Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas – Quick and easy recipe for overripe bananas, perfect for a special breakfast or an afternoon snack. How do you make Fried Bananas? Use 3 ingredients, pan fry it, and it’s ready in 10 minutes.
This recipe was inspired by the age-old problem, how to use up overripe bananas.
No matter how hard I try to buy a good number of bananas for my family, I can never seem to get it right. If one week I don’t have enough, I try to buy a few more the next week, but then it seems I have too many!
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Luckily there are lots of yummy things you can do with overripe bananas. Banana bread is really the first thing that comes to mind, but sometimes that is a little more trouble than I have the energy or time to tackle.
This recipe is so quick and easy, and it is perfect for a special breakfast or even an afternoon snack!
I like to serve it with cherry yogurt and some V8 Fusion juice for a nice breakfast that energizes the kids and gives them a great start to the day!
Bananas are important to my family. All the potassium in it is so good for heart and muscles. It also has so many natural vitamins and nutrients that are so good for everyone. I find myself sneaking in bananas in pancakes or smoothies.
So how do you make pan fried bananas? Its one of the easiest snacks to make and you won’t have any leftovers. Here is a quick video on how to make them:
Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas
Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas
Ingredients
Instructions
- Slice the bananas into rounds, approximately 1/3 inch thick.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg (if desired). Set aside.
- Lightly spray a large skillet with nonstick oil spray. Warm over medium heat.
- Add the banana rounds and sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon mixture on top.
Cook for about 2-3 minutes.
Flip the rounds, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon mixture
Cook for 2-3 more minutes until the bananas are soft and warmed through.
Recipe Video
Enjoy!
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Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing! What a fun new way to spice up a banana!
Alex says
Every time I try to fry bananas they turn into a big pile of mushy mess. This attempt was no different
Kristin says
I am sorry to hear that! I have had that issue from time to time as well, although I can usually improve my chances of not ending up with mush by reducing the heat a bit or cooking for less time. In this case of this recipe, it is better to undercook than to overcook. I hope you have better luck with it in the future!
MJ says
Just made these. Yum! Easy, fast and delicious. I served them in small dessert bowls with a dollop of fresh whip cream on top and sprinkled a little bit of the leftover sugar mixture on the whip cream (mostly for looks). It was impressive looking and took just minutes, start to finish. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kristin says
Yay, so glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by to let me know! 🙂
Kristi says
I made this and it was really good! I put it over vanilla ice cream and it was like a caramel sauce with the ice cream. I actually made it too early and it sat for awhile in the pan. When we were ready for it, I just started to reheat the pan with everything in the pan. So by the time the bananas were reheated, they were more mushy than what was pictured, but it was great over the ice cream.
Kristin says
That sounds delicious, I have to try it! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
megan trainer says
These are so delicious thank you so much and they are so easy!!! thank you so much you just made soooo much easier!!!
Kristin says
Thanks, Megan! I am so glad you like them! 🙂
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Miz Helen says
These Bananas will be amazing! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday.
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Life Diet Health says
I made something very similar this week. We usually peel and slice overipe bananas then freeze. We add them to smoothies or make a quick healthy ice-cream. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday.
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook says
Thank you for sharing this quick, but amazing recipe! I am not a huge fan of cinnamon, but I’d make sure to try your recipe – they look so tempting! Happy Fiesta Friday! x
Colleen @ Life on Kaydeross Creek says
These look so simple yet SO amazing! Can’t wait to try it with the kids!
Jess says
Sounds yummy!! 🙂
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Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
I love this idea! Pinned it – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – and have an awesome week!
Cinnamon Zone says
Thank you for this quick and easy recipe. I am sure the cinnamon banana’s will be great as a topping option for breakfast such as waffles and desserts too.
Kristin King says
Definitely! Those are great ideas!
Tricia Hope says
What a great recipe! I am looking after my grand daughters and will make this for them for sure!
Kristin King says
Thanks! I hope you guys enjoy the recipe! 🙂
Holly says
I tried this and burnt them ????
Kristin King says
Awwww, I am sorry to hear that! 🙁 Hope you try again and get a better result!
Raia says
I can’t wait to try these! My kids are going to love them. 🙂
Carol Green says
These are able to be made without sugar, right? because I want to make them during the whole 30, but I can’t have sugar during that!
Kristin King says
Hi Carol, I used granulated Splenda, and they turned out great. I hope you like them! 🙂
Tamara says
Ouch! Splenda turns out to not be the healthy sugar alternative that it has been promoted as.Do the research but here is a starty. https://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/03/18/the-top-5-reasons-to-never-use-splenda/
Kristin says
I will let everyone decide what sweetener they want to use. I developed this recipe long ago and was using Splenda at the time. I have since switched back to regular sugar but left the ingredient in the recipe for those who still use it. Honestly, any sweetener should be used in moderation, even naturally occurring sugars. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Serena says
Wow! These were great! I didn’t measure, just guessed on the sugar and cinnamon, didn’t have nutmeg in the house. Mine turned out fine cooking with butter, they just needed to be flipped a couple times so that they wouldn’t burn. These didn’t last long enough for me to make something to go with them… lol but they would be great with yogurt, ice cream, pancakes, pretty much anything. Thanks for the great idea!
Sabrina B says
wow, what a wonderful idea! I thought for a second that these were scallops, but like the flavors here and yes often run into the same banana inventory issues! thank you for this great idea for using overripe ones