By Georgia FreeThursday 21 Jul 2022Hope DriveLifestyleReading Time: 1 minute
Bananas are in surplus right now, with farmers urging consumers to buy and use more of the beloved yellow fruit. So if you have a few in the fruit bowl which are ripening by the second, below are some great banana recipe ideas from Hope Drive listeners!
First, the traditional recipes
Banana Cake. – Saranne
Banoffee Pie. – Kaye
Banana bread – all day, every day! – Mark
Banana sandwiches (and pizza) seems to be popular
Banana sandwiches with a sprinkling of sugar. – Mick
Banana and Nutella sandwiches are great. – David
Pizza with Nutella and sliced bananas. – Adam
Keep it simple
Plain, slightly fried in skin. – Lesley
Deep fried. – Adam
Something for breakfast
Rice bubbles with sliced banana for breakfast. – Carol
Banana on pancakes with maple syrup! – Stuart
Smashed on grainy sourdough toast. – Wendy
Smoothies – blend bananas, ice, yoghurt and a dash of honey! – Tess
Shallow fried banana fritters served with brown sugar and lemon. Must have chunks of banana in the fritter mix! – Michael
And, finally, dessert
Banana Fritters with custard or ice cream! – Diane
Chocolate Mousse – using bananas, avocado, maple syrup and cocoa! – Alison
Frozen bananas – pop them in a blender and you have banana ice cream! – Carolyn
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