These pan-fried cinnamon bananas couldn’t be easier to make

If your bananas are overripe, your mind probably goes straight to banana bread as a solution. However, there’s another way to get rid of those delicious, healthy fruits before they go bad, and it couldn’t be simpler to make or tastier to your palate. After you try it once, you’ll want to turn this recipe into a regular afternoon snack or breakfast treat.

This Pan-Fried Cinnamon Bananas recipe comes from Kristin King at the blog Dizzy Busy & Hungry. It requires just four ingredients that are likely already in your kitchen — sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and bananas — and takes just 10 minutes to make (five minutes of prep, followed by five minutes of cooking).

All you need to do is mix the sugar and spices together. Then, after you put your banana slices into a pan, sprinkle the mixture on top and start cooking. Eventually, you’ll flip the banana slices and add the rest of the sugar and spice mixture to the other side, then heat it all until it’s done. That’s literally all there is to it.

Personally, I love pan-fried sugary bananas and actually prefer them to the uncooked version! King suggests having these with cherry yogurt or V8 V-Fusion juice, but I can never wait that long to pop them into my mouth, so they’re all gone by the time I think to pair them with anything else. She also suggests using Splenda in place of sugar.

Visit Dizzy Busy & Hungry for the full method and additional tips.

Of course, banana treats are always a welcome addition to my table. If you’re looking to use up some bananas, you might want to go the dessert-baking route and rustle up a Life, Love and Sugar cheesecake with banana cream-pie topping or grill s’mores banana boats from Crafty Morning by the fire.

If you’re looking for something a mite healthier, consider making frozen banana bites from No Biggie (complete with chocolate and almond butter) or whip up some amazing smoothies.

You could also up your banana bread game with some interesting variations. Turn your banana bread into a caramel macchiato dream courtesy of Averie Cooks or add sprinkles and vanilla icing to replicate Deliciously Sprinkled’s unicorn banana bread. Or use your banana bread as the bottom of a cheesecake with this recipe from Holly’s Cheat Day.

Are you hungry yet?