“Bananas in a jar” can mean a few different (and popular!) things. Here are the most common versions, so you can pick the one you meant 🍌👇
🍯 1. Bananas in a Jar (Preserved in Syrup)
Great for desserts, pancakes, oatmeal, or yogurt.
Ingredients
- 4–5 ripe (but firm) bananas
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sugar or honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
How to Make
- Slice bananas into thick pieces.
- Bring water + sugar to a gentle boil until dissolved.
- Add lemon juice, then bananas. Simmer 3–5 minutes.
- Transfer to a clean glass jar, cover with syrup.
- Cool, seal, and refrigerate.
🕒 Keeps up to 1 week in the fridge.
🍌 2. Banana Jam in a Jar
Perfect for toast or baking.
Ingredients
- 5 ripe bananas
- ½ cup sugar (or less, to taste)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Steps
- Mash bananas in a saucepan.
- Add sugar and lemon juice.
- Cook on low heat 15–20 minutes, stirring often.
- Pour into sterilized jar and cool.
🕒 Keeps 2–3 weeks refrigerated.
🥣 3. Banana Overnight Oats (Jar Breakfast)
No cooking, super popular.
Ingredients
- 1 banana, mashed
- ½ cup oats
- ½ cup milk or yogurt
- Chia seeds or nuts (optional)
Mix everything in a jar, refrigerate overnight, eat cold.
⚠️ What Not to Do
- Don’t store raw bananas sealed in a jar at room temperature → they ferment fast
- Don’t skip lemon juice → bananas brown quickly
- Don’t can bananas without proper canning methods (safety issue)
If you tell me why you want bananas in a jar (storage, dessert, health recipe, weight loss, TikTok trend, etc.), I’ll give you the exact best method for that purpose 😄🍌
