freezing banana's

timbotina

Not to be stupid but I read where you can freeze bananas---I know some do it to eat right away as like a dessert, but I mean to use later in a smoothie.....I have tried both in skin and without skin, ..neither seems to work right...am I doing something wrong??

ajbeans

I freeze them whole, in the skin. Then when I want to use it, I peel it with a paring knife while it's still frozen. I've heard you can peel, slice, and then freeze, but it works better for me this way.

YMTaylor

I usually peel mine and put them in a tupperware container in the freezer. When I want to use them (usually in bread but I bet a smoothie would work too) I let them defrost on the counter and then draine the liquid that collects before dumping them in the mixer.

scarletleavy

I peel them and slice them before throwing them in a plastic zip loc baggie. I mainly make "ice cream" and smoothies with them, so I usually thrown them straight in the blender or food processor from the baggie without defrosting.

shiroosh111

I peel them then throw them in a freezer bag. Because I use them in smoothies I do not defrost. I also freeze strawberries and other fruits. You need less ice when you just use them frozen.

sahlah

I freeze mine all the time. They look horrible if you have them in there very long but they still work and it makes it better then using Ice.

ladybugny

I peel and wrap in foil then eat like a ice pop.

Another GREAT idea, if you are craving banana ice cream, is you freeze the bananas and then let them melt a bit and whip them in the food processor. I usually throw the whipped stuff back in the freezer and eat later. It somehow takes on a creamy texture and feels like ice cream. Sometimes I throw in a tbsp of nutella too to mix it up. SUPER good and only tastes like bananas when it actually melts down otherwise tastes/ feels like ice cream.

HeatherMarie1174

I peel and wrap in foil then eat like a ice pop.

Another GREAT idea, if you are craving banana ice cream, is you freeze the bananas and then let them melt a bit and whip them in the food processor. I usually throw the whipped stuff back in the freezer and eat later. It somehow takes on a creamy texture and feels like ice cream. Sometimes I throw in a tbsp of nutella too to mix it up. SUPER good and only tastes like bananas when it actually melts down otherwise tastes/ feels like ice cream.

That is AWESOME!!! Make it all the time!

katzav

I peel and wrap in foil then eat like a ice pop.

Another GREAT idea, if you are craving banana ice cream, is you freeze the bananas and then let them melt a bit and whip them in the food processor. I usually throw the whipped stuff back in the freezer and eat later. It somehow takes on a creamy texture and feels like ice cream. Sometimes I throw in a tbsp of nutella too to mix it up. SUPER good and only tastes like bananas when it actually melts down otherwise tastes/ feels like ice cream.

sounds yummy. anything with nutella HAS to be good!

mlb929

I peel them then throw them in a freezer bag. Because I use them in smoothies I do not defrost. I also freeze strawberries and other fruits. You need less ice when you just use them frozen.

Ditto. I freeze all my fruits to use frozen in my smoothie and use less ice. I freeze them in 1/2's so that I can only use 1/2 as I want it.

katt742

i peel, quarter them and throw em in a freezer bag. I then put them in the blender with my protein powder and water and make a protein shake that tastes amazing!!! They end up looking brown and gross but that's ok, they are still perfectly fine to eat!!

ChristinaRamos

Peel the banana, and freeze it. When its frozen its easy to break up and blend.

taz00071

Has anyone tried freezing grapes? It is a great and healthy snake.

BeckyJill7

I freeze bananas with unpeeled and when I'm ready for them I peel what I can, cut off both ends and throw in the blender. I have blended an unpeeled banana before out of sheer laziness and it didn't taste any different...