Why are bananas so cheap so of a sudden?

There is a world wide oversupply.

@zenvelo Perfect. I’ll stock up on green bananas, later , and eat them like there is no tomorrow.

You don’t have to stock up, just get what you need for a couple days at a time.

@zenvelo ok. Thanks.

Day-o, day-o!

Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Day, me say day-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home

A beautiful bunch o’ripe banana,
Daylight come and me wan’ go home!

Happy Friday night, everybody.

They’re fracking for them now.

I haven’t noticed them to be very cheap where I live and shop. They’re about 79 cents per lb., and Costco has them 3 pounds for 1.50.

I’ve only recently discovered how useful bananas are for cooking. They can substitute and be added to so many things.

They’re around the same price they have been here in the Midwest US. About 50¢ a pound.

Disturbing banana image.

Banana Pancakes. Literally 2 ingredients: bananas and eggs. I also added cinnamon.
Banana Ice cream. Literally just bananas. (hah…punny). It taste so legitimately like ice cream, too. It’s great.

Looking at no of questions on bananas i think it should be declared official fruit of fluther!!!

@dxs : the pancakes don’t seem like they’d work. It seems like they would need flour.

Bananas Foster: In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. When mixture begins to bubble and sugar dissolves into a syrup, place bananas and walnuts (or pecans) in pan. Cook until bananas are hot, 1 to 2 minutes.

Pour over vanilla ice cream, or pancakes.

Top with hand-whipped heavy cream, lightly sugared.

Welcome to New Orleans.

@jca They do! I’ve made both the pancakes and the ice cream and both turned out amazing.

The government put mind control drugs in them. The only reason they aren’t free is that it would raise suspicions.

If the price has always been stable then there’s a possibility that the sellers want to deplete all their current stocks.

As someone who live in tropical country, a bunch of banana only costs $1 (pricy may vary marginally depending on the variety and ripeness of banana). It always available all year round.

Love this banana thread!

You can freeze bananas and bake with them later when they get a bit too ripe to eat. Take the skins off first. Shove in freezer zip lock bag.

“Anna anna bo banna, banana fanna fo fanna, me my mo manna…Anna.”
—Jodi Picoult

When I was a kid we used to eat cut up bananas with sour cream and a little bit of sugar. Anyone else ever eat them like that – I suspect it might have just been a Jewish or family thing?

Even better, @cazzie, if you know your recipe, you can mash and portion your bananas before freezing. i.e. freeze ½ cup blocks of mashed banana for use in Banana Oatmeal Cookie recipe.

My friends Ralph and Earl would be right over if I mixed bananas and sour cream and ate it, @janbb.

@janbb I used to eat the cut up bananas with little scoops of peanut butter on top, drizzled with chocolate syrup and sprinkled with chopped walnuts.

Easy Peasy Banana Bread 101 for non-Cooks:
Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and butter together in a bowl. Mix flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl; stir into banana mixture until batter is just mixed. Stir salt into batter.

It gets better if you also add ginger, cinnamon, coconut shavings and walnuts (or pecans) to the batter.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan.

Bananas are the only fruit that contains the amino acid tryptophan plus vitamin B6. They help your body produce serotonin—a natural substance that alleviates depression.

Bananas are technically berries that grow on an herb that grows from a bulb.

The more ripe the banana is the more
nutritious it is for you… so i have heard.
Bananas are the greatest grab and go
food there is!

Yes. We have no bananas, we have no bananas today.

Coconut Banana Cream Chocolate Truffle Pie with Dulce de Leche

Yields: One 8 Inch Pie
No baking.

Ingredients:
Graham Cracker Crust
1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
6 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon honey
Chocolate Truffle*
12 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
Coconut Banana Cream
2½ cups coconut milk (about 1½ cans)
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon coconut extract
¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut
2 ripe bananas, mashed

Toppings
1 cup toasted coconut
½ cup dulce de leche
¼ cup chocolate chips
2 tablespoon milk
2 bananas, sliced, for serving/granish

Instructions:
Mix graham cracker crumbs, honey and melted butter until well blended . Press mixture into an 8 or 9 inch pie plate. Use your fist to really press hard into the pan. Sometimes I like to use the back of a ¼ c measuring cup and really push into the crust. This will help the crust stay together when cutting. Place in the fridge.

*To make the truffle filling, in a heat proof bowl add the semi sweet chocolate and heavy cream.
Microwave on 30 second intervals, stirring each time until the chocolate is melted and the cream is smoothly mixed with the chocolate. This took me a total of 2 minutes. Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, stir in the vanilla.

Remove the pie crust from the fridge and pour the truffle filling into the pie. Smooth out the filling, cover and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

While the truffle filling cools make the coconut banana cream filling. In a medium sauce pot combine the coconut milk and cornstarch. Whisk until the cornstarch is completely dissolved and there are no lumps. Add the sugar, eggs and salt, whisk until smooth. Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Simmer until the cream thickens, about 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, coconut extract and coconut. Stir in the mashed bananas.

Remove the pie from the freezer and spread the coconut banana cream filling over the truffle pie.
Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or if you have to, the freezer for one hour.

Before you are ready to serve, microwave the chocolate and milk together until melted and smooth.

Spread the toasted coconut over the top of the pie and sprinkle with fresh sliced bananas. Drizzle with the melted chocolate and dulce de leche.

Before you eat this, you must dance and chant:

Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here
Mocha Chocalata ya ya
Creole gris gris banane crème douce

Ripe vs. Unripe Bananas: Which are Better for You?

Short answer, @MooCows? Depends on your needs and goal.

MONKEY BUTTER

5 medium-size perfectly ripe bananas (no brown spots)
20 oz. can of crushed pineapple, not drained.
¼ cup coconut (I prefer ground coconut for this recipe)
3 cups of white sugar
3 Tbsp lemon juice (use bottled for uniform acidity)

Peel and slice bananas, then add all ingredients to a heavy saucepan.

Bring to a boil, stirring often, and then reduce to a simmer. Cook until thick. As the mixture thickens, stir constantly until desired thickness is achieved.

When thick, spoon mixture immediately into hot sterilized jars, apply heated lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

Other fruits can be added, particularly topical fruits such as tangerine, mango, papaya or even kumquat. Also, it is common for the butter to take on a light pink hue when processed. Keep in the fridge. Use it like marmalade. It’s really good.

I freeze them as well and use them later to make banana bread.

If you know the amount you’ll need, @Phobos_Is_Gay, the easiest thing is to mash the bananas before you freeze them.
I used to make Banana Oatmeal Cookies regularly. I’d go out, buy a bunch of bananas, deliberately let them overripen, and mass the lot. Portion and freeze. Saves a lot of mess and guesswork.