I think it’s safe to say the majority of the nation buy bananas regularly. Bananas are such a wholesome food and versatile when it comes to creating vegan banana recipes.
According to New Food Magazine more than 1.4 million bananas get wasted in the US every day. Alarmingly this figure is the same in the UK despite it’s smaller population.
There is so much you can do with bananas and we are here to help you with a tonne of ideas. From savoury to sweet ideas, we called on our vegan food blogging friends to help us put together this list of vegan banana recipes.
Vegan Ripe Banana Recipes
If you don’t have time to do something straight away with your bananas that may soon go bad, the best thing to do is chop them up and put them in a container in the freezer. I always do this, especially when I am about to go away on holiday.
There are tonnes of ideas for frozen bananas below too. Smoothies, ice-cream and shakes to name a few.

Vegan Banana Recipes
Here you will find 70+ vegan banana recipes that are NOT banana bread! We always have surplus bananas in our house that may need using up before they go bad. Here are a list of incredible recipes that will stop you making the same oul thing, or worse, thowing them away!
The majority of these vegan banana recipes are incredibly easy. From interesting banana smoothies, to curries and rice, to banana cake and muffins, you will find a tonne of ideas here. Oh and don't forget to check out the interesting banana skin recipe! Have you tried banana skin before? I am certainly seeing it in more and more recipes
These delicious and creamy banana overnight oats are easy to make and a wholly satisfying breakfast, brunch or snack. With minimal prep, just stir the healthy ingredients together and enjoy the next day or a couple of hours later!
Try this delicious and nourishing vegan banana peanut butter acai bowl. It's packed full of taste and goodness, absolutely perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch. This peanut butter and acai smoothie is perfect for kids or adults. YUM VEGAN!
This delicious banana beet smoothie features the underrated, nutrient packed beet, giving you the perfect flavors, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to start your day off! Have this low calorie, vibrant treat for breakfast, a snack or anytime of day!
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These vegan parfait cups are low on prep work and come together beautifully. The chia seed parfaits are decadent enough to feel like a lovely treat as a vegan brunch but they are also great for meal prep which makes them a great weekday meal as well!
Healthy, pretty, and delicious - breakfast doesn't get better than this!
This banana cacao shake recipe is absolutely divine and a must try. With simple ingredients, it is a delicious chocolatey treat that is easy to make.
This drunken fruit salad is the ultimate grownup summer salad. Get your buzz on while simultaneously enjoying a refreshing fruit salad!
Bring this boozy fruit salad along to your next bbq, picnic, or just enjoy it yourself on a long summer day. Just make sure to keep it away from the underage crowd!
It only takes around 15 minutes to whip this fruit salad with alcohol up (depending on how fast you chop fruit) and then it just needs to marinate before it's time to serve.
This tropical passion fruit papaya smoothie bowl is hydrating, delicious, beautiful and perfect for summer! Customize it with your favorite smoothie bowl toppings for a treat the whole family will love.
It's also packed with healthy ingredients, good for your skin, your heart, and your digestive system! Enjoy at any time of the day for an indulgent, feel good meal!
This easy kiwi smoothie bowl is perfectly delicious and a simple smoothie bowl recipe to make. Blended with fresh kiwi, frozen bananas, mango, pineapple and spinach - you will love this nutritious kiwi smoothie bowl recipe.
Try this delicious and healthy blue smoothie bowl, packed full of goodness, no sacrifice on taste! This spirulina bowl is bright & bold with yum toppings that can be adapted to your taste and preferences. YUM VEGAN!
Try this delicious healthy cacao smoothie bowl. It's an ideal vegan lunch idea or could easily be served for breakfast, brunch or a snack. Make this cacao bowl as filling or light as you like with toppings and quantity. Yum Vegan!
Try this refreshing watermelon smoothie bowl. Featuring frozen fruits and delicious toppings this watermelon and banana smoothie bowl is such a great vegan breakfast, lunch or brunch! YUM VEGAN
Try this delicious banana chocolate acai bowl. It's the perfect balance of healthy and nutrious ingredients with something extra for those chocolate lovers! We love all things vegan lunches and vegan brunches and this acai chocolate bowl ticks all the boxes.
This easy 5 ingredient banana jam is a delicious way of using up ripe bananas. Serve on toast, pancakes or dairy free yogurt.
Don't throw away the peel of your morning banana. Soak it in water and make a delicious banana peel curry in the evening!
Vegan banana foster is a super decadent quick dessert that can be made in just six-minutes! Perfect served hot over vegan french toast or ice-cream.
These light and fluffy banana muffins are easy to make in one bowl, with no weird ingredients! Studded with juicy sultanas and with an intense banana flavour, they are a delicious breakfast treat or teatime snack
The perfect Nigerian vegan Jollof rice recipe everyone would love. Easy to make and tastes amazing.
Banana Tapioca Pudding is a tasty Vietnamese vegan dessert. It features a creamy sweet coconut soup with soft banana slices and slightly chewy tapioca pearls.
Banana Chia Seed Pudding (4 Ingredients Recipe) - A Baking Journey
This quick and easy Banana Chia Seed Pudding is made with 4 ingredients only. It is a delicious and healthy make-ahead Breakfast, Sweet Snack or Dessert recipe that is also Gluten Free, Sugar Free and Dairy-Free / Vegan Friendly!
Healthy Vegan Berry Crumble Bars sweetened with only banana and a little maple syrup! They don’t have any butter or oil so are perfect for those who prefer wholefoods.
Vegan hummingbird cake loaf studded with blueberries and topped with coconut yoghurt! Nut free, refined sugar free and wholesome enough for breakfast ?.
Kele Mulik Recipe – Delicious, easy and healthy banana fritters from Konkan Cuisine. They are crispy outside and soft inside.
These banana nut almond pulp muffins are a great way to use leftover almond pulp from making homemade almond milk. They’re a nutty, slightly sweet, moist & tender muffin that make a great healthy snack!
Frozen banana, unsweetened cocoa powder, and a food processor are all you need for this delicious chocolate banana ice cream.
Vegan Banana Cake – a moist and delicious cake made with spelt flour, walnuts, raisins, spelt flour, oats and maple syrup.
Banana Scones! A quick & easy way to turn old bananas into a family treat
With their golden crusts, flaky, tender interior, and delicious not-too-sweet flavour,
these banana scones are a treat any time of day.
What’s better than banana bread? Banana Bread Muffins! All it takes is a handful of ingredients and about 30 minutes to make these super moist muffins. The vegan recipe uses only one bowl for the hand mixed batter. This will be your go-to muffin recipe.
This Almond Milk Protein Shake is an excellent way to use up bananas, especially over ripe ones. Keep a batch of frozen banana slices in the freezer and enjoy this shake after a workout.
Banana lentil pancakes are protein dense, sweet, and absolutely delicious! Perfectly suited for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Your breakfast will be healthy, heraty and delicious with these gluten-free banana pancakes. They are made with oat flour, so you get a good amount of protein, too
Forget bread! These PB & J Banana bites are seriously tasty! They are super easy, quick and fun to make, especially with kiddos.
This banana nut smoothie requires just a few ingredients, is simple to make. So delicious and is packed full of good nutrition!
Including only 3 ingredients, these delicious cookies are perfect as a sweet treat in the lunch-box, as a breakfast cookie or as a quick dessert. They will become your favourite way to use up bananas.
These gluten free and vegan banana oats spinach muffins are made from oats flour as a base, with banana and spinach to enhance the nutritional value and taste of the muffins. All my friends and family who tasted it absolutely loved the moist and tender muffins. They could not believe that these were gluten free and vegan.
These banana fritters are the best way to use up your over ripen bananas or just to whip a quick snack. This is so easy and need just basic ingredients. You an make this within 30 minutes from start to end.
Creamy, dreamy, luscious mango nice cream made from mangoes and bananas! This delicious and quick dessert is healthy, easy, and taste like a tropical paradise!
This banana topping, containing banana liquor, is made in and served from your crockpot. It is the grown-up version of what your kids are putting on their ice cream. Great on everything from pancakes to pudding!
Strawberry Banana Breakfast Muffins - No refined sugar & they’re vegan & gluten-free. That makes them guilt-free, so you can enjoy one for brekkie.
Whisk off to the tropics without even leaving your home! This Pina Colada Smoothie is reminiscent of that famous island cocktail but without the added booze or sugar. It's a perfect way to start your morning! It's creamy, cold and refreshing and requires 4 simple ingredients.
Liven up your morning with this Chunky Monkey Quinoa Breakfast Bowl. The combination of creamy peanut butter, sweet bananas, and rich dark chocolate will send your taste buds into overdrive. It's super nutritious, too!
Creamy lavender "nice cream" in just 5 minutes flat with only 4 ingredients! It will satisfy your sweet tooth, give you a dose of relaxation and may actually help improve your quality of sleep!
Creamy, sweet, DELICIOUS Banana Coconut Cream Pie Overnight Oats. Make this easy vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free breakfast in about 5 minutes and take it with you on-the-go the next day!
This chocolate banana loaf cake is irresistible and can be done within 45 minutes
Mangalore Buns or just Buns,( fried poori) in short, is a common streetside snack that you can enjoy in any season of the year.
Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bars are easy to make, flavorful and delicious bars that are crispy at the edges and are moist and chewy inside.
Banana Buns are sweet and soft, fluffy and delicious buns or pooris prepared using overripe bananas. This recipe is vegan and can be served for breakfast or as a snack and will be loved by people of all age group. A perfect way to use overripe banana.
A vegan twist on a British class, banoffee pie. A sweet crumb crust filled with caramel, sliced bananas and whipped cream.
Anti Hangover Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich. Simple to make and refuels those important nutrients and amino acids to have you feeling better in no time.
2 Ingredient Cookies. Just mix bananas and oats and bake them for 15 minutes. Perfect for when you need an energy boost on the go. Enjoy!
Easy and healthy chocolate peanut butter no bake protein cookies made with oats, peanut butter, chocolate protein powder, and bananas. Perfect for a quick and healthy dessert, snack, breakfast, or even pre and post workout option. Vegan, gluten free, and dairy free!
This vegan peanut butter banana oatmeal is a delicious easy breakfast that is kid approved.
This Banana layer cake with coconut frosting is so delicious! It is hard to believe it is completely vegan and also made with healthy ingredients.
If you are looking for a hassle free gluten free Caribbean appetizer then look no further because these Jamaican Banana Fritters are so delicious, addictive and take less than 30 minutes to whip up a whole batch ready to eat
These chocolate banana cookies are the best fudgy chewy chocolate brownie cookies made with only 3 ingredients! Bonus, this chocolate cookie recipe is also 100% flour-less, egg-less, and sugar-less.
These easy 3-ingredient banana cookies are soft, chewy easy banana drop cookies, 100% vegan, refined sugar-free, and oil-free.
Thick, creamy, and absolutely delicious oats banana smoothie. The recipe is artificial sugar free and completely vegan.
Easy, quick, no-churn ice cream with just 2 main ingredients. 3rd is optional and can be even eliminated or substituted with any other toppings. Perfect for any occasion or just a quick dessert.
Recipe for a rich and fudgy chocolate banana cashew cake topped with a nutty chocolate icing. It’s vegan, dairy free and made with nutrient rich whole foods. It’s also quite delicious.
This baked oatmeal is perfect healthy protein rich breakfast casserole. This is vegan, gluten free and healthy breakfast item with chocolaty and nutty flavor.
These are mildly sweetened, soft and chewy, made with whole ingredients. They are luscious tasting vegan protein bars.
Got overripe bananas? Use them to make these delicious vegan banana scones! Crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, and covered in an over the top drizzle of maple glaze!
Easy to make vegan banana cake with a deliciously decadent cream cheese frosting. It’s soft, fluffy, perfectly spiced and way simpler than making a layer cake!
These five ingredient energy balls are absolutely delicious, made in a snap with wholesome pantry staples: Oats, almond butter, banana, maple syrup, and cinnamon, then dipped in a quick two ingredient chocolate topping! Since there’s no baking required, they’re easy enough for kids (and kids at heart) to make!
This Banana Coffee Smoothie recipe is made with leftover coffee or Cold Brew, almond butter, and coconut milk! It’s a healthy smoothie recipe you’ll come back to time and time again, because it is SO DELICIOUS, plus it’s Gluten Free, Paleo, and Vegan!
Vegan Banana French Toast (Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut & tree nut free; top 8 free)
Bananas make an excellent egg replacer so you can still enjoy French toast, while being vegan. I even include options for gluten free bread if you need that too.
Create this luscious creamy Chia Seed pudding by blending cashews, cocoa powder, and banana. It rests overnight for a power-packed breakfast, treat, or snack. Irresistible goodness!
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Camilla Hawkins
Tuesday 15th of December 2020
I love bananas so really enjoying all this fresh banana inspiration!
Choclette
Tuesday 15th of December 2020
Throwing bananas away? That's terrible and so many of them too. Yet there's absolutely no need, as you've just demonstrated with all these fabulous recipes.