Am I the only one who always ends up with two or more overripe bananas at the end of every week? It happens a lot at our house and I do NOT like to eat them plain. Almost green bananas for me thank you! Peeling these bananas, and mashing them up, is a great job for little hands. It’s pretty much impossible to mess up and can be pretty satisfying. When cooking with toddlers it’s a great idea to give them one, simple, repetitive task… Plus there are tons of ways to use them – since I love banana bread, that’s my typical choice, but you could also throw them in a smoothie, make them into cookies or pancakes, or anything else you can think of! Here are some cute shots of my kids mashing our bananas, and my favorite (100% whole wheat!) banana bread recipe.

And what did we do with our mashed bananas, you ask?? Well here is my go-to banana bread recipe. I have made this several times in the last few months – my husband loves the addition of chocolate chips and I love that it is 100% whole wheat. Win-Win!