3 Recipes Using Banana Peel!

I normally throw out banana skins, but I stumbled upon this awesome budget friendly idea that can turn your food waste into potential recipes! So let's cook some banana bacon, banana tea & banana pulled pork!
Recipe:
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You could make this triple chocolate banana bread with any actual bananas too
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00:00 Banana Peel Recipes Intro
00:10 Banana Tea
02:16 Banana Peel Bacon
07:18 Banana Peel Pulled 'Pork'
#barrylewis #bananapeel #recipes

[@mrbarrylewis]

Perhaps I have lived under a rock but I didn't realise banana peel recipes were a thing, this was super fun! Would you try any of these?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

The bacon one! Would be interesting

[@mrbarrylewis]

Was not toooooooooooooooooooo bad@@danielsantiagourtado3430

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@mrbarrylewisGreat to hear🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@louisehorrell8910]

I'd try the tea one, but only because I love tea, and can't have caffeine so always on the look out for interesting non-caffeine teas!

[@pennelopewade8404]

No!

[@jamessaunders1359]

I want to see a new series on using "scraps" of fruit & veg to create delicious food! Maybe even a 3 course meal using scraps.

[@TamarLitvot]

oooh, that's an excellent idea!

[@BrittanyYoungxDuckie]

Genius! Hope Barry gives this a go.

[@ryanreed146]

Interestingly enough, food influencer GoldenGully has a pretty interesting watermelon peel curry recipe.

[@theartsypixie2771]

I use my scraps to make vegetable stock, which saves me money, and I can season the stock how I like it to taste. 😊

[@stevenbemrose5104]

Freeze the skins first everytime you finish a banana. Thus tenderises them. When you have a batch, they shred easily and can be added to bulk a curry, a stir fry or as a spaghetti alternative.

[@johnboi8346]

I remember trying to smoke banana skin being told it would get you high back in the day!

[@dcstealth11111]

and did it????? if so I don't know how or why

[@johnboi8346]

No lol 😂

[@ian3314]

Banana Man was indeed awesome. I remember watching it as an intro to Danger Mouse and Count Duckula on Nickelodeon as a kid. Great video!

[@ItsAMbutyoutubechangedmyname]

Tom’s video work is really putting the cherry on the top on Barry’s videos

[@muffitsg]

Tom is a wonderful asset to the videos, you both brighten up my day 😀

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Barry, just wanted to say I'm hugely enjoying Tom being about in videos. Much more natural and smooth, he's a natural and you bounce off each other so well.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Less food waste barry! Genius! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CricketEngland]

4:06 Banana Man was narrated by Tim Brook-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graham Garden of “The Goodies” fame

[@CastledarkDweller27]

no wonder it was good then eh?🥰🥰🥰

[@CartB0X]

The combo of you and Tom doing the videos is perfect Barry! You've found that effect balance!

[@nancykalipetis4949]

Try adding the vanilla at the end in the tea.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Good shout!

[@bk14biker]

I have a phobia about the little bit at the end of a banana. Glad it's not just me.

[@mrbarrylewis]

I wonder if it has a name! If not we should invent one!

[@TamarLitvot]

It's not just you!

[@LaynieFingers]

The bananus. Horrible little thing!

[@12DGJB21]

Love your content! I suffer from migraines and recently found out that banana peels have significant amounts of tyramine and could trigger a migraine for migraine patients who are sensitive to tyramine. I don't know if tyramine will leach in to the tea, but thought it was worth mentioning. Thanks again!

[@emilyalcorn3547]

Thank you, I suffer from migraines so this is good to know ❤

[@stevendunn264]

Proof once again that just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should do it.

[@CastledarkDweller27]

Never seen u B4 but....Bravo to you man for this CRUELTY FREE funny recipe vid! Incidentally if u are seeking an alternative to bacon...for ethical reasons OR better health, the one I love (cos I'm lazy & it's easy) is RICE PAPER BACON! Just cut your rice paper into strips, soak in the same marinade u used, then lay out on grease paper & bake in oven! Bloody Beautiful! I can eat buckets of it! Even omni mates LOVE it on my vegan club sangers! (New subscriber here Barry😊)

[@gamingyoru]

My heart died a little bit when Barry ate the white bits knowing how bad it tastes

[@mrbarrylewis]

Up there with one of the worse things i've tasted

[@elfreak0na1eash]

Just FYI, the technical term for the "stubby bit" is the Bananus.

[@shadowwolfie9207]

Thia is a amazing banana vid, amazing creative work

[@mrbarrylewis]

Thankyou

[@chris_is_here_oh_no]

Excellent video, these were some very creative recipes! Amazing work!

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers, fun times

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your work barry! You're the Best!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@samhenwood5746]

Who knew you could make food out of banana skins 🤔Thanks Barry n Tom 😀🍌🍌🍌

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers!

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

Ah Barry, you've not lived until you've had a lovely cup of Barry's tea

[@mrbarrylewis]

Could you taste the difference though?!

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

@@mrbarrylewis Oh absolutely you can - I'm originally from Stockport and lived up north for a good number of years before moving to Dublin in 2002. I guarantee you I can select a cup of Barrys from a blind taste test - there's just something about it. Mind you, there are a few varieties (Original, Gold Blend, Master Blend and decaf). Most Irish, if they drink Barrys, go for the Gold Blend (red box). It's not uncommon for Irish people to take a box in their suitcase on hols, cos they just can't live without it !! (actually very true)

[@mathboy1066]

Great way to reduce food waste

[@mrbarrylewis]

Cheers yeah found it quite interesting as a thing we always throw away. It has potential that's for sure!

[@marcusfridh8489]

I allways saves the potato peels and make potatoe peel crisps in the oven. And the last of the cheese that is too thin to use, i press in a garlic press and use as grated cheese on pasta, pizza or quesadilla

[@Elektrakosh]

"....For when Eric eats a banana, he becomes Bananaman, ever alert for the call to action!" Yeah I watched that cartoon too! General Blight was one of the main bad guys iirc

[@mattdavies3212]

Interesting with the banana bacon. Maybe try pricking a few holes in the glossy skin side before popping it in the marinade? May add to the flavour a bit.

[@blargcoster]

Some creative uses for the banana exoskeletons. Or maybe banana husks sounds better?

[@jessicafoote1638]

The second you said Banana Carcass I had to watch Jenna Marbles 'Corn on the Cob But Instead of the Corn Bone It's A Hotdog'

[@TamarLitvot]

I saw a video on making banana syrup from banana skins -- used in cocktails, I think. IIRC, it was just putting the right proportions of sugar and banana peels together in a jar and leaving it for a certain amount of time. Then straining it and apparently it's delicious. I don't drink cocktails so I was thinking of it for French Toast or waffles. BTW, as someone who lived in a part of the midwest U.S. that specializes in barbeque, your coleslaw looked all wrong. Should be crispier, shreds rather than chunks. Yours looked like overly mayonnaised potato salid. Crispy coleslaw gives you the crunch needed for pulled pork (or chicken) barbeque on a bun.

[@melodioushaste]

I'm all set. I know that people say it's a great ingredient, but I would take a bite if someone else made it, but there's no way I would take the time to make this on my own.

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Barry and Tom, Kudos on finding so many interesting Banana Peel Recipes. I myself only knew about the Brazilian Dessert dish, but you found many recipes I can actually use. I will certainly make the tea, I drink a ton of tea. and also thank you for the idea that it's a substitute for courgette (squash) recipes. Curry, Cake, ???? my mind is going in many directions at once. Thanks guys, hugs to the family and of course to our intrepid banana peel slip ups hehehe Jim Oaxaca Mexico

[@michelebartholome7798]

banana skins are also goof mulched for your roses

[@liehere]

You can make the same bacon-y recipe with carrot peels, it's really good ! Or a kind of ''vegan lox'' 🤤

[@alexdavis5766]

Been doing Family History all morning (initially for my Dad, but I'm getting very into it) and now watching a video about using banana peel and enjoying it. This is not the life I thought I'd be living at 35!!

[@heatherholzhaus7013]

Sounds like my life at 35! Congrats, on having the best life!

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

Would you believe I'm watching it on a small rectangular piece of glass held in my hand? What a time to be alive!

[@PoopPheast420]

Is this an AI?

[@davidsmith1718]

This is Eric who lives an amazing life who when he eats a banana an amazing transformation occurs and he becomes bananaman 😂😂😂 I shown my daughter this a few weeks ago and that’s all she watching on KZbin

[@mrbarrylewis]

So good!

[@CricketEngland]

Narrated by The Goodies

[@dwaynewladyka577]

An interesting way to use banana peels. Can you try things with other fruits, like watermelon? Cheers, Barry! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@mrbarrylewis]

Yeah sounds like a good plan! Will have a think :)

[@ProfessorYana]

Pickled watermelon rind is a thing.

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

Have you tried that same marinade but with thin carrot strips in the oven? 💡 It gets really nice and crunchy 😊

[@brewsterkits]

we love your vlogs, i was sitting next to a banana hater and i wasnt keen on this one myself, and i can usually take any mix of food, cant stand skins or ends!!!

[@graememudie3306]

When growing up, my dad and I would try all sorts of tea from our sub tropical garden. Banana leaf and paw-paw leaf were our favorites. And for the Americans, paw-paw = papaya, not some random fruit thus designated

[@l.n.4929]

The guitar arpeggio just made the shot high-class Cinema.

[@xxxxxxxx1080]

The alternate "pulled pork" sandwich looks like it might be good... if you add pulled pork to it.

[@StevenJBen]

Oh no. Barry's finally gone insane!

[@mrbarrylewis]

way past that lol

[@edgeman83]

I still love how Sweet Baby Ray's sauce is a worldwide thing now, when I remember it being a somewhat local thing 10-15 years ago. Edit: Also Tom not wanting to eat the sandwich due to his beard is something I live with everyday, I feel for ya! Fried egg sandwiches with liquid yolk are the worst for getting in a beard.

[@Wychwood]

Regarding the banabacon, I wonder if you should scrape both sides of the skin to see if you can remove that waxy finish? If it works, you might get the marinade soaking in on both sides.

[@madaian369]

I might try frying up some banana peels now! Last summer, I got into sautéed watermelon rinds and they were a genuinely fun vegetable(?) to add to my meals, I can see banana peels doing the same

[@mrbarrylewis]

Sounds awesome

[@TheCotzi]

i pickle the watermelon rinds so good

[@TheCotzi]

i pickle the watermelon rinds so good

[@catherineburgin9518]

Banana Man! Brings back such childhood memories. For when Eric eats a Banana!!

[@CricketEngland]

Narrated by The Goodies

[@Robb403]

I wonder if you could run the banana skin through a pasta cutter to quickly turn it into even strips.

[@ghc7400]

Nigella made a bananaskin curry.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Oh nice!

[@VIRACYTV]

I know now I can go to the UK since they also have Sweet Baby Rays. MY FAVORITE

[@oldtimersniper560]

I remember back in the day, we got told if you dried a banana skin out in the microwave and smoked it, you would get high. Sadly, you do not 😂

[@mrbarrylewis]

haha sounds like there's a story here!

[@oldtimersniper560]

@mrbarrylewis the joys of a dry up and being a teenager in the 90s, haha. I can tell you right now you will not get high. Well, you might due to lack of fluids from being sick for a day straight 🤣

[@GmodPlusWoW]

While I've never used banana skins, I've used the stems of broccoli, since that stuff is just as nutritious as the florets, and makes for a great addition to any stir fry. Also, I remember Bananaman from The Dandy, back when I used to read it and The Beano back in the late 90's/early-2000s.

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

Ann Reardon used fork to cut the "pulled pork", makes several strips at a time..

[@theguzzlinggourmet]

Is that a Fahlo bracelet you are wearing? I got one for christmas! Not sure about the bacon but the tea sounds worth trying!

[@ricardovdl9709]

I loved bananaman!! Most of my friends also didn't knew the cartoon! And i still miss the fun factory!!

[@prizegotti]

There was actually a Bananaman movie that was due to come out in 2015. It got cancelled though, but I remember the big posters they had in my local Cinema to promote it.

[@DigitalMonsters]

Only 4 minutes in so far but if this video ends without a bananas in pajamas reference I'm going to be entirely dismayed 😂

[@134StormShadow]

😂😂😂

[@frogjunk]

Banana wine!! It’s good stuff

[@artlovermcg7564]

If you Marinade the "bacon" longer it has more flavor an is less yellow.

[@forteandblues]

Yeah, certain mushroom tea is a really really really really good time lol

[@vgamedude12]

Holy hell that was alot of barbeque sauce

[@themadsamplist]

You can make tea out of dried strawberry leaves or dried raspberry leaves. It's actually very nice.

[@davebirch2543]

I'm thinking that if you wanted to get it closer to meat texture you could marinate it in something with a reasonable oil content (at least for the bacon) and then put it in the dehydrator before attempting to put it in a hot pan and try to cook it for the right amount of time before falling apart. PS. I used to rush home each day from school so I could watch Banana Man, Count Duckula and Super Ted. Good times.

[@DawnShipley1977]

In the tea...you would probably be able to tell the difference between the two if you compared what you made to one without vanilla.

[@andrewcoates6641]

I’m sorry Barry, but I’m definitely drawing the line at banana dishes. I can’t even stay in the same room with a banana, the smell makes my stomach roll over.

[@mrbarrylewis]

You are not alone!

[@fordmangtho351]

Banana Man was voiced by The Goodies

[@frans3474]

You can also make an amazing pickle with watermelon peel. Quite American but delicious! 👍🌹❣️

[@namya_v]

can we make the tea with milk instead of water ?

[@Ky0usha]

You should do a Avacado tea, that uses the pip, and super easy just add pinch of salt vanilla and cinnamon stick then strain into a cup with honey in it, then add a nut milk of your choice.

[@mikecox8560]

I love your videos

[@countessa222]

I’ve heard banana peel tea helps a person sleep

[@veronicaferris6633]

11:12 😂😂😂 Show the misuses this Won’t be able to keep her hands off you 😂😂😂

[@cuteandfluffypikachu3405]

You should try Pulled banana with banana bacon on banana bread 🤣😂🤣

[@inchh.3798]

I just compost mine. Lol Give it back to the Earth.

[@johncorlett3699]

hell, with that much flavoring, even cardboard would taste like bacon, and crunch like it too ( go on, try some cardboard bacon ! )

[@alexdavis5766]

Oh man I forgot about Banana Man, I really believed eating bananas would make me like him

[@mrbarrylewis]

When Eric eats a banana etc

[@danielleburchette2599]

You know, for some reason i always thought banana peels were toxic. Lol. Learn something new everyday. 😂❤ Great video. Love how invested you are in having the best experience, every time your in the kitchen.😊

[@ArchangelShine]

I dont know how accurate this is but I once heard that for fruit and veggies, if the skin (outside) is the same colour as the inside, it's edible. Can confirm for bananas, carrots, oranges, lemons, peaches,....

[@TamarLitvot]

I learned that when our dog, who had a very sensitive stomach, ate a whole banana peel my daughter had left in her room. He was just fine. I was shocked because so many other things would set his stomach off with very unpleasant consequences.

[@ericcrichardson]

I also don't generally eat that stubby bit on the end... I thought I was the only one

[@mrbarrylewis]

There are 2 of us!

[@tashashuler8671]

Your daughter might like these

[@imjustsaying7300]

Missed your Hannibal Lector “paprika” voice. Love me some bananas, but think I’ll stick to the inside part and compost the rest

[@mrbarrylewis]

Did do it, but edited out

[@paulherman5822]

To go with the theme... There was a song by Henry Hall decades ago called 'I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)' that I also think the 1930s-60s comedy band leader Spike Jones covered (was on a compilation album of his that I used to have. ) I think it's right up your alley, Barry, in spite of some dated references in the song (do you know who Jimmy Durante was, for example?)😂 I remember eating a banana, skin and all in college, just to mess with people, so I know that they are completely edible. About time someone figured out uses for the 'leftover bits. '😉 I'm always lurking, seldom comment, but for what it's worth, I watch every video, and hit the 'like' button religiously. Keep up the great work!

[@al145]

Very interesting concepts but I think I'll stick to composting them, not that I buy bananas often anyway

[@woodstockbluehaigh]

The skin has more potassium as well 👍

[@btmat57]

Berry, did you change your sound equipment? You sounded very echoey and that’s never happened before. Still love it though.

[@petertaylor3446]

Can you not peel the outer layer off then fry it?

[@themadsamplist]

Finaly someone knows Bananaman!

[@thegees]

surely you had a gadget for slicing them peels haha

[@mrbarrylewis]

haha i'd imagine so for the pork, maybe the julienne peeler straight off the banana itself would be good!

[@shiliela_rhymes_with_delilah]

Banana bacon would give new meaning to a BLT. 😂😂

[@NaramSinofAkkad790]

What do bullets go into?

[@destoker]

Banana Man was nuttier then a fruitcake! Give my "Count Duckula" anytime . Hm, what recipe would go with that theme? In fact, a serie about brittish cartoons with a recipe ? 🤔

[@roygarcia4176]

Not sure if you know who Freakin Reviews are, but I thought you would like to know, that he was answering questions on his channel, and was asked who he would love to collaborate with…. He chose you!! 😃

[@lisam2537]

Oh how fun was that. Not sure I will directly eat banana peel composting is a good place for it. Lol Btw I did not like the jack fruit either🥴

[@emmajones5470]

Thinking if u can used whole banana with pell in banana bread

[@mrbarrylewis]

Spoilers!

[@martabednarczyk2959]

I love the idea of using waste but... what about all the chemicals in skins? These bananas come all this way covered in I don't even know what so it is really safe to eat it? Anyone knows?

[@mrbarrylewis]

Yeah I guess there's a fair point here, it's pretty safe from what i've been reading

[@TheCotzi]

whats on the skin is also in the inside

[@juliannetraven5168]

​@TheCotzi not pesticides?

[@TheCotzi]

@@juliannetraven5168 theyx also

[@kiraworthington]

I wonder if you could make you probably could like apple peel tea orange peel

[@12thMandalorian]

Just put the banana skins on a compost heep.

[@twocvbloke]

One thing to be careful of is the potassium in banaananananaa skins is quite high, so don't consume too much peel (or products of) as it can cause a potassium overdose, akin to "getting high", but probably not good to do repeatedly... :P

[@mrbarrylewis]

Good point!

[@134StormShadow]

Excessive potassium in blood can cause cardiac problems.

[@samijruby2475]

Save the bananas for the minkeys!! 😂

[@theartsypixie2771]

Ok, now, great idea, BUT safety warning! For those on blood pressure meds, be careful with your potassium intake since it lowers blood pressure and if you are on meds that lower blood pressure adding too much potassium to the mix can drop your bp too low and too fast. Just an fyi from a mom of a nephrology patient. 😊

[@Flibbles]

Tea is called tea beacause it comes from the tea plant. If it is not from the tea plant it is called a tissane.😉

[@Haplo699g]

C'mon Barry, you're peeling wrong end! LOL

[@cheezdoodle96]

From my point of view the other end's the wrong end!