35 Best Banana Dessert Recipes

This recipe layers creamy vanilla pudding, fresh banana slices, and Nilla wafers into a delicious chilled dessert. The pudding mixture is made with instant vanilla pudding, sweetened condensed milk, water, and freshly whipped heavy cream. It's a great choice for parties and family events.

This old-fashioned pie is made with layers of homemade vanilla custard, fresh bananas, and whipped cream. The recipe includes a flaky homemade pie crust, but you can use a premade crust if you want to keep things easier. It's a good choice for a make-ahead pie and is perfect for birthdays, holidays, or any time you want a from-scratch dessert.

This recipe is a great way to use very ripe bananas, turning them into a soft, flavorful bread with simple baking staples. The recipe includes butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla, and mashed bananas, with toasted walnuts and raisins. Since the loaf stays moist for days, it works well as a sweet snack, breakfast treat, or holiday gift.

This cake turns the flavors of a banana split into a fun no-bake layered dessert. It starts with a graham cracker crust, then adds a sweet cream cheese layer, sliced bananas, crushed pineapple, whipped topping, maraschino cherries, and chopped pecans or peanuts. The dessert chills for several hours, which helps the layers set into an easy-to-slice treat. It is a great summertime dessert for potlucks, parties, and banana split lovers.

This is a soft, moist 9x13 cake topped with cream cheese frosting. The cake uses mashed browned bananas, sour cream, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, and baking soda. It's garnished with banana slices and chopped walnuts if desired. The recipe can also be made ahead, making it a delicious option for family get-togethers and potlucks.

This is a rich, bakery-style recipe featuring a vanilla wafer crust, a fresh banana cheesecake filling, and a smooth banana Bavarian cream topping. The banana flavor comes from both pureed bananas and extract. It bakes in a water bath to help prevent cracking, then chills until firm before being topped with whipped cream and fresh banana slices. This is a show-stopping make-ahead dessert for holidays, birthdays, or any special gathering where you want something a little sophisticated.

This cake is loaded with ripe mashed bananas and topped with a thick layer of buttery cinnamon streusel. The recipe uses simple ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, flour, baking powder, and salt to make the cake. It's a great way to turn overripe bananas into something more than just basic banana bread. It can be served warm or cooled, making it a great recipe for breakfast, brunch, snacking, or sharing with family.

These cupcakes are a fluffy, from-scratch handheld version of banana cake. The recipe uses whipped egg whites, gently folded into the batter, which helps give the cupcakes their light texture. They are delicious plain, but you can also pair them with chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting for extra sweetness. They are a fun dessert idea for both kids and adults.

These cookies are an easy treat made with two ripe bananas, pantry staples, and plenty of semi-sweet chocolate chips. After a quick 30-minute chill, the dough is scooped onto baking sheets and baked until the cookies are lightly golden on top. This is a great recipe for a simple dessert that doesn't take much time or effort.

This poke cake turns classic banana pudding flavors into an easy 9x13 cake made with yellow cake mix, instant banana pudding, whipped topping, and crushed Nilla wafers. After the cake bakes, holes are poked all the way through so the pudding can soak into every bite. Once chilled and set, it is finished with Cool Whip and a crunchy vanilla wafer topping for a creamy, nostalgic dessert. It's a great make-ahead option for potlucks, holidays, and birthdays.

These bars are a simple, snackable way to use up very ripe bananas, with 5 bananas baked right into the batter. They also freeze well for up to 2 months, making them an easy make-ahead treat for breakfast, lunchboxes, snacks, or dessert.

These soft and cozy muffins are spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. The recipe uses mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, milk, flour, baking powder, and baking soda, with the option to add chopped walnuts, pecans, or chocolate chips. They are a great grab-and-go dessert, breakfast treat, or lunchbox snack when you want something homemade that's quick and easy to make.

This bread pudding is warm, gooey, and full of banana bread flavor. Cubed French bread is soaked in a rich mixture of eggs, heavy cream, milk, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, vanilla, warm spices, mashed ripe bananas, and chopped walnuts. After baking, it is finished with an easy caramel sauce. It is a cozy, crowd-friendly recipe with a soft, custardy center, a slightly toasted top, a nutty crunch, and a sweet caramel drizzle.

These combine the cozy flavor of banana bread with the soft texture of homemade cinnamon rolls. The yeast dough is made with mashed banana instead of egg. They are rolled up with brown sugar, cinnamon, and sliced bananas. A splash of heavy cream makes the rolls extra soft, and they are topped with cream cheese frosting for a rich finish. Since they can be assembled the day before baking, they are a special make-ahead dessert or brunch treat for weekends and holidays.

This milkshake is a quick blender dessert that tastes like banana pudding without using ice cream. Frozen ripe banana slices give it a thick, creamy texture, while whipped topping, milk, vanilla instant pudding powder, and vanilla extract add classic banana pudding flavor. The milkshake is topped with whipped cream and vanilla wafers. It takes just 7 minutes to make, so it is perfect when you want an easy dessert.

These light and fluffy drop cookies use mashed banana, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, with an optional cinnamon-sugar topping. After the dough chills, it is dropped by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets and baked until lightly browned. Since the recipe makes about 50 cookies, it is a great way to use up overripe bananas and to share during the holidays and parties.

This cake is thick and buttery, with nearly 2 cups of mashed very ripe bananas baked right into the batter. It is finished with a quick brown sugar glaze. The glaze firms up quickly and can hold chopped walnuts or pecans on top. It's a beautiful dessert for brunch or breakfast with coffee.

These fritters are a quick, golden-fried treat made with ripe bananas, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and flour. The bananas are mashed until soft, mixed with the remaining ingredients, then spooned into hot oil and fried until browned on both sides. They take just 15 minutes from start to finish, which makes them an easy way to turn ripe bananas into something unique and flavorful.

These pan-fried cinnamon bananas are a fast 10-minute treat made with slightly overripe bananas, sugar, cinnamon, and optional nutmeg. The banana slices are cooked in a skillet with the cinnamon-sugar mixture until they become caramelized. Because the recipe uses only a few ingredients and one pan, it is a great option for a quick dessert that doesn't require baking. Serve them on their own for a healthier snack, or pair them with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for something more indulgent.

These are a homemade copycat of Trader Joe’s Gone Bananas, made with firm ripe bananas, dark or semi-sweet chocolate, and refined coconut oil. The bananas are sliced, frozen until solid, then dipped in a glossy chocolate coating that hardens once they're returned to the freezer. They are simple and portioned into bite-sized pieces, making them perfect for a healthy frozen dessert. Since they can be stored in a freezer-safe container or bag and enjoyed within a week, they are a fun make-ahead treat for hot summer days.

These muffins take classic banana muffins up a notch with a sweet cream cheese swirl baked right into the tops. The muffin batter uses overripe bananas, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, vegetable oil, and chopped pecans. A simple cream cheese mixture is spooned onto each muffin and swirled with a toothpick before baking, giving them a pretty bakery-style finish. They bake in under 20 minutes and can be stored in the fridge or freezer.

These turn the classic banana pudding flavor into a soft, chewy cookie. Banana cream instant pudding mix gives the dough its banana flavor and helps keep the cookies super soft, while chopped vanilla wafers add a little crunch. White chocolate chips are stirred in for a sweet, creamy touch that pairs well with the pudding flavor. With about 3 dozen cookies per batch, this is a fun and creative dessert for parties and bake sales.

These bars are a no-bake layered dessert with all the creamy banana cream pie flavor, in an easy, sliceable form. They start with a Nilla Wafer cookie crust, followed by a homemade cheesecake layer, a thick pudding layer, and a fluffy Cool Whip topping. It's chilled for a few hours so the layers can set. It is a perfect summer dessert since you do not have to turn on the oven.

This pie features a graham cracker crust, soft dulce de leche, thick banana slices, and a generous layer of homemade whipped cream. The crust is the only part that bakes, then the rest of the pie is simply layered and chilled until ready to serve. Dulce de leche gives the pie its rich toffee-like sweetness, while the fresh bananas and whipped cream add creaminess. It can be assembled up to a day in advance, making it a stunning dessert for special occasions and dinner parties.

This dump cake is an easy 6-ingredient dessert made with ripe bananas, evaporated milk, pecans, caramel sauce, cinnamon swirl cake mix, and butter. It has the cozy flavor of banana bread in a warm cake-style dessert, with caramel and pecans adding extra sweetness and crunch. Serve it warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, fresh banana slices, extra pecans, or caramel sauce for a simple crowd-friendly treat.

This is a fun ice cream shop-style dessert made with a fresh banana, three scoops of ice cream, and plenty of sweet toppings. Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream are tucked between banana halves, then topped with pineapple, chocolate syrup or hot fudge, strawberry sauce or fresh strawberries, whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chopped peanuts. It comes together in just 10 minutes, making it a quick summer dessert. You can also customize it with caramel, peanut butter, sprinkles, cookies, candy, coconut, or different nuts.

This is an easy no-bake dessert made with just 5 simple ingredients: instant banana cream pudding mix, milk, whipped topping, graham crackers, and banana slices for garnish. The pudding mixture is layered with graham crackers, then covered with more whipped topping and chilled until the crackers soften into a cake-like texture. With only 15 minutes of prep, it is a quick dessert for a crowd that's great for summer cookouts and backyard barbecues.

This homemade ice cream is made with very ripe bananas, heavy cream, whole milk, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, and a splash of rum or vodka to help keep it softer. The recipe makes a custard-style ice cream base, then churns it in an ice cream maker, adding chopped bittersweet chocolate near the end. It is a wonderful summer dessert for anyone who wants a from-scratch ice cream that feels more indulgent than “nice cream.”

This cobbler features ripe banana slices tucked under a sweet pecan streusel topping. The filling is made with self-rising flour, sugar, milk, optional banana extract, melted butter, and sliced ripe bananas, while the topping adds brown sugar, oats, pecans, butter, and more self-rising flour. Serve it with vanilla ice cream for a cozy recipe that's a unique twist on traditional cobblers.