How to Quickly Ripen Bananas

Did you know that you can quickly ripen bananas in 30 just minutes? Here’s how!

How To Quickly Ripen Bananas

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Roasting Bananas

How do you ripen bananas quickly?

You can slow roast bananas in the oven until they are ripe enough to use in a recipe (it only takes about 30 minutes). And once they’ve cooled, you can also freeze them for smoothies (because smoothies are better with ripe bananas!). 

Simply bake bananas in an even layer on a baking sheet at 300ºF for 25-30 minutes. They should be black and feel soft.

Let them cool completely before use, and that’s it!

blackened banana skin with banana inside
Ripen Bananas in 30 minutes!

How to Quickly Ripen Bananas

Yield: 2
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Did you know that you can quickly ripen bananas in 30 just minutes? Here's how!

Ingredients

  • Bananas

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300ºF.
  2. Layer bananas on a cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 30 minutes*. Let cool to room temperature or in the refrigerator before baking with or freezing.

Notes

  • This recipe in NOT for ripening bananas to eat them raw.
  • I don’t recommend attempting this with completely green, unripe bananas. They won’t have developed enough sugars and flavor be useful in baked goods, even after baking.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 105Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 3gSugar: 14gProtein: 1g

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15 thoughts on “How to Quickly Ripen Bananas”

  1. Now for those pesky fruit flies do this. Put some vinegar in a very small jar. Then add some dish-washing liquid. That is it. When jar looks bad with flies pour out and do again This works every time.

  2. This tip came at the perfect time. I just bought bananas yesterday for banana bread and was hoping they would hurry up and ripen. 🙂

    • I actually don’t know! Mine were yellow/slightly green (no good for baking!), but I’m not sure how they would taste going from VERY green. If you try it, let me know!

  3. Thanks for responding.  No it did not work.. Even leaving in oven longer and still were hard as a rock.  Actually, after having bought them one week ago, I threw the last 3 in the trash this morning…still green. Even tried the brown bag to speed up ripening. Stubborn bananas!!  lol.

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