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How to Ripen Bananas
Need to ripen bananas fast? Learn how to ripen even the greenest bananas in 20 minutes with this simple method.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 4 bananas
Calories: 105 kcal
Course:
Others
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 bananas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Place bananas on a rimmed baking sheet, spaced equally apart.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the peel has turned black.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Cut the peel open and remove the banana. Mash and use as directed by recipe.
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Notes
- While you're softening your butter for baking, you can prep your under-ripe bananas to be ready to bake!
- In order for bananas to be used in baking, such as recipes like breads and cookies, they need to be ripened so that the natural sugars provide sweetness to the recipe. When bananas haven’t reached the ripe stage, this sweetness is lacking. This is a quick and easy way to speed up that process, unlike some other techniques that require 24 hour or even a couple of days.
- This isn’t a process that can be done if you are looking to eat the banana or use it sliced in a dessert. After baking, the texture is very soft and is only suitable for recipes that are using it mashed and mixed into a batter or dough.
- I had my doubts about how sweet these bananas would become, as they are pretty firm and green still. But, after baking, they were perfect in the banana bread.
- 4 ripe bananas will yield about 2-3 cups of mashed, depending on the size of your bananas.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1banana
Calories
105kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4bananas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1banana | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.