Have ripe bananas at home? Bake the best ever banana cupcakes! I don’t know why banana isn’t a more popular cupcake flavor. Several people told me this is the “best cupcake they’ve ever had.” What more do you really need to know, really? It’s freaking delicious! This is a one-bowl cupcake recipe and just about…
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Maulwurfkuchen
If you love chocolate cake, bananas, and whipped cream, keep reading! The perfect Maulwurfkuchen recipe. This is my favorite German cake, and that’s saying a lot because I really love Black Forest Cake. Maulwurfkuchen or “mole hill cake” just has so many of my favorite things: chocolate cake, whipped cream, bananas, chocolate sprinkles! It’s light and airy…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I’m always in the mood for banana bread. I mean, honestly, what’s better than a thick slice of banana bread warm from the oven with melty chocolate chips? That’s the epitome of comfort baking. If you’ve never made banana bread, it could not be simpler. You whisk together the dry ingredients, stir in the wet…
Banana Trifle
The best banana trifle you will ever have Why don’t I make trifles more often? The beauty of trifles for entertaining is that they’re actually better days after you make them. All the ingredients have a chance to get acquainted and you have a chance to wash and dry all the dishes days before your…
Frozen Bananas
The perfect summertime treat! My family has an inside joke about frozen bananas. Once at Disneyland we were all picking afternoon treats and my dad saw a cart and said, “Ooh, how good does a frozen banana sound?” He was so excited to see what that meant and completely dismayed when the cast member handed…
Grilled Banana Boats
This has got to be the most fun dessert to make ever. It takes all of six minutes, zero prep time, and is as much of an activity as it is dessert. The best part is that you can customize them a million different ways! Young or old, these are a blast to build and…
Roasted Banana Popsicles
Get ready for The Year of the Pop. I got a Zoku popsicle mold as a birthday gift a couple of years ago and have made precious few pops but that’s about to change. I often crave things I’ve never had and this is one of them. Never in my life have I eaten a roasted…
Best Ever Banana Bread
I bake this banana bread almost every week. It’s that easy and that delicious. Plus I buy bananas every time I go to the store and, because I live by pirate rules (waste not!), I refuse to throw brown bananas in the trash. Thus weekly banana bread has become a bit of a habit. This quick bread…
Tropical Strawberry Banana Smoothie
My mother is a saint for how many times she washed her blender for me growing up. I’m sure this is an exaggeration, but I feel like I easily had 3-4 smoothies a week during my childhood. It’s a great way to get kids to eat fruit and such a healthy practice that I still try to…