How to make brown bananas yellow again

Are you that person who will only eat a banana if it’s in peak, pristine, perfectly yellow condition?

Well, we’re here to help save you binning your blackened fruit with this easy kitchen hack that miraculously restores your bananas to their bright yellow glory.

In a video that’s gone viral (again) Youtuber Brandon Queen explains how a few simple steps using things you have in your home make this the easiest hack ever.

See this brown banana? It's going to magically turn yellow again. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen
See this brown banana? It's going to magically turn yellow again. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen

Brandon can be seen taking a rotten banana and putting it in a ziplock bag filled with rice to get rid of moisture.

“This is very much like the concept of putting a cellphone that has been dipped in water inside of rice,” he explains.

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“The important thing is to make sure you get all the air out.”

All you need is rice, a ziplock bag and a hairdryer. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen
All you need is rice, a ziplock bag and a hairdryer. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen

After letting it sit for an hour, the banana still looks the same – but here’s where the hairdryer comes in.

If you don't have a warm setting, alternate between hot and cool air. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen
If you don't have a warm setting, alternate between hot and cool air. Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen
Same banana - just yellow again! Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen
Same banana - just yellow again! Photo: Youtube/Brandon Queen

Set your hairdryer to a warm setting, blowdry your banana and voila – the bright yellow colour comes back.

THIS IS MAGIC.

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