If you’re a fan of banana cream pie, banana splits, banana smoothies, or banana bread, you know that peeling a banana quickly can be a surprisingly awkward thing to do.

However, unlike us poor humans, the monkey approach to opening bananas is much more, er– evolved than the common way most of us learned how to do it.

You can see how to quickly open a banana like a monkey by, er– aping the easy method shown in the short video below.

Looking for something fun to do with all those peeled bananas now that you know this simple trick? Try making our easy original recipe for a summery Low Country Layered Banana Pudding.

Enjoy!

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