An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. ... Banana peel has actually been used as an ingredient in many dishes, like Keralan stir-fry and Brazilian street food, for years.

The banana-peel bacon recipe going around TikTok and Instagram looks pretty convincing, so we gave it a try. Here's how it went.

However, with just 7.5 percent banana peel flour, the texture and taste were pretty similar to “normal” sugar cookies – and it still created more nutritious final products.