It's a known fact that ripe bananas quickly turn brown. However, for those who delight in a slice of banana bread for breakfast, this is far from an issue. In fact, it's quite the contrary. Overripe bananas are sugar-rich due to starch breakdown, making them ideal for naturally sweetening an array of banana desserts, from banana nut bread to Banana Sticky Toffee Pudding.

Kelsey Hansen, a famous food stylist who works alongside Addelyn Evans, shares a recipe for extra-soft banana nut bread, saving overripe bananas from ending up in the garbage. Whip this bread using everyday ingredients like cinnamon, sugar, and flour.

Victor Protasio and Torie Cox introduce a spiced banana-oatmeal cookies recipe. This quick-to-make drop cookie recipe will have you waiting impatiently for them to be baked!

Jennifer Causey with the help of Ali Ramee and Christina Daley, created a silk-smooth banana cheesecake dessert, a mix of cheesecake and bananas Foster, topped with a thick caramel layer. For a truly dramatic dessert, light up the cheesecake with a splash of rum!

Want a dessert that will impress everyone? This easily-crafted pudding pie, filled with rich custard surrounded on all sides with fresh banana slices, rivals any instant pudding packet. Whole milk, egg yolks and a whole vanilla bean make up the custard while macadamia nuts with vanilla wafers form the crust.

Chef Paola Velez’s unique paletas dessert features a creamy base of banana pudding, browned butter, crushed vanilla wafers, and ripe banana chunks. It’s surrounded with caramelized white chocolate, topped with wafer biscuits and chocolate bits once it's frozen.

The traditional Challah bread gets a makeover in the hands of Jennifer Causey, Ali Ramee and Christina Daley, being baked into individual fritters and served with a homemade tahini sauce.

Another banana lover's delight is Greg Dupree and Torie Cox’s cold icebox pie, a light and airy banana cream custard topped with a generous dollop of homemade whipped cream and fresh blueberries - a seasonal taste of summer in every bite.

A classic banana bread recipe from Baltimore's Dovecote Café, featuring overripe bananas and banana liqueur, is given a crunchy depth with a handful of chopped pecans.

In the final recipe, bananas step up the caramel flavor of traditional sticky toffee pudding, with the moist cake flavored with mashed bananas and dates for an irresistibly indulgent dessert.

So, don’t toss those overripe bananas. Instead, use them as a sweetener in some lip-smacking banana desserts. It’s a delicious way to repurpose leftover bananas, regardless of how ripe they may be.