Best Banana Recipes
saveTry not to go bananas, but we have over two dozen recipes that include this fun fruit! From fried plantains to delicious smoothies and simple fruit salads, check out these recipes for your next meal.
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![Banana Crunch Muffins]( "Banana Crunch Muffins")
Banana Crunch Muffins
This recipe has all the bases covered. Filled with sweet banana and topped with crunchy granola, these are hearty breakfast muffins. Add chocolate chips, and you've got a satisfying dessert.
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![Caribbean Twice-Fried Plantains]( "Caribbean Twice-Fried Plantains")
Caribbean Twice-Fried Plantains
A member of the banana family, plantain can be as sweet as its common yellow counterpart. But fried up before they're ripe (a popular Caribbean recipe called tostones), plaintains yield a kid-pleasing, savory snack similar to French fries.
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![Grilled Bananas]( "Grilled Bananas")
Grilled Bananas
Like s'mores, these bananas derive their gooey goodness from the heat of a grill or campfire.
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![Snowman on a Stick]( "Snowman on a Stick")
Snowman on a Stick
These banana-based snowmen are decidedly more tropical than the frosty variety, and kids can assemble their own if you prepare the fruit for them.
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![Banana Cream Pie]( "Banana Cream Pie")
Banana Cream Pie
Sweet graham cracker crust piled with layers of vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and whipped cream -- the very sight of one of these homemade pies can tickle a kid's taste buds. Plus, making one is practically a rite of passage for young pie chefs. The on
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![Peanut Butter Banana Scones]( "Peanut Butter Banana Scones")
Peanut Butter Banana Scones
These delicious peanut butter banana scones are the perfect addition to any tea party.
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![Peanut Butter, Banana, and Berry Salad]( "Peanut Butter, Banana, and Berry Salad")
Peanut Butter, Banana, and Berry Salad
A quick-to-mix peanut butter dressing makes the perfect complement to this whimsical combination of greens, bananas, and berries.
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![Butterfly Banana Cupcake]( "Butterfly Banana Cupcake")
Butterfly Banana Cupcake
With a little help from your kids, these tasty banana cupcakes can magically metamorphose into a flock of colorful butterflies.
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![Banana Hotdog on a Bun]( "Banana Dog")
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![Chocolate Chip Banana Bread]( "Chocolate Chip Banana Bread")
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate chips give this classic bread an especially nice touch. The addition of yogurt makes this favorite especially moist and delicious!
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![Banana Split Ice-cream Cake]( "Banana Split Ice-cream Cake")
Banana Split Ice-cream Cake
Turn this ice-cream parlor staple into a make-ahead dessert that can feed (and please) a crowd.
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![Unbeatable Banana Bread]( "Unbeatable Banana Bread")
Unbeatable Banana Bread
This quick-to-learn recipe is easy and has fun steps for kids, including mashing bananas.
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![Banana Ghosts]( "Banana Ghosts")
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![Peanut Butter, Banana, Nut Balls]( "Balls of Energy")
Balls of Energy
These nutritious bites are easy to mass-produce and just as easy for players to pop in their mouths during halftime or whenever they need a boost.
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![Chicken Not-Pie]( "Chicken Not-Pie")
Chicken Not-Pie
Trick your family this April first with a sweet dessert that looks just like a savory potpie.
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![Fresh Fruit Fondue with Chocolate Sauce]( "Fresh Fruit Fondue with Chocolate Sauce")
Fresh Fruit Fondue with Chocolate Sauce
This sweet dessert is quick and easy to assemble, and everyone will enjoy skewering their own selection of fruits and dipping them into the melted chocolate.
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![Banana Octopuses]( "Banana Octopuses")
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![Monkey Mix]( "Monkey Mix")
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![Tropical Fruit Toss]( "Tropical Fruit Toss")
Tropical Fruit Toss
This Hawaiian dessert salad is both tasty and healthy, and each diner can customize his or her own salad with a sprinkle of grated coconut, chopped macadamia nuts and/or chocolate chips.
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![Flowers Made of Fruit]( "Fruit Flowers")
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![Fruit Salad with Honey-lime Dressing and Pound Cake Croutons]( "Fruit Salad with Honey-lime Dressing and Pound Cake Croutons")
Honey-Lime Fruit Salad
This colorful fruit salad gets its punch from the great balance of tart fruits, lime juice, and bite-size pieces of sweet pound cake.
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![Banana Smoothie]( "Banana Smoothie")
Banana Smoothie
A frozen banana is the backbone of a good smoothie. I never toss out over-ripe bananas -- I just peel them and store them in a bag in the freezer.
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![Pink Banana Smoothie]( "Pink Banana Smoothie")
Pink Banana Smoothie
Skeptical that your kids will drink anything with tofu in it? Have them try it first without knowing what that is that makes it so creamy. With this much fruit, they'll never know the difference.
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![Purple Passion]( "Purple Passion")
Double-Decker Malted
With two thick and frosty layers -- one flavored with banana, the other with chocolate or mocha -- this shake really stacks up.
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![Pineapple Crush Smoothie]( "Pineapple Crush Smoothie")
Pineapple Crush Smoothie
The riper the pineapple and banana, the sweeter your outcome. This smoothie has it all -- fresh, tropical, and an excellent source of vitamin C.
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![Banana Soft-serve - Image Collection]( "Banana Soft-serve - Image Collection")
Banana Soft-serve
Your children will go bananas for this tasty treat. It looks just like ice cream but is made from nothing more than the kid-friendliest of fruits.
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Banana Crunch Muffins
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Caribbean Twice-Fried Plantains
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Grilled Bananas
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Snowman on a Stick
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Banana Cream Pie
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Peanut Butter Banana Scones
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Berry Salad
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Butterfly Banana Cupcake
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Banana Dog
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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Banana Split Ice-cream Cake
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Unbeatable Banana Bread
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Banana Ghosts
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Balls of Energy
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Chicken Not-Pie
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Fresh Fruit Fondue with Chocolate Sauce
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Banana Octopuses
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Monkey Mix
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Tropical Fruit Toss
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Fruit Flowers
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Honey-Lime Fruit Salad
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Banana Smoothie
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Pink Banana Smoothie
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Double-Decker Malted
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Pineapple Crush Smoothie
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Banana Soft-serve
