In this household, there are always a stash of bananas waiting to be eaten. We use them in smoothies, cut them up for a cereal or oatmeal topping and simply enjoy them straight off the vine. If one sails past the mark, we don’t sweat it because we know it’s destined for even better flavor baked fantasies. This, in my opinion, makes bananas one of the best fruits out there. Just try and come up with one better. They travel well, cost little, taste great when eaten as intended and get even better once they’re overripe. Every time an over aged yellow skinned fruit presents itself, we stash it in the freezer in anticipation of a future loaf/cake/muffin of fruit flavored goodness down the road.
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