Ripe Banana's.......What to do with them?

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  • fixeruppper
    fixeruppper Posts: 105 Member
    Just made your home made chocolate bar recipe and it's absolutely incredible. I think you could also use this recipe for a sugar free/fat free icing. Thanks for posting this amazing recipe.
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    http://www.dailygarnish.com/recipes?recipe_id=6003728
    This ^
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    bump
  • thegirl68
    thegirl68 Posts: 28 Member
    here is our favorite ripe banana recipe:
    WW Banana-Cinnamon Pancakes
    2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    A sprinkle of nutmeg
    1 egg
    3 tablespoons canola oil
    2 cups low-fat buttermilk
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    1 large banana, mashed (or really as many overripe banana's as you have- I've used 3 and it works great!)
    Cooking spray for pan

    Preparation:
    Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix wet ingredients together in a smaller bowl. Then, just dump the two together & stir it up. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, coat it in cooking spray, and spoon a few dollops of the batter onto the pan. Cook on both sides until golden brown. Then coat with jam, maple syrup, or your favorite pancake topping & enjoy!

    To save for later: When the pancakes are cool, put'em in a baggie and freeze them. Reheat by popping in the toaster (same way you would with a frozen waffle or nuke'em in the microwave then top with jam, maple syrup, or your favorite pancake topping & enjoy!

    My kids really like them with peanut butter & honey too!
  • Shauniie28
    Shauniie28 Posts: 18
    You can always make banana bread being that it is the holiday season, you can also add them to a smootie or freeze then and then add them to a smootie.
  • Iheartsushi
    Iheartsushi Posts: 150 Member
    Yep! Ripe bananas always turn into banana pancakes in my house!
  • susanswan
    susanswan Posts: 1,194 Member
    I put mine in my oatmeal all smooshed up and add some Hershey's Cocoa powder!!! Yummmmmmmyyyyy!!!

    I will definitely try the chocolate candy bar recipe!! Sounds like trouble! = D
  • doughnutwretch
    doughnutwretch Posts: 498 Member
    Tried this recipe this weekend and LOVED it:

    3 bananas
    2 cups rolled oats
    1 cup dried pineapple
    1/3 cup vegetable oil
    1 tsp vanilla

    Mash bananas. Add in rolled oats, dried pineapple, vegetable oil and vanilla and mix together. Drop balls of batter on cookie sheet (12-24 cookies depending on your preference of size) and let sit for 15 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

    We also added some shredded coconut to the mixture.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    every idea so far has my mouth watering!

    My go to's are:
    ice cream (from first post)
    pancakes
    with oats/whey/pb
    pumpkin/banana loaf
  • eating4balance
    eating4balance Posts: 743 Member
    Just made your home made chocolate bar recipe and it's absolutely incredible. I think you could also use this recipe for a sugar free/fat free icing. Thanks for posting this amazing recipe.

    Glad you liked it. I have used it to coat healthy cake balls too. I wonder how it would hold up as frosting...?
  • thinnerisstronger
    thinnerisstronger Posts: 124 Member
    banana bread or muffins. or you can mix them into your oatmeal!
  • cbh142
    cbh142 Posts: 270 Member
    i love bananas!
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 735 Member
    banana bread, muffins, pancakes, smoothie, or just slice and freeze them and when uwant a swee treat take them out and top them with sugar free chocolate syrup or honey....mmmmmmm
  • jayne_mel
    jayne_mel Posts: 173 Member
    Tried this recipe this weekend and LOVED it:

    3 bananas
    2 cups rolled oats
    1 cup dried pineapple
    1/3 cup vegetable oil
    1 tsp vanilla

    Mash bananas. Add in rolled oats, dried pineapple, vegetable oil and vanilla and mix together. Drop balls of batter on cookie sheet (12-24 cookies depending on your preference of size) and let sit for 15 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

    We also added some shredded coconut to the mixture.

    Just made these... subbed apple sauce for oil, and did 3/4 cup sultanas and 1/4 dried kiwi!! Used GF oats and real vanila and turned it into gluten free vegan deliciousness. Mine came in at 59 calories apiece. It made 23.
  • DorisR184
    DorisR184 Posts: 471 Member
    Bump
  • MrsR0SE
    MrsR0SE Posts: 313 Member
    How did I never find out until today that you can freeze bananas, lol! That fact will be almost life-changing in our house :happy:
  • CannibalisticVegetarian
    CannibalisticVegetarian Posts: 1,255 Member
    smoothie

    ^^What he/she said
  • DBBA21
    DBBA21 Posts: 104 Member
    bump
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I am making a loaf of banana bread with mine. It is a hit in my house.
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    I let bananas get almost all brown and then cut them up, freeze them, and add them to my protein smoothies. I have chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, and pina colada protein powder and they all taste so much better with a banana added in.
  • DONNADEAUX
    DONNADEAUX Posts: 7 Member
    was gonna say the same thing as the others, i make a great protein shake out of them,and u dont have to add anything for sweetness
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 223 Member
    Homemade Chocolate Bar:
    - Put 1 banana and 4-8 Tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder (depending on if you like dark chocolate or not) and put in a food processor. Blend for 2 minutes, scraping the sides.
    - Then place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Scoop out the banana mixture on top and spread out with your hands a bit. Place another sprayed sheet of wax paper on top of that and use a rolling pin to roll out the banana mixture to your desired thickness.
    - Remove the top layer of wax paper and place the cookie sheet in the freezer. Let it freeze for at least 1 hour or until solid.
    I love this idea!
  • nanainkent
    nanainkent Posts: 350 Member
    :happy:
  • evolutioner
    evolutioner Posts: 30
    Mash the Bananas in a bowl with a fork and add some chocolate powder with a little honey/sweetener and you have chocolate banana pudding :D, you can add nuts too and some instant coffee if you want.
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    freeze or just eat them :|
    my mum likes bananas when there still a bit green... but i dont like them till there starting to turn black ... we have issues in our house when buying bananas
  • rachmaree
    rachmaree Posts: 782 Member
    Bump! İ have been mixing one medium banana with one scoop poroein powder and 2-3 egg whites, blended up then in the microwave for 3 mins ... Or one banana mixed with an egg cooked as a pancake
  • cbaac03
    cbaac03 Posts: 152
    Freeze them and make these orange julius'. They are my FAVORITE! My toddler thinks they are the best treat ever and even my picky husband thinks they are delicious.

    Orange Julius:
    Blend together the following:
    1 1/2 C. Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk
    Handful of Ice
    1/2 frozen banana
    1 packet sunrise classic orange crystal light (it doesn't have to be crystal light brand, any generic brand will do as long as it's orange flavored)
    1 scoop Vanilla protein

    Sounds great! I'll be trying this soon. Thanks!
  • Sucy1
    Sucy1 Posts: 52
    bump
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    Banana bread is always good. Bananas are also my FAVORITE ingredient in pancakes. Mashed the banana and it acts as a binder.

    I also add plain Seltzer/carbonated water in place of ALL other liquids to make the pancakes extremely fluffy.
  • 2abnorth
    2abnorth Posts: 59 Member
    Some great ideas here! Bumping for later.:smile:
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