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What would you do with hundreds of bananas? I have 6 more bunches still on the trees. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 OP
Banana bread, lots of it. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #1
Banana cream pies.... displacedvermoter Jan 2026 #2
Banana Ice Cream C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #3
Holy cow! You just redefined a bunch of bananas SheltieLover Jan 2026 #4
Doubt it. Banana trees are everywhere and bananas extremely cheap. This is a single bunch that had to be cut sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #9
Wow! Nice they are everywhere & cheap SheltieLover Jan 2026 #12
Yeah, the toucans and oropendlas like them. Raccoons and coatis as well. Monkeys won't come that close sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #13
How did you get them down from the tree? They must weigh a ton! SheltieLover Jan 2026 #14
My 'gardener' cut them. Yes, they weigh alot. The center stem is about 4 inches in diameter. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #16
I was thinking cherry picker. SheltieLover Jan 2026 #17
Maybe peel them & toss them out so they don't leave a mess? SheltieLover Jan 2026 #15
Send it snowybirdie Jan 2026 #5
I live in Costa Rica. Bananas are everywhere along the highways for free. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #8
Deliver it to a Food bank! justaprogressive Jan 2026 #6
I was thinking the same thing. A lot of people are in need right now. patphil Jan 2026 #7
Share! pandr32 Jan 2026 #10
Smoothies BOSSHOG Jan 2026 #11
Load them on a truck... fargone Jan 2026 #18
Banana lhassi eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #19
I would try making... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #20
Donate them to a zoo or a chimpanzee rescue. nt in2herbs Jan 2026 #21
That would be worth a lot of money here in Indiana. Emile Jan 2026 #22
Well, at least it's less than 30,000 lbs. surrealAmerican Jan 2026 #23
I have an Excalibur dehydrator... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2026 #24

SheltieLover

(81,062 posts)
4. Holy cow! You just redefined a bunch of bananas
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:30 PM
Jan 2026


Can you gift then to schools, homeless shelters, food pantries, or neighbors?

sinkingfeeling

(57,849 posts)
9. Doubt it. Banana trees are everywhere and bananas extremely cheap. This is a single bunch that had to be cut
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:41 PM
Jan 2026

in two to fit in my banana cage. The cage is necessary to prevent critters from eating them. I frozen several dozen from an earlier bunch and now have loaves of frozen banana bread.

sinkingfeeling

(57,849 posts)
13. Yeah, the toucans and oropendlas like them. Raccoons and coatis as well. Monkeys won't come that close
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:50 PM
Jan 2026

to the house to get them.

SheltieLover

(81,062 posts)
15. Maybe peel them & toss them out so they don't leave a mess?
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:00 PM
Jan 2026

What do the locals do with so many?

pandr32

(14,307 posts)
10. Share!
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:44 PM
Jan 2026

Here in Hawaii we often have more from our trees than we can use. We share with our community.
Also--try banana nut pancakes for breakfast with maple syrup. One of my husband's favorites.

eppur_se_muova

(42,057 posts)
19. Banana lhassi
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:40 PM
Jan 2026
https://www.food.com/recipe/lhassi-indian-yoghurt-drink-22405

What India was drinking for centuries before 'smoothies' were a thing. As kids we made banana milkshakes from 1 banana, 1 egg (not really necessary), 1 T sugar, 1 t vanilla extract, 1 pt milk in a mixer or blender. Maybe you could up the count on the banana(s).

As someone suggested above, freeze any that get too old, then make "ice cream" from them. Add chocolate, strawberries, whatever you want. You can even use sour fruit, which would curdle milk but should be fine w/bananas.

2naSalit

(103,166 posts)
20. I would try making...
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:47 PM
Jan 2026

As many dehydrated 'chips' as possible and also 'banana mash' and freeze that for other stuff, you can use it as a base for pancakes and such. You've already done the other things I could think of for bananas.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,984 posts)
24. I have an Excalibur dehydrator...
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:16 PM
Jan 2026

… so I’d probably slice them and dry up a shit ton of banana chips—which can be rehydrated to use in lots of things besides snacking on the banana chips.

You’re so lucky to have them growing! I’ve got tons in our yard but we’re apparently missing a male tree because we get blooms and no fruit on any of them.

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