24 banana dessert recipes

Vegetarian mince pies with a suet-free, no-suet British mincemeat: dried fruits, ripe banana, almonds, brandy, and warm spice tucked inside flaky shortening pastry. The traditional Christmas pie, made meatless.

It was named for Richard Foster, a friend of Brennan and regular patron of the restaurant. It remains the most popular dish at the restaurant to this day. Each year Brennan's utilizes over 35,000 pounds of bananas for the world renowned dessert. The standard recipe is as follows.

Chocolate-dipped frozen banana bites rolled in assorted toppings. A 4-ingredient no-bake dessert that turns ripe bananas into healthy-ish cold treats for kids and adults alike.

Orange gelatin dessert ring made with sweet white wine and apricot syrup, filled with fresh apricots, grapes, and banana. A retro molded dessert for parties and holidays.

No-cook fresh fruit ice cream made with just half-and-half, sweetened condensed milk, puréed fruit, and vanilla. Pick your favorite fruit and churn.

Tropical quesadillas filled with ripe banana, green chilies, and Monterey Jack cheese with a squeeze of lime. A sweet-savory snack or dessert ready in 15 minutes.

A layered brownie trifle with fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, and chocolate whipped topping. No-bake, 4 ingredients, feeds a crowd in 20 minutes.

Peanut butter caterpillars made from banana slices connected with peanut butter and topped with a grape head. A fun, no-cook snack kids can build themselves.

This layered banana cake is loaded with fresh banana slices and creamy vanilla pudding between two soft cake rounds, then wrapped in fluffy frosting. A beginner-friendly semi-homemade banana dessert that comes together fast.

This is a quick & easy recipe that tastes great with hot tea or coffee! Dense and very chocolately.

A quick low-fat chocolate banana custard made with chocolate milk, custard powder, sliced bananas, and toffee yogurt. No added sugar needed. Light, creamy, and ready in 15 minutes.

Pineapple fudge chill is a 3-ingredient frozen dessert with chocolate milk mix, crushed pineapple, and vanilla. A low-calorie throwback that takes 5 minutes to mix before freezing.

Fruit sparkles are a fizzy sugar-free jello dessert made with sparkling water or club soda and fresh fruit. A light, low-calorie summer treat.

Fresh fruit ambrosia with a blended banana and orange juice dressing, spiced with nutmeg and cardamom, topped with coconut. No mayo, no marshmallows.

Fat-free oatmeal cookies sweetened with mashed banana, applesauce, and brown sugar. No butter, no oil. Whole wheat flour and oats give them satisfying chew. Vegan-friendly with optional raisins and sesame.

Just 4 ingredients, 3 if you don't count the graham wafer crust, and you can easily throw together this banana cheesecake in a flash.