Good news: overripe bananas are very easy to use in cooking. Their melt-in-the-mouth texture and natural sweetness make them the ideal base for many healthy and delicious recipes.
Some ideas to try without delay:
- Spread on toast with a little cinnamon.
- Blended into a smoothie with plant-based milk and a spoonful of cocoa.
- Incorporated into homemade cookies or a light cake .
- Frozen then blended to obtain an express, 100% fruity ice cream !
And for the bakers at heart (or on Sundays), banana bread is THE classic, no-fail way to recycle your forgotten fruit. Soft, fragrant, and above all… waste-free.
Easy Recipe: Soft Banana Bread
Ingredients :
- 250 g of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 115 g of soft butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- 50 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 very ripe bananas
Preparation :
- Preheat the oven to 180°C .
- Butter a cake tin and dust with flour.
- Mash the bananas with a fork.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla and mashed bananas.
- Gently incorporate the dry ingredients without overmixing.
- Pour into the mold and bake for 50 to 60 minutes . Check the cooking with a knife.
- Let cool, unmold… and enjoy!
So, still want to throw away your spotted bananas?
