List of banana dishes

List of Banana Dishes is a comprehensive compilation of various dishes and recipes that prominently feature the banana as a key ingredient. Bananas, being a versatile fruit, are used in a multitude of culinary applications across the globe. This list includes both sweet and savory dishes, as well as beverages that incorporate bananas.

Sweet Banana Dishes

Banana Bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like bread which became popular in American cookbooks in the 1930s.

Banana Split is an ice cream-based dessert. In its classic form it is served in a long dish called a boat. A banana is cut in half lengthwise and laid in the dish with scoops of ice cream placed in between.

Banoffee Pie is an English dessert pie made from bananas, cream and toffee, combined either on a buttery biscuit base or one made from crumbled biscuits and butter.

Savory Banana Dishes

Mofongo is a fried plantain-based dish from Puerto Rico. It is typically made with fried green plantains mashed together in a pilón, with broth, garlic, olive oil, and pork cracklings or bits of bacon.

Patacones (also known as tostones) are a popular dish in many Latin American countries, made from green plantains that have been sliced, fried, flattened, then fried again.

Banana Beverages

Banana Smoothie is a blended beverage made from bananas, milk or yogurt, sweetener, and sometimes additional ingredients like peanut butter or protein powder.

Banana Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation of mashed bananas. Sugar, yeast, and water are commonly used in the production process.

See Also

• List of fruit dishes
• List of desserts
• List of beverages