10 recipes with ripe banana to add flavor to your meals

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Full of vitamins and nutrients, the banana is a popular fruit in Brazil. However, even for lovers of the fruit, it can be left aside when it is overripe. Thinking of reducing waste and give more flavor to your meals, we selected these recipes with ripe banana that will leave your mouth watering. Check them out!

1. Banana ice cream

Ingredients

• 6 chopped ripe bananas
• 2 boxes heavy cream
• ½ can of condensed milk
• ½ cup powdered milk

Directions

1. In a blender, beat all ingredients for about 2 to 3 minutes;
2. When the mixture is homogeneous, pour it into a baking dish of your choice;
3. Take the recipe to the freezer for 3 hours and it’s ready!

2. Banana Jam

Ingredients

• 4 sliced ripe bananas
• Coconut oil
• Cinnamon powder to taste

Directions

1. In a saucepan, place the coconut oil, banana and cinnamon. Stir gently so that the ingredients are mixed together;
2. If the bananas you are using are not so ripe, you can add a little water to make them cook more easily. Otherwise, skip this step;
3. Cover the pan for a few minutes, so that it will cook and caramelize;
4. Let cook until the mixture reaches the point similar to a chunky puree, or to the point of your preference;
5. Taste this delight as you wish!

3. Banana Pave

Ingredients

• 4 ripe mashed bananas
• 2 boxes heavy cream
• 400 g dulce de leche
• Champagne biscuit
• Milk
• Cinnamon powder to taste

Directions

1. In a pan, place the bananas, the cream and the dulce de leche. Mix well until all the ingredients are incorporated;
2. Take the saucepan to low heat and stir the mixture constantly so as not to lump;
3. When the mixture begins to bubble, count about 2 minutes and turn off the heat;
4. In a baking dish of your choice, pour the banana cream in a quantity sufficient to cover the bottom, forming the first layer of the pave;
5. Moisten the biscuits in the milk and start assembling the second layer with them;
6. Continue assembling the layers, interspersing the ingredients. Finish with a layer of banana cream;
7. Refrigerate for about 2 hours;
8. Sprinkle the cinnamon powder on top of the pave and enjoy!

4. Banana Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup caster sugar
• 4 ripe bananas cut into slices
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• Water

Directions

1. In a pan with a hole in the middle, add the sugar and put it on high heat to melt;
2. When the sugar is reaching the point of caramel, lower the fire to finish melting the clumps;
3. When it has reached the desired point, remove from the fire and rub the syrup over the edges of the pan with the help of a spoon or spatula. Set aside;
4. In a blender, beat the bananas, eggs, and milk for about 4 minutes. Then pour the mixture into the pan with the sugar syrup;
5. Place the pudding pan into a larger baking pan. Into this baking pan, pour boiling water until it reaches about 1 or 2 inches;
6. Cover the pudding pan with aluminum foil and bake in a water bath in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 55 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean;
7. Place the pudding in the freezer for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to chill;
8. Unmold the pudding onto a plate or baking dish;
9. If there is still syrup left in the pan, heat it with ½ cup water and bring to a boil. Let this syrup cool for a few minutes, pour over the pudding and enjoy this wonderful dessert!

5. Banana cracker

Ingredients

• 3 ripe mashed bananas
• 1 and ½ cup caster sugar
• ½ cup oil
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 cups oat flakes
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 4 and ½ cups flour
• Crystal sugar
• Cinnamon powder to taste

Directions

1. In a large bowl, place the mashed bananas, sugar, oil, egg and salt. Mix well until the ingredients are incorporated;
2. Add the oats and stir again. Finally, add the yeast and 3 cups of flour. Mix everything together;
3. Add the remaining flour. The tip for this moment is to add the flour gradually and observe the dough point. It should not be too soft or too dry;
4. Stir the dough until it reaches a firm and smooth consistency, so that you can shape it with your hands;
5. Grease your hands with a little oil, take a small piece of dough, and open it on a bench, rolling and stretching. When it has reached the desired size, bring the two ends together and twist the dough 2 or 3 times;
6. Dip the doughnuts in a mixture with sugar and cinnamon, and place them on a greased baking-pan;
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 to 35 minutes and you’re done!

6. Banana dessert

Ingredients

Topping ingredients

• 4 ripe mashed bananas
• 1 cup sugar

Ingredients for the cream

• 200 ml milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1 box heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon margarine

Directions

1. For the syrup, place the sugar in a pan and let it melt completely until it reaches the syrup point;
2. Add the mashed banana and stir to incorporate it into the sugar syrup;
3. Over low heat, let the banana cook in the caramel, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to loosen from the bottom of the pan;
4. Place the caramel in a baking dish and let cool;
5. For the cream, dissolve the cornstarch in a bowl of cold milk;
6. In a saucepan, add the condensed milk, cream, vanilla essence, margarine, and finally the milk with the dissolved starch. Stir well;
7. Leave the saucepan on low heat and continue stirring the ingredients until a homogeneous cream is obtained;
8. When the cream begins to bubble, count about 2 minutes and turn off the heat;
9. With the heat off, continue stirring the cream to cool it;
10. In a dish, pour all the cream evenly. Then cover the recipe with plastic wrap, leaving it in contact with the cream. Leave to cool completely out of the refrigerator;
11. With the cream completely cold, spread the banana jam in an even layer;
12. Take the recipe to the fridge for about 2 hours and it’s ready!

7. Banana chips

Ingredients

Directions

1. With the help of a mandolin, slice the banana;
2. Grease a baking pan with oil and distribute the banana slices separately, without leaving them overlapping;
3. Bake in a preheated oven from 160 to 180 degrees for 10 minutes;
4. With the bananas still warm, remove them from the baking sheet and move to a plate with paper towels;
5. Let cool and enjoy this delicious dish!

8. Banana vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana, diced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. In a bowl, add the banana, the lemon, the onion, the parsley and the salt;
2. Mix the ingredients together so that the seasoning catches on the banana and serve as desired!

9. Healthy banana pancake

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 ripe mashed banana
• ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• Coconut oil

Directions

1. In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork or a whisk until the whites and yolks are mixed together. Then add the mashed banana and the grated coconut and mix well;
2. Preheat a pan greased with coconut oil and, with a ladle, pour in a little of the batter;
3. Let the pancake brown on both sides, then repeat the process with the rest of the batter;
4. Enjoy the pancakes pure, with toppings or with fruit!

10. Plantain Moqueca

Ingredients

• 1 kg of ripe plantains cut in half vertically
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 3 onions, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 5 chopped tomatoes
• 1 sprig of chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 cup coconut milk
• Salt to taste
• Olive oil to taste
• Palm oil to taste

Directions

1. In a large bowl, season bananas with lemon juice, salt and garlic. Let marinate for 1 hour;
2. In a saucepan, add the olive oil, onion, bell peppers, tomatoes and salt. Stir;
3. Let ingredients saute until wilted and turn off heat;
4. Add the cilantro, basil and parsley. Mix together;
5. In a larger pan, begin assembling the moqueca with a layer of the refogado, followed by a layer of banana and so on, ending with the refogado;
6. With the layers ready, pour the coconut milk evenly, together with the dendê oil;
7. Let cook over medium heat for 20 minutes and enjoy!

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