If your bananas aren't ripe enough, no worries! You can easily ripen them quickly with one of these two methods:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003cstrongu003e1.u003c/strongu003e u003cstrongu003eTo ripen bananas quickly,u003c/strongu003e preheat oven to 350 degrees and lay whole bananas, peel and all, on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until peels are black and shiny. Let the bananas cool for one hour then peel and use in your ripe banana recipe.u003cbr/u003eu003cstrongu003e2.u003c/strongu003e u003cstrongu003eIf you have a little more timeu003c/strongu003e, place the bananas in a paper bag with an apple and leave for 24 hours. They should ripen quickly and be ready to use the next day.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou can also use frozen bananas that have been thawed and drained of any excess liquid as well.