Steps to ripened banana's

B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

I love them, best fruit for smoothies, quick snacks, and best in desserts. Usually when I bake I decide a day or two before, this doesn't work so well when I want to bake a banana loaf or something that needs ripened bananas.

So if you find yourself in my dilemma try these techniques:

1)  Give yourself a day or two before you actually bake the item that needs the ripened bananas. Take however many banana's you need put them in a plastic bag, and add a bruised apple. Close the bag shut and let it sit.

Banana's out of the oven

When you open the bag it won't look pretty, but it'll be nicely ripened!

2) Preheat your oven to 300, place your x amount of bananas on a baking sheet and bake for one hour. The peel will turn completely black, but the inside will be sweet. Keep in mind though that this will not work for green banana's, the banana's need be at least a little ripe already.

3) When you see that you have ripening banana's don't throw them away, place them in a freezer safe bag and freeze them. Whenever you're ready to use them take them out and defrost them, they'll be perfect!

All the best!