If you want to keep bananas from ripening too quickly, seal them in plastic bag and store them in the fridge. This will turn the skin brown, but the fruit itself will remain unchanged. Recipe tip: 1 lb. bananas = 1-1/3 cup mashed.

Want to make banana bread or banana pudding, but the bananas you have are too green? To speed ripening, put the bananas in a paper bag. Adding an apple also helps. Recipe tip: 1 lb. bananas = 1-1/3 cup mashed.