Every week I buy a bunch of bananas intending to eat them fresh, blend them into smoothies with peanut butter, and serve them as dessert (who could resist this banana pudding or this sky-high banana ...

Bananas are one of the easiest foods to save from getting overripe and ending up in the garbage. As soon as they start getting spotty, you can peel and freeze them for later use in tasty baked goods ...

Bananas are a versatile fruit for snacking and baking, it’s combined well with a variety of flavors and offers up natural sweetness in place of sugar in many recipes. High in soluble fiber and ...

These spinach banana muffins may be green, but they taste like a classic sweet banana nut muffin. Spinach blended into the batter adds extra nutrition, while whole oats bring a hearty dose of whole ...

I hate letting food go to waste. It's one of the reasons I grocery shop frequently, only buying what I'll use right away, rather than purchasing food for a few weeks at a time. But no matter what I do ...

Overripe bananas seem to keep multiplying on my kitchen counter. I was about to start another batch of banana bread when my daughter begged, “Please, not another loaf. Can you make muffins instead?” I ...

Dear Lisa: I would like instructions to mix and freeze muffins for later baking. Would this work for muffins with extra ingredients such as blueberries? -- Laura H. Dear Laura: Just about any muffin ...

Q: When you freeze bananas, should you peel them? What is the best way to defrost them, and should they be drained? — Sue R. A: If there is one cool thing about bananas, it’s that they freeze ...