freezing bananas

Once you learn how to freeze bananas, you&#39;ll have a frozen treasure ready to be turned into all sorts of yummy concoctions!

How To Freeze Bananas

banana ((or as many as you want))

Prep

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Slice

Peel bananas and cut into 1/2-inch thick rounds and place in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.

Freeze

Transfer

Remove from baking sheet and transfer to a freezer-safe bag or freezer-safe airtight container.

Store

Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Bananas can be frozen longer and are still safe to eat but will be browner and softer.

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Once you learn how to freeze bananas, you'll have a frozen treasure ready to be turned into all sorts of yummy concoctions!

How to Freeze Bananas

Use this simple guide to freeze and thaw your ripe bananas for baking recipes. You can peel the bananas or leave the peel on, it doesn't make a difference either way. If leaving the peel on, the peels considerably darken in the freezer.

How to Freeze &amp; Thaw Bananas for Baking

bananas (or however many you have)

freezer container

Place bananas in a freezer container. Feel free to peel first or leave the peel on. You can freeze bananas in a large zipped-top freezer bag or any covered container, such as these glass freezer containers.

Defrost: Remove the frozen bananas from the freezer and thaw at room temperature for 2 hours, or in the refrigerator overnight. Or you can defrost in your microwave at 50% power. The time varies depending on your microwave, but for 4–5 bananas, this probably takes around 3 minutes.

Bananas release liquid as they thaw. For best success in your baking recipe, pour all or most of this liquid out because it could add too much liquid to your batter. (Tip: If your banana baked good recipe calls for a liquid like milk, you could use this brown banana liquid instead. See recipe Note.)

Gently mash thawed, strained bananas with a fork and then use in your baking recipe, such as banana bread.

Good information!  Based on your explanation I won't be using the brown liquid.

Oooo - I've always wondered about that extra liquid on top of frozen mashed bananas. This is so helpful!

Really helpful.  thank you!  I love how practical this information is.

Funny this arrived the day after I used my frozen/ thawed bananas for bread. Having never done so I had frozen the bunches and decided this week I had time to bake. Silly me! I placed the sack on the counter and had quite the pool to clean. I strained the bananas as you suggested and allowed them plenty of time to “dry”. The bread was great and I’m now going to peel them next time and place them in a glass dish similar to yours. Very ripe bananas are budget friendly. I’ll be doing this more often. Thank you for all your baking tips. I appreciate you and your efforts to help us improve. I pass along your website to anyone who asks where I get my recipes and compliments me on how I have elevated my baking.

I found the info interesting. I have my own method that works good, and the baked banana bread still rises nicely. When I have really ripe bananas to freeze, I first peel them  and put anywhere from 5-12 into a gallon Ziploc bag, then I use my hands to mash them in the bag, letting the extra air out, and after mashing enough I write the # of bananas on each bag, so that when I want to use it later I know what size batch the bag can do. I do bigger batches for farmers markets. I place each bag flat in freezer, when ready to use, I pull out the bag I want, put it on a cooling rack covered with a towel, to wait for it to be soft enough, or if I don't have time to wait, I put the bag with a towel under it, in the microwave for 3-5 minutes at a time, turning bag over part way through, til soft enough. I have not noticed any problem with whatever liquid after baking, still rises good, but the brown liquid could still be poured off if desired. Hope this might help

Hi Sally. I just signed up to receive future emails directly. I am so happy to know what to do with bananas I usually throw out. Thanks.!

No idea how I never thought of this before! Now I can hoard one of my favourite fruits without stressing about them spoiling. Thanks for the tip, Sally :)

Love banana bread and cake and pancakes so thanks for the in-depth information.

I usually freeze bananas whole &amp; sometimes in the peel. It never occured to me to drain the brown liquid!  Thank you Sally for enlightening me!!!!

Thank you so much for this timely and helpful article!! I was just freezing some bananas the other day and wondering if I was doing it the right way! 
As always, I love your details and explanations!

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