A 5-Year Old Treat

When I was five years old, I never got to enjoy such indulgences. So every so often I play five year old by toasting bread and slathering it with creamy peanut butter and topping it with slices of bananas. My boyfriend likes to drizzle it off with honey, too!

Ripened Banana Dessert

My mom used to wait until bananas completely ripened. Then she'd heat it in microwave drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream.

To Ripen Bananas

To ripen bananas quickly, put them in a brown paper bag with an apple or two.

Bananas Do Not Ripen in the Refrigerator!!!

I'm so sick and tired of stopping guests from removing bananas out of my refrigerate because they're misinformed and believe that the bananas are ripening. Refrigerators are cold, and the cold helps preserve freshness. That's what the refrigerator is used for. Follow me so far? So if you want fresh bananas and slow down the ripening process, you should put them in the refrigerator. The outer skin will discolor and darken the way bananas ripen on the counter at a much faster rate, but the inside is unaffected. It's by far the best way to keep them fresh.