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18 Healthy Banana Recipes to Satisfy Your Carb Cravings

Go bananas with these 18 deliciously healthy ways to use over-ripe bananas. Grom double chocolate banana bread to peanut butter banana oatmeal bake, these recipes are sure to satisfy all your carb cravings {guilt and gluten-free}!

Give me the carbs, all the carbs. You guys some days i swear i’m just a carb monster. I mean, it’s probably because i do leg workouts on the regular {like 4 times a week, leg days are my fav} and burn lots of calories while working out, but seriously I’ve got in the habit of following up my meals with a ‘carby treat’.

hands in the air if you like a little post-meal treat???? I mean sometimes you just need one bite; but something to satisfy that carb-crazed sweet tooth.

now i’ve come a long way. years ago my post-meal treat would be little debbie zebra cakes, oatmeal cream pies and nutty buddy bars {oh the bliss of innocence before i learned about processed foods}. Now those little debbie treats don’t sound nearly as appealing, but i still like sweet treats, just healthier, homemade versions.

And i love baking with bananas. You now those over-ripe bananas browning in your fruit basket; yes, they make amazing baked goodies!

Not that you need convincing, but here are three reasons I dig healthy baked banana goodies {and you should too}:

1. They’re great for meal prep, make ahead and enjoy all week long.
2. They’re extremely kid and family friendly.
3. The options are endless, you can turn over-ripe bananas into muffins, breads, cookies, pancakes, overnight oats, french toast, granola bars and more!

Need I say more?

Here are 18 healthy banana recipes to satisfy all your carb cravings from some of my favorite healthy blogging foodies.

Easy, 3-ingredient cookie dough bites  from nourish move love

Grain-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins from The Real Food RDs

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bake from Fit Foodie Finds

Gluten-free zucchini banana muffins from nourish move love

Banana nut overnight oats from the Healthy Maven

Banana chia oat muffins from nourish move love

Banana berry baked oatmeal from Fit Foodie Finds

Banana cinnamon crumb muffins from The Healthy Maven

Healthy banana split breakfast cookies from athletic avocado

Double chocolate paleo banana bread from ambitious kitchen

Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Muffins from the Toasted pine nut

egg-free banana chocolate chip cookie dough from nourish move love

Grain-free Cinnamon banana bread from the wheatless kitchen

Peanut butter banana granola bars from fit foodie finds

Banana bread baked oatmeal from the healthy maven

Healthy chunky monkey French toast in a mug from athletic avocado

Flax almond meal banana muffins from ambitious kitchen

Easy coconut flour banana bread from fitmitten kitchen

PS — I’m in Florida this week on vacation; so i’m trading bananas for fresh oranges! ok I’m still eating an occasional slice of peanut butter banana toast in the morning. If you’re in need of a little sunshine check out my instagram for Florida updates ☀?☀?.

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