Name: 57 Best Banana Dessert Recipes From Around the World
Ingredients: Banoffee Pie from Culinary Ginger; Hummingbird Cake from Jerk Tavern; Banana Akaras (Banana Fritters) from 196 Flavors; Akwadu (Baked Banana) from Foreign Fork; Bananas Au Four Croustillantes (Oven Baked Bananas) from 196 Flavors; Banana Cue (Deep Fried Caramelized Bananas) from Foxy Folksy; Banana Puff Puffs from African Bites; Chek Cheung Skor (Caramelized Bananas) from 196 Flavors; Banana Milk from My Korean Kitchen; Cekodok Pisang (Banana Donuts) from Cinnamon Snail; Kluai Buat Chi (Bananas in Coconut Milk) from Hungry in Thailand; Tokyo Banana Roll from Indulge With Mimi; Chinese Toffee Bananas (拔絲香焦) from Slurrp; Banana Halwa (Banana Fudge) from Cook With Kushi; Lab e Shireen (Fruit Custard) from Butter Over Bae; Suafa’i (Samoan Banana and Coconut Milk Pudding) from Vegan Physicist; Fijian Banana Cake from International Cuisine; Chocobananos (Frozen Chocolate Bananas) from 196 Flavors; Plátanos Calados (Stewed Spiced Bananas) from My Colombian Recipes; Bolo de Farinha de Rosca com Banana (Brazilian Banana Cake) from Little Sunny Kitchen; Brazilian Fried Bananas from Easy and Delish; Mexican Fried Bananas from Kiwilimon; Easy Green Banana and Chocolate Cake from Creative In My Kitchen; Jamaican Banana Rum Bread from Bake At Midnite; Banana Ice Cream from Yummy Toddler Food; Frozen Chocolate Bananas from Glue Sticks Blog; Banana Bread from Love and Lemons; Caramelized Bananas from Cake Whiz; Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies from Bigger Bolder Baking; Banana Cream Chocolate Truffles from Taste of Home

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Welcome to The Storied Recipe, a podcast about food, culture, and love.

The inspiration for this post actually came from two storied recipes. The first is Thambuttu given to me by my podcast guest, Accamma Nanjappa, and the other is Banana and Cassava Flour Pancakes from my podcast guest, Sophie Musoki. In conjunction with their episodes, I've curated a list of the best banana desserts from around the world!

How to Use This List

This list serves TWO purposes: First, it showcases international banana desserts. Second, it provides variations on banana desserts that aren't necessarily specific to one region, but have a global appeal.
Though some desserts have only one country listed as the origin for the recipe (based on the country shared by the recipe's creator, I recognize that many countries share similar traditional recipes!
At the bottom of this post, there is an FAQ section where I tried to answer all pressing banana-related questions. 🙂
Each recipe is formatted as the title of the recipe, followed by a "|" symbol and then the blog or person who it is from.
I'm positive I didn't hit all of the banana desserts that are out there so if you have a favorite recipe please let me know and I will include it in this list!
This list has the following organizational structure: Banana Desserts by Country, Most Searched for Banana Desserts, Desserts for Each Stage of a Banana, Diet-Friendly Banana Desserts, Flavors Go Well Together in Banana Desserts, American Banana Desserts, and Desserts Using Banana Products.

Banana Desserts by Country

The list below is a great way for you to explore a new, delicious banana dessert that you can make with bananas you have at home without having to actually leave your home.

English Banoffee Pie | Culinary Ginger

English Banoffee Pie, an easy no-bake dessert. Layers of graham cracker (or digestive biscuit) crust, toffee, sliced bananas and whipped cream.

Jamaican Hummingbird Cake (Doctor Bird Cake) | Jerk Tavern

Hummingbird Cake is a heavenly tropical dessert that combines the flavors of bananas, pineapples, and pecans.

Banana Akaras (Sierra Leone) | 196 Flavors

In ancient Rome and Greece, strips of dough were fried and coated with honey sauce. In the Middle-Ages, Arab cooks began to bake small pieces of unsweetened yeast dough that they plunged into a sweet syrup. [...]

Baked Banana (Akwadu) from Equatorial Guinea | Foriegn Fork

Baked Bananas (Akwadu) from Equatorial Guinea is a perfect recipe for dessert! The bananas are baked with brown sugar and coconut.

Oven-Baked Bananas (Gabon) | 196 Flavors

Oven-baked bananas are certainly one of the iconic dishes of Gabonese cuisine. Crispy and tasty, they are traditionally eaten with dessert, as an accompaniment or just as a snack. The locals are very fond of it and do not hesitate to add brown sugar to make them even more decadent.

Banana Cue (Philippines) | Foxy Folksy

Deep-fried Saba bananas coated in crisp caramelized sugar, Banana Cue is a timeless Filipino snack or dessert.

Banana Puff Puff (Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone) | African Bites

Soft and chewy banana puff puff made- quite tasty too!

Chek Cheung Skor (Cambodia) | 196 Flavors

Chek cheung skor is a Khmer delicacy from Cambodia that combines banana and caramelized sugar, and that is easy and quick to prepare.

Korean Banana Milk | My Korean Kitchen

Discover Korean banana milk and learn how to make it at home. It takes less than 1 minute and only uses 5 easily accessible ingredients! It tastes healthy and fresh too!

Cekodok Pisang (Malaysian Kuih Kodok Banana Donuts) | Cinnamon Snail

Make authentic Cekodok Pisang at home! Easy vegan recipe for Malaysian Banana Donuts. A perfect introduction to cake donut making.

Thai Banana In Coconut Milk (Kluai Buat Chi) | Hungry in Thailand

This banana in coconut milk (kluai buat chi) recipe is an easy, vegan, and gluten-free Thai dessert, ready in just 20 minutes!

Tokyo Banana Cake Roll with Fresh Cream (Japan) | Indulge With Mimi

Subtly sweet and fluffy banana cake roll inspired by Japan's iconic Tokyo Banana dessert reimagined with fresh banana whipped cream.

Chinese Toffee Banana Recipe | Slurrp

Chinese toffee banana is a popular street food in China. It is made by deep-frying ripe bananas and coating them in a sticky caramel sauce. The bananas become soft and sweet on the inside, while the caramel adds a crunchy and sweet coating. This dessert is often served on skewers..

Banana Halwa (India) | Cook with Kushi

Banana Halwa Fudge is a traditional and classic, chewy and flourless sweet prepared using 4 ingredients. Best recipe to try if you have overripe bananas.

Pakistani Lab e Shireen (Creamy Fruit Custard) | Butter Over Bae

Lab e Shireen is a Pakistani creamy fruit custard, which has fruits, jelly cubes, cream and colorful vermicelli, all balanced in a sweet custard base.

Samoa: Vegan Suafa'i | Vegan Physicist

Suafa'i is a Samoan vegan dessert which can be described as banana soup or banana pudding, made with banana, coconut milk and tapioca pearls.

Fiji Banana Cake | International Cuisine

Fiji Banana cake is a much loved treat and served at most gatherings of friends and family. Bananas are abundant and loved in Fiji.

Chocobananos (El Salvador) | 196 Flavors

Chocobananos or frozen bananas are a very popular street food dessert in El Salvador. They are also called chocolate bananas because they are dipped in melted chocolate... Indeed, everyone is free to choose their toppings, whether it is nuts, peanuts, or sprinkles.

Bananos Calados (Colombian-Style Fried Bananas) | My Columbian Recipes

Bananos Calados is an easy and quick dessert to make. It doesn't require a lot of ingredients and it's delicious served with whipped cream or ice cream on

Bolo De Banana: Spiced banana upside-down cake (Brazil) | Little Sunny Kitchen

Bolo de Banana Caramelada... A spiced banana upside down cake with a Brazilian twist! After trying the pineapple upside down cake last week and falling in love with it, I decided to go on

Fried Bananas (Brazil) | Easy and Delish

5-Ingredient Fried Bananas (Banana Empanada) is a quick and easy dish served as a side, or as a dessert with ice cream.

Banana Fritters (Mexico) | Kiwilimon

Delicious and sweet banana fritters with cinnamon and sugar. They are a bit different from traditional Mexican fritters but with a better flavor.

Desserts for Each Stage of a Banana

Green bananas have less sugar and more resistant starch than ripe bananas. They aren't a super common ingredient to use for desserts and are more likely to be used in savory side dishes such as green banana fries or this Samoan Green Banana dish (that looks delicious!). If you have overripe bananas in your kitchen, don't throw them out! They are super sweet and are a really great addition to your desserts. Frozen bananas also have a place in the dessert world and aren't only good for making smoothies.

Banana and Chocolate Sheet Cake (Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free) | Creative In My Kitchen

An easy-to-make green banana and chocolate cake that can also make a great ingredient for a gluten- and sugar-free tiramisu.

Jamaican Banana Rum Bread | Bake At Midnite

Jamaican Banana Bread Bring the Caribbean to your house with this outstanding banana bread. The best you’ll ever eat! Here’s another goodie I found from Maria from Maria’s Mixing Bowl. She posted it on her Facebook page and when I saw it I knew I had to make it.

2-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream | Yummy Toddler Food

This is the easiest Banana Ice Cream with just two ingredients and the creamiest texture! It takes about 5 minutes with easy ways to customize it!

Chocolate Frozen Bananas | Gluesticks Blog

Chocolate frozen bananas are a classic fair treat that can easily be made at home! So perfect for summer and so delicious.

Most Searched For Banana Desserts

It's a great idea to use any extra bananas you have lying around to make an easy banana dessert such as a loaf of classic banana bread or some banana muffins. Try adding a bit of cinnamon, vanilla extract, or powdered sugar to enhance the banana flavor.

Banana Bread | Love and Lemons

This easy banana bread recipe is the BEST way to use ripe bananas! It's super moist, delicious, and packed with banana flavor.

Caramelized Bananas (With Cinnamon) | Cake Whiz

Quick and easy pan fried caramelized bananas recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in 15 minutes. Flavored with cinnamon, vanilla. Great on ice cream, pancakes, waffles.

3 Ingredient Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies | Bigger Bolder Baking

Make a simple treat with my 3 ingredient healthy banana oat chocolate chip cookies recipe that tastes as good or better than the full recipe!

Chocolate and Banana Truffles (No Bake) | Veggie Ideas

Chocolate and banana truffles have all the taste of traditional chocolate truffles but are made using mashed banana instead of cream.

Banana Pudding Trifle | A Southern Soul

Layered bananas, cookies, pudding, and fresh whipped cream come together for a show-stopping dessert that's downright heavenly!

Banana Nut Muffins | The Busy Baker

These Best Ever Banana Nut Muffins are the best banana muffins you'll ever make, with a delicious and sweet walnut topping!

Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake | Broma Bakery

Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake brings banana bread to a whole new level. Best yet? It takes one bowl and only 1 hour to make!

Grilled Bananas | Slender Kitchen

These grilled bananas are seriously delicious and so easy to make. Top with chocolate, peanut butter, ice cream, or any other toppings for a healthy summer dessert.

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie | Mindycake

Oreo crust filled with chocolate ganache and Nutella banana Oreo mousse. Rich, creamy and indulgent chocolate banana cream pie.

Hot Banana Soufflé with Caramel Sauce | Ben's Farm Shop

Ok, I admit this may sound a little fancy but it's so easy you’ll be both shocked and impressed, as will your loved one. Made last minute and served with warmed caramel sauce, that you made earlier, with maybe a little scoop of ice cream.

Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas | One Little Project

These pan fried cinnamon bananas are so easy to make they taste so good! They're amazing (seriously amazing) on ice cream or with pancakes or french toast.

3-Ingredient Banana Pancakes | Cookie and Katie

This 3-ingredient banana pancake recipe is healthy and easy to make. It's family-friendly, too—babies, kids and adults love these pancakes!

Banana Bars | Well Plated

Healthy Banana Bars with Chocolate Chips. Moist, chewy, and easy to make. Kids love them and they are perfect for healthy desserts and snacks!

Banana Waffles | Lil Luna

Banana Waffles are filled with fresh banana puree for a naturally sweet flavor. This kid-friendly breakfast whips up in only 15 minutes!!

Banana Creme Brulee | Whisper of Yum

Easy banana creme brulee recipe made with banana, eggs, heavy cream, pure vanilla extract, and sugar. Perfect for date night at home.

Diet-Friendly Banana Desserts

If you are looking for a more healthy dessert but still want to make your favorite banana recipes, below are a few recipes that are vegan, keto-friendly, and/or gluten-free. In many of the recipes, they swap out dairy whole milk for nondairy milks, white sugar for maple syrup, and use more fibrous grains such as oats to make the dessert gluten-free.

Banana Cream Pie (Vegan and GF) | Minimalist Baker

It was about dang time for banana cream pie on this blog. As many of you know, I had a small obsession with banana cream pie blizzards before going

Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Squares | It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken

The perfect after-school snack or easy dessert. Just 9 ingredients, 1 bowl, 30 minutes to make. Oil-free, dairy-free, egg-free!

Banoffee Cheesecake | Addicted To Dates

Vegan banana cheesecake on a no-bake biscuit crust. Combines flavours of banoffee pie and cheesecake in one dessert while being dairy-free.

Low Carb Keto Banana Pudding | Sugar Free Londoner

This creamy low carb keto banana pudding recipe contains real banana and no fake extracts! It only takes 15 minutes to make. Dessert heaven.

Banana Bars | The Big Man's World

Healthy Banana Bars with peanut butter, made with no flour and no sugar! It's vegan, gluten free and sugar free, nut free, paleo!

Flavors That Go Well With Banana

Sometimes I have a few leftover bananas and a little bit of other leftover ingredients but not enough of either to make a whole dessert. The recipes below take a fun twist on combining those leftover ingredients to make a complete and flavorful dessert that enhances the banana flavor.

Chocolate Honeycomb Banana Bread (Vegan Gluten-Free) | Nourishing Amy

Light and fluffy vegan and gluten-free banana bread studded with chunks of chocolate and homemade sticky honeycomb all topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting.

Orange Banana Bundt Cake | Pernickety Plates

Make this easy Orange Banana Bundt Cake from scratch in under an hour!

Strawberry Banana Cake | Amy Cakes Bakes

This melt-in-your-mouth Strawberry Banana Cake recipe is the perfect summer cake, bursting with fresh fruit flavor!

Coconut Banana Cookies | The Conscious Plant Kitchen

These Coconut Banana Cookies are easy 3-ingredients healthy banana cookies packed with coconut flavors. They are egg-free, dairy-free,

Nice Cream Banana Raspberry | Lilie Bakery

A 100% fruit ice cream, only two ingredients but so creamy and tasty: this Nice raspberry banana cream will seduce you, I'm sure! A dessert so perfect that it can also be eaten for breakfast, in short, a healthy and easy recipe.

Pumpkin Banana Bread | Baran Bakery

What do you get when you have two brown bananas and a leftover open can of pumpkin puree - pumpkin banana bread.

Banana Blueberry Crumble | Simply Quinoa

This banana blueberry crumble is a quick and easy summer dessert that everyone will love. It's light, healthy, vegan, and uses just 1/4 cup of sweetener!

Peanut Butter Banana Cookies | The Girl Who Ate Everything

Peanut Butter Banana Cookies are gluten-free, topped with chocolate chips and only 4 ingredients! A great way to use up bananas!

2 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Banana Cake (No Flour, Eggs or Oil) | Kirbie Cravings

This easy no bake chocolate banana cake is just 2 ingredients. It is very rich and full of chocolate and banana flavor. It doesn't contain any flour, eggs, or oil.

Apple Banana Bundt Cake | Sue Bee Homemaker

Granny Smith apples, over-ripe bananas, cinnamon, and apple pie spice are the featured ingredients in this delicious Apple Pie Banana Bundt Cake.

American Banana Desserts

Homemade banana pudding is a classic dessert in the US consisting of a layer of vanilla wafers, fresh banana slices, and vanilla custard, while the top of the pudding is piled with creamy whipped cream and it is the perfect recipe for a summer get-together.

Banana Cream Pie | Spend The Pennies

Banana Cream Pie is an old-fashioned dessert made with vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and mounds of whipped cream in a flaky crust!

Southern Banana Pudding Recipe | Southern Shelle

Need a quick banana pudding recipe? The satisfying combo of creamy layers of pudding, bananas and vanilla wafers are an instant hit.

Bananas Foster | Grandbaby Cakes

In this Bananas Foster recipe, sliced bananas are coated in a cinnamon caramel, then flambeed in rum and banana liqueur to create the treat of your dreams!

Banana Split Recipe (Classic) | Two Peas and Their Pod

How to make a classic Banana Split! This old-fashioned ice cream dessert is easy to make at home! Grab a spoon and dig in!

Banana Poke Cake | The Country Cook

Banana Pudding Poke Cake is an easy dessert recipe made with cake mix poked with banana pudding, topped with Cool Whip and crushed Nilla Wafers!

Banana Desserts Using Banana Products

This is a little bit of an inception category since these banana desserts are made from either banana flour or banana liquor.

Banana Flour Chocolate Chip Cake (Vegan and Grain-Free) | Feasting On Fruit

With a perfect light, fluffy crumb, you'd never guess this chocolate chip cake is grain and egg free! More about this amazing ingredient + get the recipe...

Banana Cream Pie Cocktail | I am Baker

A Banana Cream Pie Cocktail is an adult dessert beverage that is like enjoying a piece of Banana Cream Pie in liquid form.

Accamma's Memories of Thambattu

Accamma takes us far away into the high hills and deep forests of Kodaga, where the Kodava people still observe ancient traditions around the cycle of sowing, planting, and harvesting. In addition to educating me on the language and history of the Kodavas, Accamma shares very personal memories of celebratory nights spent on her family’s plantation marking the harvest of first rice, then coffee, mandarins, and black pepper.

FAQ:

When is a Banana Considered Too Ripe/Rotten?

Brown bananas are not the same as rotten bananas. The peel can be brown or even black and still be useable, however, if it becomes a dark color on the inside of the banana or if it is leaking fluids then you know that your bananas are rotten and should be thrown out.

source: Southern Living

Different Types of Bananas Used Internationally for Banana Desserts

Cavendish bananas are those found in grocery stores all over the US and they make up 47% of all global banana production!
Nam Wah bananas are another variety that are sweet and used in raw banana desserts and smoothies; they are small and have a slight vanilla taste.
Pisang Raja Bananas are great for banana splits and banana ice cream as they are the creamiest of the banana varieties because they contain the least amount of starch.
Lady finger bananas are great in banana pudding and are described as sugar bananas because they are so sweet.
Señorita bananas are good in banana bread and banana pudding because they are incredibly soft and very sweet.
Blue Java bananas are perfect in breads and muffins because they have a smooth, custard texture.
Manzano bananas are good for a variety of desserts and custards and are sometimes referred to as an "apple banana" because of their notes of apple and strawberry.

source: Serious Eats

The Best Way to Freeze Bananas

The next time you want to freeze bananas whether for a future banana batter of some kind, banana ice cream, or for smoothies, Downshiftology says that you have 3 different options to choose from, but with all of the recommended ways, first, let the bananas turn brown because they are the sweetest that way.

Half or Whole: First, peel the banana, leave it whole or cut in half, and freeze on a baking sheet for 1-2 hours; then put them in freezer bags with the date and they will stay good for up to 3 months.
Slices: Peel and slice the bananas in 1/2-inch or 1-inch rounds, freeze for 1-2 hours on a baking sheet, and transfer to freezer bags for up to 3 months.
Mashed: Peel and mash the bananas, then place them in either a silicone mold or muffin tin (she recommends measuring out 1/4 cup or 1/2 cup so you won't have to measure them when you thaw them) and freeze for 2-3 hours in the freezer then put them in freezer bags for up to 3 months. To thaw, you can leave it in the fridge overnight or let it sit at room temperature for 1.5 to 2 hours.

source: Downshiftology

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Motivation for This Post

Bananas are something most of us probably take for granted because they are always around, cheap to buy, and have the right amount of sweetness to curb your sweet tooth when you are craving a sweet snack.

Banana desserts, at least from my own perception, bring to mind banana bread, muffins, homemade pudding, and maybe strawberry-banana smoothies, so I was pleasantly surprised that when I looked into all of the international dishes that use sweet bananas in desserts, I realized how incredibly versatile this fruit can be.

I hope you can also find some inspiration from the list below that showcases banana desserts that you can make with ripe, green, frozen, and fresh bananas, as well as banana flour and banana liquor.