If you're wondering what to do with ripe bananas, you've come to the right place. We've all found ourselves with too many ripe bananas and not enough time to consume them. Sure, you can always freeze ...

Home cooks are always on the lookout for ways to improve the quality of their cakes and bakes, especially when it comes to classics like banana bread. Some say the trick to perfect banana bread is ...

•2 cups pecans, chopped, toasted and divided •1/2 teaspoon baking powder •3/4 cup butter, softened •1/2 teaspoon baking soda •1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened •1/2 teaspoon salt •2 cups ...

Confession. I let my bananas get overripe on purpose. And sometimes, I buy the overripe ones at the grocery store. Why? I need all those overripe bananas because I make smoothies almost daily.

Glaze: 1/4 cup (2 oz.) block-style 1/3-less-fat cream cheese 3 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons water DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare the banana bread, ...

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just blended after each ...