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You can make your bananas sweeter if you do one quick thing to them in the kitchen. Bananas need to be fully ripened to reach maximum sweetness. When bananas are still slightly green, they aren't as flavourful and this can really make or break a meal or snack, whether it's a , or just the banana on its own. But there are ways you can speedily get them to where you want them to be.

It turns out, bananas can be ripened pretty instantly. While there are many ways to ripen bananas gradually, such as placing them beside other fruits or storing them in certain ways, there is a much quicker way to get them exactly how you want them to be. If you are in a rush to , then the best thing to do is to place it in your oven for up to 30 minutes. It might seem counterintuitive to put a banana in a hot oven, but it's a method that many people swear by.

For this method, you need to leave the banana unpeeled and you will need to grab a baking tray and baking paper. Before you do anything, preheat your oven to around 150C.

Then, you will place your unpeeled bananas on your baking sheet and make sure that there is space between them, if you are ripening multiple bananas. You can then place them in the oven at this heat for about half an hour. It is important to note that your bananas will take longer if they are less ripened.

So, the greener your banana is, the more time it will need in the oven. Don't get scared when the banana rapidly changes colour. In fact, the peels will go black if you leave them in long enough.

However, if you let it reach this stage, your banana will be extrememely mushy. So it's important to keep an eye on it. Once it has reached your desired fimrness, take it out of the oven.

There is a simple science behind bananas getting sweeter as they ripen. The fruit releases ethylene gas as it gets more ripe, which triggers a rise in the enzymes amylase and pectinase. These enzymes then work together to break down starch and pectin which is what makes your banana softer and sweeter.

This method for quickly ripening bananas is especially good for bakers as it is a quick and easy way for them to get the bananas they need for .