Banana Recipes

A real kid pleaser and a healthy snack, this moist muffin is prefect for peanut butter fans.

Diabetic-friendly banana cream pie made with skim milk, only 3 tablespoons sugar, gelatin-stabilized custard, and firm-ripe bananas in a vanilla wafer crust. A lighter take on a classic.

Bananas halved and pan-fried in butter until golden, then dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and pure warm comfort on a plate.

Paradise cake layers a yellow box cake with crushed pineapple, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding, chopped pecans, and whipped topping. A tropical no-fuss layered dessert that feeds a crowd from a 9x13 pan.

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.

Light and fluffy banana bran pancakes made in a blender with bran flakes, ripe banana, nutmeg, and buttermilk. A wholesome breakfast that sneaks fiber and fruit into golden, tender pancakes the whole family will love.

A dense, fudgy chocolate banana tube cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, and three mashed bananas. Minimal prep, maximum chocolate flavor. Serves 12.

Chewy banana peanut butter oat bars with dark brown sugar and no flour. Just 7 ingredients, one pan, and you've got 4 dozen snack bars that taste like a peanut butter granola bar.

Whole wheat bread machine loaf with malt extract and vital wheat gluten for a sturdy, well-risen crumb. A flexible base recipe with endless variations from rye to banana bread.

Brennan's-style banana beignets fried golden in a light beer batter, dusted with powdered sugar, and drizzled with homemade bourbon caramel sauce. A New Orleans classic you can make at home.

You don’t need an ice cream maker to make this, but you do need a food processor. I use a banana and a small amount of honey to sweeten the yogurt. (See the banana-only variation on this recipe below.) You can serve it like soft-serve ice cream, or let it freeze solid so that it’s more like regular frozen yogurt.

Banana pancakes with chopped ripe bananas folded into a half-whole-wheat batter. A 7-ingredient breakfast that uses up brown bananas in 20 minutes flat.

Chocolate banana bread for the bread machine folds mashed ripe banana, cocoa powder, and warm cinnamon into a yeasted loaf with optional walnuts. A toaster-friendly sandwich bread with the soul of a banana muffin.

Banana oat bran muffins: tender, high-fiber muffins sweetened mostly by ripe banana and honey, with warm cinnamon, ginger, and a hint of orange zest. A wholesome, low-fat breakfast or snack you can feel good about.

Peruvian potato and chicken platter: poached chicken and potatoes built into a colorful spread with hard-boiled eggs, bell pepper strips, green olives, and chunky salsa.

Tamarind chutney with pureed raisins, toasted cumin, and a whisper of cayenne. Sweet-sour imli chutney for samosas, chaat, pakoras, and every Indian snack worth eating.