Mostly bananas.
Occasionally cardamom.

A small baking blog from Helsinki: tested, unfussy recipes for the brown bananas in your fruit bowl.

Latest recipes

Finnish pulla dough with mashed banana — softer, a little sweeter, and perfect for 4 October.

2 h 10 minMedium

No eggs, no butter, nobody notices. Rapeseed oil and oat milk keep it soft for days.

1 h 10 minEasyVegan

Everything goes in the blender. Ten minutes to a stack, and gluten-free if your oats are.

20 minEasyGluten-free

“Very ripe” means different things to different people. The ripeness guide shows what each stage is good for — and which recipe to make.

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Freezing bananas (and using them later)
Peel first, label with the weight, and keep the liquid when they thaw.
How ripe is ripe? A banana ripeness guide
Slide through seven stages, from green to black, and see what each one is good for.