Banana recipe collection

Caribbean fruit shake blending banana, pineapple juice, and orange juice with ice into a creamy, dairy-free tropical drink. Add grenadine for a gorgeous pink color.

Carob chip cookies made with mashed banana, oats, and no added sugar. A naturally sweetened drop cookie with a soft, chewy texture ready in 20 minutes.

Cheesecake cookie bars with a whole wheat walnut crust and honey-sweetened cream cheese filling flavored with lemon, vanilla, and fresh nutmeg. Cut into squares.

Cheesy figue vert gratin: a Caribbean side dish of green bananas simmered in chicken stock, mashed with onions, cream, and eggs, then baked under a cheddar and breadcrumb crust.

Grilled chicken and fruit kabobs with bananas, peaches, and plums dusted in curry powder, served with a tangy Dijon mustard-leek sauce. A low-calorie summer dinner with bold sweet-savory contrast.

Mild, sweet chicken curry stir-fry with fresh apples, yogurt, and warm spices ready in 30 minutes. A kid-friendly weeknight dinner that's endlessly customizable with your favorite toppings.

Chiles en nogada: poblano peppers stuffed with sweet-savory picadillo, lightly fried, then draped in creamy walnut sauce and crowned with pomegranate seeds. A celebrated Mexican classic.

Chilled fruit soup with spiked melon: champagne-sweetened fruit broth ladled over vodka-and-tequila-marinated melon, grapes, and plums. A grown-up summer starter built for heat waves.

Chocolate banana peanut butter shake made with a frozen banana, diet chocolate shake mix, and frozen soda cubes blended thick. A frosty, creamy treat without ice cream.

My husband loves banana cream pie, and I love chocolate, so I decided to combine the two and the result was better than either one of us could imagine. It is delicious, and has tuned out to be a favorite.

Chocolate banana pie sets sliced bananas under chocolate pudding on a peanut butter rice cereal crust. A no-bake light dessert with three pantry-staple flavors stacked tall.

Chocolate banana pudding pie layers a chocolate shell, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A no-bake icebox pie kids love.

Chocolate banana shake made with cold skim milk, ripe banana, chocolate syrup, and vanilla. Thick, frothy, and naturally sweet from the banana.

Chocolate banana split cake with cocoa-banana layers, fresh sliced bananas, homemade chocolate sauce, whipped topping, and a cherry on top. No butter, no egg yolks.

No-bake chocolate banana split pie with a chocolate graham cracker crust, frozen yogurt filling, sliced bananas, and whipped topping. A lighter frozen dessert with banana split flavor.

Chocolate chip banana bread pudding, cubed French bread soaked in a vanilla custard with sliced banana and semisweet chocolate chips, baked in a water bath until set. A cozy, custardy dessert, warm or chilled.