'm def going to try. Banana bread granola – yum!
delicious round up of desserts looks wonderful
What an awesome recipe roundup! I love naturally sweetening with ripe bananas 🙂
<3 Bananas!
I always get a little worried if I don't have bananas and eggs in the flat, cause with those two ingredients and couple of cupboard ingredients you can make so many things, which this post proves ;D Yum! x
I am an overripe banana hoarder. I have tons of frozen bananas in my freezer and love pulling them out for recipes. Thanks for this collection of recipes!
Now I need to go get some bananas and let them ripen so I can make ALL these!
Mine would go into a smoothie for sure. What great ideas!
In the last few years, bananas have become so important to me. I don't know what I'd do without it! In the summer, they do ripen too fast and it's great to have such an arsenal of recipes to fall back on. 🙂
This is great!! I frequently have just one or two bananas and can only find recipes that would require me to go buy more.
It would probably help if I didn't just toss whole super ripe bananas in the freezer. Cutting them into coins from now on!
yesterday for breakfast I mixed a ripe banana with yogurt!
What a great post! I've always got an overripe banana or two around that usually just end up in the freezer for smoothies. Love all of your ideas!
I always slice up my very ripe bananas and freeze them flat on a plate, then transfer them all into a big freezer bag. I make banana pancakes all the time and I never run out of ripe bananas!
These are great ideas! Those Chocolate Chip Banana Pecan Pancakes are calling my name 🙂
Ah, but this post claims to be “10 things you can make with only one ripe banana” … so all the suggestions about “you’ll have to wait until you accumulate more bananas” shouldn’t be included, no?
You know, that is true. I will have to update this post to include the ones that only use 1 banana.