Do y’all have the problem of buying bananas and then seeing most of them go immediately to a non-edible shade of brown? Every week I seem to have at least three overripe bananas sitting on my counter, and I’ve gotten sick of the same old recipes. Freeze them for smoothie bowls and nice cream? Sure, but I’ve got a stock of five in there already! Banana bread? Meh, kind of over it at the moment. What’s a girl to do?

Since it’s Valentine’s Day coming up and you might also have my abundance of bananas problem, I thought I would share a recipe I came up with to give to your valentines! This recipe uses three overripe bananas, and is just SO GOOD. A banana bread cupcake base (okay, muffin really) is really easy to whip together in no time. The star of the show is really the frosting.

Whipped to perfection, you mix peanut butter, cream cheese, and butter with a little powdered sugar for a slightly sweet and addicting topping. I had a little leftover and could not resist squeezing it out of the piping bag for about four taste tests.

Either leave them be, or use my “I’m bananas for you” printable (Printable download here: im-bananas-for-you) to make cute little toppers! I printed mine in black and white, colored them with a yellow marker, and taped them to toothpicks. They definitely turned out a whole lot cuter than I could have even imagined, and I sent mine off with my friend Christian for his engagement party!

Love is definitely in the air this year, can you feel it? I have so many friends getting engaged (!!!), plus I think overall that people are wanting to spread good vibes. It’s been a tough year for the country already with negativity and hate, and I’m hoping it will end up helping to band everyone together for some real change. Let’s bake for our neighbors and show them we love them.