90+ Ripe Banana Recipes

Wondering what to do with those ripe bananas sitting on your counter?

We’ve lined up over 90 scrumptious ripe banana recipes, from bread to oatmeal smoothies to cookies and cakes to waffles and condiments to pancakes.

You’ll never have to throw away ripe bananas again!

A collage of 9 ripe banana recipes.

Banana Bread Recipes

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread is a healthy, tasty breakfast made with swirls of creamy natural peanut butter.

Enjoy a thick slice of peanut butter banana bread with a cup of coffee or milk.

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Gluten Free Banana Bread with Espresso Mascarpone

This is the BEST gluten free banana bread EVER! It’s made with ripe bananas and gluten free all purpose flour, then topped with espresso mascarpone, toasted buckwheat and a drizzle of honey.

It’s seriously, a must-try!

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Almond Butter Banana Bread

This almond butter banana bread is so perfectly soft and moist and loaded with chocolate chips.

It’s the perfect healthy banana bread that can be enjoyed as a snack or for breakfast.

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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

Just when you thought banana bread couldn’t get any better!

This double chocolate banana bread is rich, moist and delicious, and perfect for all those chocoholics!

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Banana Muffin and Scone Recipes

Banana Crunch Muffins

If you love making banana bread with your ripe bananas, but are looking for another option to change it up a little bit, these muffins are for you.

This one uses two large ripe bananas. What makes this recipe incredible is the crunchy cinnamon sugar topping with oats.

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Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Try these pumpkin banana muffins for an incredible combination of two classic desserts — pumpkin muffins and banana bread.

Each bite is soft, tender, and full of warming spices. Made from scratch, this vegan treat is guaranteed to impress!

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Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Satisfy your sweet tooth and your chocolate craving with these bakery-style chocolate muffins.

These double chocolate banana muffins are light, fluffy and super rich.

This recipe calls for cocoa powder, dark chocolate chunks and ripe bananas.

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Banana Oat Muffins

These delicious, tender banana oat muffins are easy to make and filled with healthy ingredients.

They’re vegan, gluten-free, and perfect for breakfast on the go!

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Banana Bread Scones with Espresso Glaze

These banana scones with espresso glaze have a golden brown crisp exterior and a flaky, moist, buttery interior of a scone with the all the best flavors of banana bread.

Topped with an espresso glaze that adds sweetness and a pop of fresh coffee flavor, these scones are a must bake.

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Banana Cookies and Brownie Recipes

Pecan Banana Cookies

When it comes to homemade treats, nothing beats these pecan banana cookies!

Pecans and bananas are a match made in heaven, and these cookies taste just like your favorite banana bread but in cookie form.

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Banana Cream Pie Macarons

These banana macarons taste just like a slice of banana cream pie!

The soft and chewy macaron shells are filled with a creamy vanilla custard frosting, layered with slices of fresh banana, and topped with toasted meringue.

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4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Get ready to fall in love with these perfectly chewy 4-ingredient banana oatmeal cookies that are ridiculously easy to whip up so that even beginners can make them!

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Banana Pudding Cookies

These banana pudding brownies are like a bowl of banana pudding in brownie form!

Perfect for using overripe bananas, this easy recipe has a fudgy brownie texture but tastes just like banana pudding.

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Banana Oat and Chia Recipes

Baked Banana Oatmeal

Baked banana oatmeal is the coziest breakfast recipe!

It’s made with bananas, oats, walnuts, and maple syrup, and it just so happens to be vegan-friendly and can easily be made gluten free, too!

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Chocolate Banana Overnight Oats

Dessert for breakfast? Healthy overnight oats with chocolate, banana and good for you ingredients.

Easy to make and great for meal-prep.

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Zucchini Banana Baked Oatmeal

Baked oatmeal is a comforting and healthy make-ahead breakfast option for busy weeks and is great for a crowd!

This zucchini-studded version is reminiscent of warm banana bread and is just slightly sweet.

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Banana Cinnamon Overnight Oats

These banana cinnamon overnight oats have a delicious banana bread flavor without being too sweet!

They are made with almond milk, chia seeds, and cinnamon to create a healthy breakfast that is packed with fiber to keep you full throughout the day.

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Banana Smoothie, Beverage and Ice Cream Recipes

Island Green Smoothie Recipe

This green smoothie is healthy, delicious, and perfect for breakfast or quick meals.

Packed with tropical fruits and fresh kale, it’s the ultimate pick-me-up!

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Chocolate Sweet Potato Milkshake

This vegan chocolate milkshake is just as luscious and creamy as the classic but it’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants!

Made with sweet potatoes, frozen bananas, and raw cacao powder, it’s a milkshake you can feel good about!

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Banana Peach Smoothie

Get ready for a refreshing treat that’ll make your taste buds spark joy.

It’s a simple banana peach smoothie made with Greek yogurt, milk and honey, and it’s delicious.

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Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Bowl

This thick and creamy strawberry kiwi smoothie bowl is a dream!

This vegan smoothie bowl is super easy to make, super sweet, and extra creamy.

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Beet Berry Nice Cream

This beet berry messy nice cream is absolutely delicious and comes packed with lots of healthy nutrients, plus different flavors and aromas that will make you fall in love with it.

It’s prepared with plant-based ingredients like frozen berries, banana, avocado or red beet.

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Banana Pancakes, Waffles and Cinnamon Rolls

Banana Oat Blender Pancakes

Easy and healthy, these banana oatmeal pancakes made in the blender are a filling breakfast or a snack which can be made in minutes.

They’re naturally gluten free, dairy free and made without added sugar or flour.

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3-Ingredient Vegan Banana Pancakes

Simple 3 ingredient vegan pancakes that you can make in under 20 minutes.

Refined sugar free, versatile, failproof and approved by vegans and non-vegans alike.

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Gluten Free Banana Pancakes

These fluffy gluten free banana pancakes taste just like banana bread for breakfast.

This will quickly become one of your favorite breakfast treats.

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Banana Cake, Pie and Donuts

Banana Caramel Cake

Combining the best parts of banana bread and bundt cake, this banana caramel cake is topped with our sultry salted caramel sauce for an attractive dessert that’s simple to make.

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Bananas Foster Upside Down Cake

In this bananas foster upside-down cake recipe, a moist, tender, rum-infused spice cake is topped with drippy caramel and sliced bananas to make the most delicious twist on the classic upside-down cake.

One bite is all it takes to fall in love with this dessert mashup for life.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

This banana chocolate chip cake is moist and filled with melty pockets of chocolate and is topped with our rich and silky smooth chocolate frosting.

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Hummingbird Cake

Soft, moist and tender, this hummingbird cake features a spiced cake filled with banana, pineapple and toasted pecans all topped with a silky cream cheese frosting.

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Banana Pudding Cupcakes

These banana pudding cupcakes are made with a moist, tender, and light banana cupcake base, filled with a banana pudding filling, and topped with stabilized whipped cream.

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Banana Split Pie Dessert

This no bake banana split pie has all the flavors of a traditional banana split with layers of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, combined with lots of fresh bananas.

It’s topped with a creamy coconut whipped cream topping, a generous drizzle of chocolate sauce, and sweet red Maraschino cherries for good measure!

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Caramelized Banana Donuts

If you love bananas you’ll love these caramelized banana donuts!

These baked banana donuts are made with overripe bananas so they are super moist and extra fluffy.

They are the perfect breakfast treat!

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Banana Apple Cider Donuts

These banana apple cider donuts, made with boiled cider, are rolled in cinnamon sugar, dipped in a maple glaze, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar walnuts for all the tastes and textures of fall!

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Miscellaneous Banana Recipes

These banana recipes may not fit into an exact category, but that doesn’t mean they’re anything short of amazing!

Be sure to try each of these unique and fun banana recipes.

2 Comments

  1. I am so impressed with all these delicious banana recipes! I am going to try each one of them. The apple donuts look so good and easy to make.

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