When you’re in a pinch, and you need that banana bread stat, and your banans are still firm worry not! I have provided 3 ways in which to ripen bananas faster.
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Ingredients
Bananas: All you will need are bananas that are yellow but still firm.
Step-by-step
I experimented with the most effective methods for ripening bananas faster. If you follow these steps you will be baking banana bread in no time at all!
For complete instructions and a list of ingredients for 3 Ways to Ripen Bananas scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
Microwave Method
- Place 3-4 bananas in a microwave-safe bowl. I prefer to use a glass bowl because yu will get a better view of what’s cookin’!
- Microwave the bananas in 30-second increments until you reach the desired mushiness. Take a fork and mash the bananas to test their texture. If they are soft, very wet, and mushy, you have reached the desired outcome for using bananas in baked desserts.
Oven Method
- Preheat your oven to 425°F. Place 3-4 bananas on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. Check every 10 minutes. Mash with a fork. The bananas should be very mushy and wet.
Brown Bag Method
This method takes a little longer than the other methods but much faster than ripening them the old-fashioned way. Letting bananas ripen in a room-temperature area usually takes a day or two to ripen and longer for an extremely ripened state.
- Place 3-4 bananas with the skins on in a large brown paper bag. Completely close the paper bag, and store it in a semi-warm and dry location. After a few hours, the bananas will begin to ripen and form brown spots. That’s when you know the bananas are doing their thing!
I hope you love this visual tutorial on 3 ways you can ripen bananas. Put these methods to the test and then try the banans in my recipes:
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3 Ways to Ripen bananas
Description
3 simple methods for ripening bananas. These are the perfect methods for when you need ripe bananas right away.
Ingredients
- Firm bananas – however many your recipe calls for.
Instructions
Microwave Method
- Place 3-4 bananas in a microwave-safe bowl. I prefer to use a glass bowl because there is more visual access. Microwave in 30-second increments until you reach the desired softness. Take a fork and mash the bananas to test their texture, If they are soft, wet, and mushy, you have reached the desired outcome for using bananas in baked desserts.
Oven Method
- Preheat your oven to 425°F. Place 3-4 bananas on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. Check every 10 minutes until you reach the desired consistency. The bananas should be very mushy and wet when you press them with a fork.
Bown Bag Method
- Place 3-4 bananas with the skins on in a large brown paper bag. Completely close the paper bag, and store it in a semi-warm and dry location. After only a few hours the bananas will begin to repine, and even form brown spots. That’s when you know the bababnsa are doing their thing!
