Recipes usingBanana

Bananas Go Beyond Bread! Dive into a world of fun & flavorful recipes featuring bananas. Explore recipes like Banana Skillet Cake with Chocolate, Chewy Chocolate Granola Bars, Chocolate Espresso Banana Cakes, and so much more.

The Best Banana Skillet Cake with Chocolate Chips


We love baking with bananas and The Best Banana Skillet Cake with Chocolate Chips is the perfect example of this love! Why I made this cake? I wanted a) another banana recipe (we can never have too many). But I also wanted something that was a little more elevated than banana bread. Something I could serve after dinner with friends…

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Mega Moist Double Chocolate Banana Bread


This is the yummiest Mega Moist Double Chocolate Banana Bread that’s loaded with bananas, cocoa powder, vanilla and finished with a sprinkling of chocolate chips (mini or regular). I can never have too many banana recipes and I hope you feel the same! I refer to this banana bread as ‘bread’, ‘loaf cake’ and/or just ‘cake’ throughout this post. Banana bread is…

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Fluffy Banana Oat Snacking Cake


The most delicious Fluffy Banana Oat Snack Cake that’s loaded with vanilla, brown sugar, nutmeg and finished with a sprinkling of oats, sugar and chocolate chips. YUM. This is a super simple cake but with mega jazz hands. I love baking with bananas! Some of my other favorite banana recipes include these The Best Banana Skillet Cake with Chocolate Chips,…

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A close up of a banana chocolate chip muffin.

Small Batch Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Streusel


To me, these Small Batch Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Streusel are THE PERFECT banana muffins! I started messing around with a banana muffin recipe a year ago (!!) and every time I started working on them I didn’t *love* them. Last week I starting futzing around again and was SO excited when I landed on these! These muffins are…

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Soft & Chewy Chocolate Granola Bars


Behold a homemade Soft & Chewy Chocolate Granola Bar that tastes just like a candy bar! Dipping them in bittersweet chocolate makes them a bit more decadent than your typical granola bar, without adding too much to the sweetness profileβ€”LOVE. Did I mention that these are gluten free? And depending on what chocolate you use, they can be dairy free as well.…

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Espresso Banana Cake

Banana Espresso Cake With Espresso Bean Buttercream


I hope this banana espresso cake finds you rested and well, ready to tackle the weekend. I have been dreaming about this cake for some time…a super moist cake, loaded with heaps of banana, dotted with bits of dark chocolate and teeming with the taste of espresso throughout. We bake this cake low and slow. I’m talking, at 275 F…

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A stack of banana bread next to a glass of milk on a white surface.

Everyday Easy Banana Bread Recipe (Mega Moist!)


Hi friends — I greet you this weekend with some comforting and easy-to-bake Everyday Easy Banana Bread! I love a great everyday or ‘classic’ recipe. To me, this includes recipes that I hope will become your favorite go-to’s to make mid-week after work, during cozy weekend mornings and using everyday ingredients and techniques. I don’t want them to be fussy, complicated…

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The Cookie Book!


Holy. Crap. She’s here. I am BEYOND excited that The Cookie Book is finally out in the world. It took a lot of sore feet, tired eyes and more butter + sugar than you can possibly imagine, but it is so worth it. I am so freaking proud of this book and I can’t wait for you to have it…

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Brown Butter Banana Bread


The most delicious Brown Butter Banana Bread! Loaded with heaps of flavor, this bread is simple to throw together and cooks low and slow to bring out a ton of banana flavor. How to Pick Bananas for Banana Bread You’ll need FIVE bananas for this recipe. We’re not kidding. It’s banana bread. I LOVE the banana on top…both from a…

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Chai-Spiced Granola


I recently spent several days with a good friend. We stayed up late laughing and talking. We talked a lot about DisplacedHousewife and the cookbook I want to write. There are lots of blogs out there. Some are all sweet. Some are only savory. Some have a little mix of both. There are paleo blogs, whole30 and vegetarian blogs. What’s my angle, what’s…

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Chocolate + Banana Granola


double chocolate + banana granola { a chocolate-y superfood party } I love granola. I love to grab a handful to nosh on when I’m hungry. I like to make acai bowls at home for a quick meal. And nothing beats a bowl of granola with cut bananas and milk. I like almond milk in my granola. Don’t know why.…

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Chocolate Banana Cake With Espresso-Nutella Drizzle


When I concocted this chocolate banana cake recipe it all came together perfectly. I decided I wanted something a little more elegant to do with my leftover bananas than the usual bread, muffins or fill-in-the-blank whatever. Once I started throwing chocolate and espresso at those just-one-day-too-ripe bananas, they were transformed from delicious (but missionary) banana bread, to hella delicious chocolate…

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