Raise your hand if you’ve ever found yourself with too many ripe bananas. Cue: All hands raised. Probably every week. At least once a month! Come on, even you, Rhonda. It’s just facts that bananas have three stages: 1) not ripe, not ripe, 2) ten perfectly ripe bananas you must eat today, and then 3) HAH, too ripe, game over! Problem solved: 30 delicious recipes to make with ripe (and overripe) bananas!
From the most classic way to use ripe bananas (banana bread) to muffins, cookies, granola, oats, pancakes & more, having overripe bananas will never be a problem again (and may even become the goal)! Scroll through to get inspired.
(Note: Dietary symbols listed throughout for easy navigation!)
1-Bowl Banana Chocolate Pecan Muffins (Vegan + GF)
Fluffy, 1-bowl vegan + gluten-free banana muffins generously studded with pecans and chocolate chips. Perfect for a lazy weekend breakfast or take-along snack!
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Vegan Banana Crumb Muffins
Super moist, flavorful vegan banana nut muffins with a crumb top! 30 minutes and one bowl required, and so delicious!
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1-Bowl Vegan Banana Nut Muffins (GF)
Tender, perfectly sweet banana muffins studded with walnuts! Easy to make in just 1 bowl, plus entirely vegan and gluten-free!
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Vegan Banana Nut Muffins for Two
These jumbo vegan muffins belong in a coffee shop bakery case — instead, I’m bringing them to your home. They're wholesome, bursting with banana flavor, and perfectly sweet and moist!
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Salted Chocolate Banana Nut Muffins (Vegan + GF)
FLUFFY, decadent salted chocolate banana nut muffins! Vegan, gluten-free, and SO easy with just 1 bowl required.
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The Ultimate Gluten-Free Banana Bread (Bakery Worthy!)
Tender, moist, CLASSIC banana bread that’s undetectably gluten-free! Perfectly sweet, snackable, and easy to make with just 1 bowl required!
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One Bowl Gluten-Free Banana Bread
The only gluten-free banana bread recipe you’ll ever need. 1 bowl, simple ingredients, so moist, hearty, and delicious.
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1 Bowl Nutella Banana Bread (Vegan + GF)
1 Bowl NUTELLA Banana Bread that's super moist, easy to make, and so flavorful. The vegan Nutella swirl makes it! The perfect vegan, gluten-free snack, breakfast, or dessert.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Snack Bread (V+GF One Bowl)
Healthy, 1-bowl Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread. Perfect for snacking, breakfasts on the go, or a wholesome dessert. Vegan, gluten-free, and so insanely moist and delicious.
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Gluten-Free Butternut Squash Banana Bread
Gluten-free banana bread swirled with butternut squash puree, just 1 bowl required. Hearty, healthy, moist, and delicious.
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1-Bowl Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls
Simple, fluffy vegan cinnamon rolls infused with banana bread flavor and made in just 1 bowl!
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Vegan Everything Breakfast Cookies
1-bowl vegan everything cookies featuring banana, pumpkin, dried cranberries, almond butter, almond meal, oats, pecans, and dark chocolate chips. Healthy enough to call breakfast.
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Gluten-Free Vegan Breakfast Cookies
Tender, not-too-sweet breakfast cookies made with bananas, flaxseed, oat flour, rolled oats, almond meal, and lots of dark chocolate chips. Gluten-free and vegan!
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bites
1-bowl, 30 minute banana bread bites! Tender, naturally-sweetened, and studded with chocolate chips!
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Fluffy 1-Bowl Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tender, wholesome cookies with a light, fluffy texture. Not too sweet, rich with almond butter flavor, and studded with chunks of dark chocolate.
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Vegan Gluten-Free Banana Pecan Shortbread (Butter-Free)
Vegan and gluten-free banana pecan shortbread cookies made with just 7 ingredients and 1 bowl. Perfectly crisp with a slight tenderness, perfectly nutty and sweet, and perfect for gifting or taking on road trips.
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1-Bowl Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake
The most incredible chocolate cake that happens to be vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, grain-free, and refined sugar-free. Just 1 bowl and simple methods required for this perfectly tender, moist, delectable chocolate cake that’s perfect for special occasions and beyond.
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1-Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Waffles
These vegan, gluten-free waffles have the crispy texture and sweet flavor of banana bread studded with chocolate chips. Plus, just 1 bowl and 30 minutes required! Enjoy as a lazy weekend treat, or make a batch ahead of time to enjoy throughout the week.
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes 2.0
A new and improved version of our popular chocolate chip oatmeal cookie pancakes, this time made gluten-free, vegan, and requiring just one bowl and 30 minutes!
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Blender Banana Pancakes (Gluten-Free!)
Fluffy, EASY-to-make blender banana pancakes! Naturally sweetened, dairy-free, and gluten-free. They’re the perfect weekend (or weekday!) breakfast treat.
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pancakes (GF)
Fluffy chocolate chocolate chip pancakes made in 20 minutes with wholesome ingredients. The perfect vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened breakfast!
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Pro tip: can’t get around to using those overripe bananas right away? Pop them in the freezer (peel and all), then defrost and peel when you’re ready to bake! They will add a bit more moisture to recipes, but we find it usually works just as well.
If you try any of these banana recipes, let us know! Leave a comment, or take a picture and tag it @minimalistbaker on Instagram. Cheers, friends!
Susan Ann Laustsen says
Yes, it’s time to use up my more than speckled bananas — thank you for all these great recipes. I’m a loyal fan of Min. Baker and know these will be delish!
Aw, thank you for your support and kind words, Susan! We’re so glad you enjoy our recipes and appreciate you taking the time to let us know! xo