How To: Freeze & Use Ripe Bananas

It seems I am always buying bananas.

I think my husband and youngest son are part monkey.

There is one thing about bananas though... 

they have a small window of time they are considered 

"perfect" in our house.

Buy them green: too hard

Green to slightly yellow: still a little to firm

Almost all yellow (but NO brown spots!): PERFECT!! Eat! Eat! EAT!!

Next day: still okay, but better eat them quick!

Brown spots appearing: they sit on the counter until I use them, or freeze them.

I used to put them in a zip top bag, now I just put them directly in the freezer!

When you want to put a banana in a smoothie, or in your bread you have a hankerin' for, they are right there, perfectly ripe, and perfectly ready.

Using in a smoothie is even easier, peel and throw it in the blender frozen.

For bread, they defrost rather quickly sitting on your counter.

You can slice it down the side with a knife, or just cut the end off and squeeze it out like soft serve ice cream!

Don't throw away those 'naners!! 

Put them to good use!!