We try Pinterest food hacks so you don’t have to. You deserve to simplify your life and these successful food hacks will help you do just that.

1. Plastic Wrap that Banana Stem

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Photo by Jocelyn Hsu

Prolong the yellow in your bananas for up to a week by wrapping the stem in plastic wrap. You will never eat overripe or brown bananas again.

2. Waffled Cinnamon Rolls

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Photo by Phoebe Melnick

Cinnamon roll and waffle in one? Yes please. Place pre-made cinnamon roll dough in a waffle iron, and let that iron work its magic. In less than 3 minutes, you will have crunchy and cinnamon-y waffles. Click here for more waffle iron recipes.

3. Ketchup Bottled Pancakes

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Photo by Christin Urso

Don’t just recycle that empty ketchup, upcycle it into a pancake batter dispenser. Simply pour pancake batter into a clean ketchup container. Now, you can just squeeze out your desired pancake shape. Perfect pancakes every time.

4. Dripless PB & J

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Photo by Christin Urso

Never again will your jelly ooze out the side of your sandwich. Slather peanut butter on the borders of the bread and pile on the jelly in the middle. The same delicious PB&J but without the mess. Genius. Click here for an easy raspberry jam recipe.

5. Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Photo courtesy of @Sweet Flour Bake Shop on flickr.com

2 cookies + ice cream = easiest dessert ever. Cut a pint of ice cream horizontally and place the ice cream slice on a cookie. Then, remove the ice cream pint label and construct your masterpiece. Click here for a quick video on how to make your own.