Banana Recipes

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.

Five-second banana breakfast smoothie with skim milk, nonfat yogurt, and optional protein powder or chocolate syrup. Blend it, grab it, and get out the door. Morning fuel that actually tastes good.

Vegan banana bread made with soft tofu, whole-wheat flour, maple syrup, and poppy seeds. No eggs or dairy. Food processor method makes mixing fast and hands-off.

Fast fruit plate with sliced bananas, strawberries, kiwi, oranges, pineapple, and peaches under a sweetened cream cheese and whipped cream topping. Ready in 20 minutes, no cooking required.

Eggless chocolate banana snack cake with mashed ripe banana, cocoa, brown sugar, and a vinegar-baking soda lift. Topped with melted chocolate chips. A no-egg, no-dairy 8-inch square cake.

Green banana gratin (figue vert) simmered in chicken stock, mashed, enriched with eggs and cream, then baked under a cheesy bread crumb crust. A Caribbean-French side dish with warm spices.

Fresh fruit pizza cookie with a chocolate chip cookie crust, vanilla cream cheese spread, and a colorful topping of pineapple, kiwi, bananas, and raspberries glazed with apricot jam.

Fresh fruit tart with kiwi, strawberries, and bananas on a whole wheat crust with orange juice glaze. A lighter dessert with no cream filling and a rustic free-form pastry base.

No-bake low-calorie fruit truffles made with mashed bananas, orange juice and zest, ground almonds, rolled in cocoa and crushed almond coating. Naturally sweet, gluten-free.

German festive chocolate cake with almonds, bananas, crushed pineapple, and cinnamon baked in a tube pan. A semi-homemade celebration cake with tropical fruit and nutty crunch.

Vegan ginger-pineapple pudding thickened with cornstarch and brightened with fresh ginger and lemon zest. Pour it into a pie crust or serve as a standalone dessert.

Sticky rice steamed in foil with sweet bananas and red adzuki beans in coconut milk. A traditional Southeast Asian sweet snack.

Hawaiian nut bread loaded with bananas, crushed pineapple, honey, and cinnamon. A tropical quick bread with no refined sugar that makes two full loaves.

Baked bananas layered with cinnamon cream cheese and heavy cream, sauteed in butter first for caramelized edges. A warm, creamy banana dessert with just 6 ingredients.

For a healthy treat, heat the wrap in the microwave for 30 seconds and serve with yogurt.

Hearty hominy and butternut squash stew with pinto beans, toasted cumin, cinnamon, and ground red chile. A warming Southwestern vegetarian stew with deep, layered spice.