Of what use is an over ripe banana? You might even just cringe at the thought…
the delectable super-food fruit that adorned by fruit basket and was a daily morning staple, gradually languishes getting mushier and wrinkly. (Read- unfit for consumption- no more desirable!)
I wasn’t throwing these “left-out from eating , now over ripe” (inedible) bananas away! Why? …. Aware that this state yields the truest essence of the fruit, making it an ideal ingredient for its flavours !
So while I’m on a strict weight loss regime and attempting to follow a diet , the potential contained in the fruit basket makes me reconsider. After having spent the entire afternoon reasoning, I decide to just go with it! after all it’s a Sunday and comes only once a week!
Just like the elders in our family are attuned to pampering us, these matured bananas signal me with their aroma to spoil myself with some succulent cake!
In a tribute to this batch of ‘left- over unwanted’ fruit and an irony of sorts- from being an eye sore, I mould the fragrant batter into beautiful cupcakes.
They rise and shine and bake in all their glory! While I watch in satisfaction of having a little, something healthy on a Sunday, celebrating a cheat day.
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