
66 banana recipes
Try our best ever banana recipes, featuring creative ways to use overripe bananas, from pancakes and smoothies to bakes like banana bread and muffins
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- Baking and desserts
Banana bread
This classic banana loaf requires just six ingredients and is perfect for an easy teatime treat or breakfast snack. It's a great way to use up overripe bananas
- Family
Banoffee pie
We know you love this classic olive magazine recipe - it's been one of our most popular recipes for years! Banoffee pie is a much loved family-favourite. This delicious dish is packed with banana, cream and an oaty-biscuit base, decorated with a drizzle of dark chocolate.
- Family
Banana bread cheesecake
Indulge in this glorious mash-up of two favourite sweet treats – a banana bread base topped with creamy vanilla cheesecake, sliced bananas and salted caramel
- Family
Banana bread pancakes
Use up brown bananas and uneaten dried fruit and nuts in these sweet, moreish pancakes. Perfect for a lazy brunch with the family
- Baking and desserts
Classic banana split
With just five everyday ingredients, this old-school dessert couldn't be easier – or speedier – to make. It's a good job it'll never go out of style
- Baking and desserts
Banoffee cheesecake
This banoffee cheesecake has all the comforting flavour of the old-school pud but the style of an impressive dinner party dessert – and it takes less than 30 minutes of hands-on time to make
- Baking and desserts
Banoffee fridge cake
Everyone knows banoffee pie tastes even better the day after making, when all the flavours have had a chance to meld, so this easy fridge cake takes advantage of that
- Baking and desserts
Banana muffins
This recipe for banana and oat breakfast muffins is so delicious that they feel like a treat, but they're each under 200 calories. Make a batch now and you'll have a healthy breakfast all week.
- Baking and desserts
Banoffee cake
We've taken a popular banana cake and given it a banoffee pie make-over. Our cake is packed with bananas, covered in creamy caramel buttercream and topped with caramelised bananas for extra indulgence
- Baking and desserts
Spiced pineapple and banana cake
With its tropical notes and its subtle harissa heat, this cake serves up a big slice of holiday flavour, topped with a creamy icing. Don’t be scared of the harissa – the flavour mellows in the cooking
- Baking and desserts
Roasted banana caramel swirl ice cream
Bananas and milk are two things that Brits throw away most of. No more! Even those bananas that are black and spotty are welcome here – they’re actually better as they are super ripe and sweet
- Entertain
Baked toffee apple cheesecake
Check out this stunning baked cheesecake with crunchy British Discovery apples and sweet and creamy toffee sauce. This indulgent cheesecake will make an impressive way to end any dinner party
- Cocktails and drinks
Banana smoothie
This plant-based almond milk smoothie combines banana, cinnamon, porridge oats and nutmeg to make a hearty, high-protein and gently spiced shake
- Baking and desserts
Banana fritters
Serve these battered, deep-fried bananas with a dusting of icing sugar – look for yellow-skinned bananas (not green), as you'll want them to be ripe
- Vegan
Healthy banana bread
A healthy glug of maple syrup is the key to this wonderfully moist vegan banana bread, flavoured with both coconut oil and desiccated coconut
- Cocktails and drinks
Banana milkshake
Whip up a thick, creamy milkshake using fresh bananas and ice cream, then finish with a swirl of whipped cream and sprinkles for a real diner-style classic
- Baking and desserts
Spiced chai banana bread
This gently warming banana bread flavoured with black tea and spices (to mimic masala chai) is a wonderful spin on a classic
- Baking and desserts
Banana malt loaf
Use up left over bananas in our moist loaf with tea-infused dried fruit and malt extract. Malt adds an extra nutty caramel taste to this moreish tea time treat
- Family
Banana sticky toffee pudding
Banana bread meets sticky toffee in this self-saucing pud, and it’s a winner. Serve with ice cream or cream and a shot of spiced rum alongside for an extra hit of warmth
- Vegan
Vegan banana bread
Check out our moist vegan banana bread. This recipe is super moreish and easy to make, it goes perfectly with your morning tea
- Baking and desserts
Banana split s'mores
Cooked bananas have a fragrant juiciness that’s ideal paired with salty biscuits and dark chocolate. This fun dessert is best made over a barbecue or campfire and enjoyed outdoors
- Cocktails and drinks
Banana daiquiri
Transport yourself to a sunny beach with this tropical cocktail packed with fresh banana, white rum, lime juice and Cointreau
- Health
Vegan banana ice cream
Our healthy banana ice cream is dairy-free, no-churn and no-effort. Once you’re confident with the process, try experimenting with different flavours
- Family
Healthy banana pancakes
Don’t waste your overripe bananas. Turn them into these deliciously fluffy and healthy banana pancakes. Drizzle with maple syrup and top with banana chunks




























