Never, ever throw away a browning banana. Brown bananas are actually the sweetest, best bananas for baking. We have 41 incredible recipes to turn your brown bananas into something truly delicious. Each of these recipes is full of delicious banana flavor and much more. You will actually start wishing those bananas in your fruit bowl would turn brown!
Pumpkin Banana Muffin
Bananas and pumpkin are a flavor combination that was certainly made in heaven. Pumpkin Banana Muffins are beyond perfect for fall, delicately spiced with cinnamon and stuffed with gooey chocolate chips. I love enjoying them warm as a tasty bite-sized banana dessert.
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Banana Mini Muffin
If you have bananas going brown, bake a bite-sized banana dessert of dreams. Banana Mini Muffins are so cute and make a perfect grab-and-go sweet snack or easy banana dessert. What's more, they take just 30 minutes to make.
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Fudgy Cinnamon Banana Blondies
Soft and fudgy, you'll want more of these Cinnamon Banana Blondies. They are naturally sweetened and have a lovely fudgy texture.
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Banoffee Cake
Banoffee Cake is a soft, moist, and delicious dessert with a banana cake base. The cake is covered in fluffy whipped cream, toffee sauce, and caramelized banana slices that are pure bliss!
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Banana Cream Pie
Make this Banana Cream Pie for potlucks or any special occasion. It's surprisingly easy to make from scratch and packed with delicious flavors.
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Banana Pudding Jars
Delight your taste buds with this indulgent dessert. It comprises mini vanilla wafers, banana slices, pastry cream, and whipped cream!
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Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake
This Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake is sticky, sweet, moist, and made from basic ingredients. Surely it's a winner. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a dusting of cinnamon, and you'll enhance those caramelized banana flavors even more.
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Chocolate Banana Popsicles
These Chocolate Banana Popsicles are the perfect summer treat. They are made using only five ingredients, creamy and chocolatey.
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Banana Pudding Cake
Add an elegant twist to a hearty dessert recipe. This Banana Pudding Cake will grace your table for any event and it will disappear in seconds!
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Paleo Banana Waffles
Elevate your breakfast favorite and make it special with this Paleo Banana Waffles recipe. It is free from refined sugar and ready in about five minutes. It is also light and crispy, just how you want it!
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Banana Bars
Soft and moist are the best ways to describe this Banana Bars recipe. It's so delicious and easy to make from scratch!
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal Bars
Dig into this deliciousness that utilizes bananas in the best way possible. It requires no mixer and is made in one bowl for a super easy but yummy dessert.
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Turon (Filipino Banana Lumpia)
Turon is a Filipino dessert that highlights bananas as an ingredient. You can easily whip up this delicious treat using five ingredients with a crunchy texture.
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Banana Pancake Ice Cream
Looking for a unique ice cream flavor? You've come to the right place. This Banana Pancake Ice Cream makes use of ripe bananas and leftover pancakes.
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Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites
These Frozen Chocolate Covered Banana Bites are the perfect treat on a hot summer day. Satisfy your craving for something sweet with these banana slices wrapped in chocolate and then topped with sprinkles or nuts.
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Banana Pudding Cheesecake
This dessert is guaranteed to be one of the best-tasting desserts you'll ever have! It is creamy and delicious that you can't settle for one slice. It's that good!
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Banana Blondies with Nuts
These Banana Blondies with Nuts are the best dessert to use overripe bananas. Enjoy the flavors you love about banana bread but in bar form. It will be your next go-to snack.
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Banana Caramel Cake
Once you try this Banana Caramel Cake, you'll want to make this any time of the year. The decadence of caramel complements the natural sweetness of bananas.
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Banana Pudding Popsicles
Cool off on a hot summer day with these Banana Pudding Popsicles. They are so good and take only four ingredients to make!
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Peanut Butter Banana Chip Bark
This is an easy, no-bake candy recipe you'll find yourself making more times than expected. It requires only three ingredients, including a banana, for a sweet and indulgent treat.
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Bananas Foster French Toast Casserole
Enjoy this mouthwatering dessert that elevates your breakfast favorite - French Toast. It is like cinnamon rolls on toast, topped with delicious bananas!
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Banana Pudding Cheesecake Squares
Make someone's day when you bake these Banana Pudding Cheesecake Squares! It is made with bananas and custard placed over a buttery crust for a treat you cannot resist.
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No Bake Banana Split Cake
Nothing beats the combination of flavors from the graham cracker crust to the cream cheese filling and the pineapple and banana layers. The cool whip and pudding are icing on top!
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Red Velvet Banana Pudding
This copycat dessert recipe is taken from Magnolia Bakery's vault! Get lost in the deliciousness of every layer that includes a mousse-like vanilla and cream cheese pudding, banana slices, red velvet cake, and chocolate chips.
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Banana Cheesecake Cones
The perfect cones to hold your ice cream or a great snack on their own. These delicious cones are perfect with their use of bananas and are delicious as it is!
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Banana Pizza with White Chocolate
This recipe is a sweet alternative to traditional pizza, topped with bananas and white chocolate. The dough only uses three ingredients and is ready in 30 minutes or less!
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Banana Fritters
Satisfy your sweet tooth craving with one of the easiest banana desserts you could make! This dessert is fried to perfection that you'll savor it to the very last bite!
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Banana Overnight Oats
This Banana Overnight Oats recipe will be your new favorite, perfect for a healthy dessert or make-ahead breakfast. It is made from real food ingredients and is also deliciously good. Perfect for those busy mornings!
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3 Ingredient Sourdough Banana Pancakes
So delicious and healthy since this is dairy- and sugar-free. As a bonus, you can make this in no time, requiring only three ingredients.
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Banana Pudding Cookies
Made with Nilla wafers and white chocolate chips, these Banana Pudding Cookies are all you could want from a cookie - and more. The banana and vanilla flavor combo is always a winner!
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Banana Macarons
You can easily make this rich and luxurious dessert if you've got any extra bananas. You'll also need white chocolate and chocolate ganache to add richness to this treat.
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Banana Tarte Tatin
This dessert is not for the faint-hearted. It's the most decadent and luxurious treat with sweet bananas, buttery pecans, and salted caramel.
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Banana Chia Pudding
This dessert is packed with banana flavor while also secretly healthy. It is made with nutrient-dense chia seeds, coconut milk, and other wholesome ingredients.
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Vegan Banana Chocolate Mousse
Get lost in every heavenly bite of this sugar-free and diet-friendly, luscious dessert. The mousse features a delicately rich texture you'll crave over and over again.
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Banana Donuts with Brown Sugar Glaze
Bananas and caramel go so well together. This donut recipe is the best example of that. It is so moist and fluffy that you cannot turn down this treat.
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Banana Bread
Crazy moist Banana Bread will always be one of my favorite banana recipes to make. It's so simple, so tasty, and so versatile. In addition to banana puree in the batter itself, we decorate the banana loaf with slices of banana which caramelize and make it taste even better. This recipe does not contain baking soda yet delivers super moist and fluffy delicious results.
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Caramel and Caramelized Banana Tart
This caramelized banana and caramel tart is THE perfect easy yet fancy dessert you can make at home and impress everyone! The recipe has three, easy to make parts that turn into a decadent dessert.
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More from Spatula Desserts
If you find yourself with a sweet tooth first thing in the morning, the good news is you have plenty of easy sweet breakfast recipes! In this guide, I share 35 breakfast recipes that are irresistibly delicious and fun to make at home. Unlike some other unhealthy breakfast recipes, these sweet breakfast ideas are also packed with fresh fruits and natural ingredients, so you won’t feel guilty about having a little sugar to start your day!
Go to the recipes: Best Sweet Breakfast Recipes
Best Sweet Bread Recipes
These are the best sweet bread recipes to bake when you want a soft and pillowy bite of deliciousness. From classic sweet bread recipes with yeast to easy quick breads that are closer to sweetened bread cakes, you'll find them all here
Go to the recipes: Sweet Bread Recipes
Best Mini Desserts
The best mini desserts to bake when size matters. Whether you're looking for petit fours to serve after dinner or putting together a dessert table of bite-sized treats, perhaps looking for easy bite-size desserts for parties, we have all the mini dessert recipes you need.
Go to the recipes: Mini Desserts
This article was originally published as the best Banana Desserts at Spatula Desserts.
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