The bananas were perfectly fine. It's like pineapple, I love it, and I love pizza (big surprise) but I just do not like the two together. The same goes for banana pancakes. I would much rather have done blueberry pancakes instead.The bananas have to be ripe as well. Can't tell if the black is from cooking or if they were, in fact, ripe. I use some brown sugar, besides salt and vanilla, plus I usually add some chopped pecans to give them a Bananas Foster vibe.