12 Imaginative Ways To Use Overripe Bananas

Jo Hughes Jo Hughes

Hit a banana blackspot?

Lunch box bruised or just forgotten on the fruit bowl, no-one much likes a mushy ‘nana past its best.

The short window of opportunity between perfect eating consistency and overripe ickiness occasionally leaves us contemplating creativity when it comes to consuming our favourite long-fingered snack fruits.

As luck would have it, the squishy ripening process that breaks the complex banana carbohydrates down into simpler sugars is precisely what makes them an ideal ingredient for a whole host of edible indulgences.

Freeze, blend, pan, bake…

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