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Drinks & smoothiesAgua fresca de plátano is a Mexican classic that hits the spot on a hot afternoon. Ripe bananas, cold milk, a little vanilla, and a pinch of cinnamon get blended until smooth and creamy. It’s sweet without being heavy, and it only takes a few minutes to make.
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Breads, bakes & cakesGood banana bread is browned at the edges, moist in the middle and somehow tastes more like banana than a banana. This version adds tahini, which works like peanut butter: its nutty richness tames the sweetness, and a toasty sesame edge keeps the loaf from tasting too sugary.
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Breads, bakes & cakesExtra-ripe bananas give this cake a soft, tender crumb that practically melts in your mouth. It’s layered with maple whipped cream and finished with a generous pour of gooey toffee or salted caramel sauce, whichever you’re in the mood for.
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Pudding & flanBrown butter and brown sugar turn the custard in this banana pudding into something close to caramel. It’s layered with a tangy mascarpone-sour cream whip, ripe bananas and Nilla Wafers, then chilled overnight so the wafers go soft and cakey. Make it a day ahead; it only gets better.
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Drinks & smoothiesThis Roasted Banana Hojicha Latte tastes like something you’d order at a little specialty cafe, but it’s easy to make at home. Toasty hojicha meets homemade banana milk, and it’s all topped with a layer of salted vanilla sweet cream. Make it on a slow weekend morning when you want a treat.
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Snacks & bitesBrowned butter, ripe bananas, and quick oats make these oatmeal cream pies extra chewy and full of flavor. The cookies get sandwiched around a smooth vanilla buttercream, and the recipe makes 10 of them. They’re a grown-up take on the lunchbox classic, but just as hard to stop eating.
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Breads, bakes & cakes +1Ripe bananas, a swirl of tangy cream cheese, and a buttery cinnamon crumb on top. These banana bread coffee cake muffins are soft, tender, and taste like they came from a bakery. Grab one with your morning coffee, set them out for brunch, or just eat one warm in the afternoon.
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Drinks & smoothiesBanana bread meets matcha in this iced latte. It’s creamy, lightly spiced, and tastes like something from your favorite bakery, just cold and with that earthy green tea flavor. Perfect when you want an afternoon boost that still feels cozy.
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Drinks & smoothiesThis brown butter syrup is sooo good. it only takes three ingredients, and you can make a batch to keep in the fridge for this brown butter banana bread latte. creamy banana milk, salty-sweet syrup, and espresso over ice is my favorite way to start the morning. sweeten it however you like!
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Drinks & smoothiesIt’s officially been a banana coffee summer! Next up is this Banana Bread Dirty Chai Iced Latte. Banana bread and chai share so many of the same warm spices that putting them together just made sense, and honestly it turned out even better than I hoped.
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Breads, bakes & cakesStrong Vietnamese coffee goes straight into the batter of this banana bread, giving it a subtle, roasty flavor that plays nicely with the ripe bananas. The loaf bakes up soft and moist, then gets a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk glaze, just like a cup of cà phê sữa đá. Easy to make, too.
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Breads, bakes & cakesOgura cake is a soft, bouncy sponge cake from Malaysia. The egg whites get whipped into a meringue and folded in, which makes it super light. It’s like chiffon but a little creamier and denser. Pandan is the classic, but banana, chocolate, and orange are all great too.
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