I don’t do freezer cooking, but my version is simplifying ingredient prep. We make a beloved recipe for banana chocolate chip muffins every other Sunday. (It’s an awesome pantry challenge recipe too, because it uses up a cup of mayo…something I always have but can never come close to finishing a jar.) Anyway…when I have overripe bananas, I mash them all and freeze in containers with just the right amount for a batch of muffins. Makes the baking process much faster!
Jessica Fisher
Great strategy. Thanks for sharing, Nicole!
Kelly
I intentionally bought a bag of overripe bananas at the store yesterday! I hadn’t read the email you sent, but I saw the subject and decided to load up. My store sells a grocery bag full of bananas for 99 cents when they start getting brown dots on them. I think I’ll start with the pecan coffee cake, and use the rest for chocolate banana smoothies-my kids’ favorite-and freeze them.
Jessica Fisher
I love it when they mark those down!
Laura
They are also good to use in oatmeal.
Jessica Fisher
Do you mash them and cook them in the oats?
Demi Taylor
Over-ripe bananas are perfect to use as a sugar substitute in desserts like puddings or fudge!
Jessica Fisher
Thanks for the suggestion. That sounds really interesting!
Nicole
I don’t do freezer cooking, but my version is simplifying ingredient prep. We make a beloved recipe for banana chocolate chip muffins every other Sunday. (It’s an awesome pantry challenge recipe too, because it uses up a cup of mayo…something I always have but can never come close to finishing a jar.) Anyway…when I have overripe bananas, I mash them all and freeze in containers with just the right amount for a batch of muffins. Makes the baking process much faster!
Jessica Fisher
Great strategy. Thanks for sharing, Nicole!
Kelly
I intentionally bought a bag of overripe bananas at the store yesterday! I hadn’t read the email you sent, but I saw the subject and decided to load up. My store sells a grocery bag full of bananas for 99 cents when they start getting brown dots on them. I think I’ll start with the pecan coffee cake, and use the rest for chocolate banana smoothies-my kids’ favorite-and freeze them.
Jessica Fisher
I love it when they mark those down!
Laura
They are also good to use in oatmeal.
Jessica Fisher
Do you mash them and cook them in the oats?
Demi Taylor
Over-ripe bananas are perfect to use as a sugar substitute in desserts like puddings or fudge!
Jessica Fisher
Thanks for the suggestion. That sounds really interesting!