17 Easy Banana Recipes to Make Your Summer Sweeter
Looking forward to enjoying some delicious treats this summer? We’ve put together a fantastic collection of easy banana recipes just for you. These ideas are perfect for anyone who wants to whip up something quick and enjoyable without spending too much time in the kitchen.
Banana Cake With Sour Cream

This delicious Banana Cake is made with sweet, ripe bananas and topped with a tangy sour cream frosting. Easy and delicious.
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Banana Pudding Cookies
These Banana Pudding Cookies are super easy, super soft, and ultra chewy and have the perfect amount of banana flavor.
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Banana Nut Bread
This tried-and-tested banana nut bread recipe will give you moist, firm, and sweet banana bread every time. This is an easy, no-fuss recipe.
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Banana Split Jell-O Shots
Our Banana Split Jello Shots recipe is rich and creamy with an alcohol-infused kick; these adult-only jell-shots double as a delicious dessert.
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Banana Bread Muffins
This banana muffin recipe makes super moist, melt-in-your-mouth muffins that are easy to make and perfect for breakfast or as a midday snack.
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Magnolia Bakery Pudding Recipe
Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding will leave you wanting more after every bite. Layers of creamy pudding, sliced bananas, and Nila wafers.
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Triple Chocolate Banana Bread
This decadent triple Chocolate Banana Bread features a chocolate banana bread batter with chocolate chips and homemade chocolate frosting.
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Banana Pudding Dip
Banana Pudding Dip is an easy, creamy dip served with vanilla wafers, graham crackers, and fresh fruit. It’s a no-bake dessert recipe that’s a sweet treat everyone loves!
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
These 3-ingredient banana chocolate chip muffins are packed with banana flavor and are so simple to make. Perfect for breakfast on the go!
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Banana Pudding Poke Cake
This Banana Pudding Poke Cake combines all the flavors of Banana Cream pie, Making it the perfect sweet treat for any occasion!
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Salted Caramel Banana Bread
Imagine the flavor of salted caramel infused into soft and moist banana bread and drizzled with warm salted caramel sauce on top. It’s banana bread heaven with a sweet-sticky indulgence.
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Banana Icebox Cake
Add a fruity twist to your icebox cakes with this easy recipe. It is creamy with Cool Whip and has a delectable banana flavor that no one can resist.
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Not Yo’ Mama’s Banana Pudding
Not Yo’ Mama’s Banana Pudding (or Chessman Banana Pudding) is the ultimate fluffy, light, and creamy banana pudding recipe. The fresh sliced bananas, French Vanilla pudding, Cool Whip, and, of course, delicious Chessman cookies make this an easy no-bake recipe!
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Blackberry Banana Bread
This blackberry bread recipe is gluten-free and perfect as a breakfast option or a midday snack. Made with Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free flour, it’s incredibly delicious, moist, and packed with the goodness of ripe bananas and fresh blackberries. It’s a simple and easy recipe that will definitely become a family favorite!
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Banana Pudding Lasagna
Southern-style banana pudding lasagna with cheesecake, fresh bananas, decadent condensed milk pudding, real whipped cream, and a crisp vanilla wafer crust.
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Banana Pudding Fluff
Banana Pudding Fluff is a no-bake dessert salad that combines the flavors of ripe bananas and Nilla wafers. Perfect for potlucks!
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Cream Cheese Filled Banana Bread
Cream Cheese Banana Bread is the absolute BEST banana bread recipe ever! It tasked just like there is a creamy cheesecake baked right in the middle of a loaf of banana bread!
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Maike Corbett is the founder and food blogger of Cheerful Cook, a popular recipe website featuring comfort food recipes from the US and Germany. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the AP Wire and MSN.