How do frozen grapes taste?

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tomatoey
tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
edited March 2015 in Food and Nutrition
I bought a huge bunch (no other option at the store I was at). Wondering if the texture will be same as fresh or worse (doubt it'll be better).

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,669 Member
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    Like grape popcicles. One way I get my daughter to eat them.

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  • tomatoey
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    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Like grape popcicles. One way I get my daughter to eat them.

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    Lol! Cute :)
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
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    They taste great frozen. Somehow they seem a little sweeter to me, though I could be imagining that. The texture is fine.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
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    If you let them defrost, though, does the flesh have a funny texture? Most things are a little ruined by freezing :(

    Otherwise I'll have them like popsicles :)
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
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    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    They taste great frozen. Somehow they seem a little sweeter to me, though I could be imagining that. The texture is fine.

    "Fine", though? Or a little, I don't know - thready, pulpy, mushy... (that is what I might expect :/)

    Not like I'm going to power through all of these this week anyway though, lol
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
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    I have never let them defrost, so I don't know about that. When I freeze them, it is because I want to eat them frozen! They are like healthy popsicles :-)
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
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    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    I have never let them defrost, so I don't know about that. When I freeze them, it is because I want to eat them frozen! They are like healthy popsicles :-)

    Lol! Ok, I'm going to try it and shoot for that :)
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
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    tomatoey wrote: »
    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    I have never let them defrost, so I don't know about that. When I freeze them, it is because I want to eat them frozen! They are like healthy popsicles :-)

    Lol! Ok, I'm going to try it and shoot for that :)
    You could always try defrosting just a few to see how it changes the texture. If you don't like them defrosted, just eat the rest frozen. I know they are good frozen.

  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
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    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    tomatoey wrote: »
    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    I have never let them defrost, so I don't know about that. When I freeze them, it is because I want to eat them frozen! They are like healthy popsicles :-)

    Lol! Ok, I'm going to try it and shoot for that :)
    You could always try defrosting just a few to see how it changes the texture. If you don't like them defrosted, just eat the rest frozen. I know they are good frozen.

    Good idea. 2/2 for awesome when frozen, I'll take those odds :)
  • caitlynchristensen
    caitlynchristensen Posts: 13 Member
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    Also frozen pitted cherries are excellent as well as blueberries! And you can sprinkle a little cinnamon and stevia on the blueberries and they are awesome:)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    tomatoey wrote: »
    If you let them defrost, though, does the flesh have a funny texture? Most things are a little ruined by freezing :(

    Otherwise I'll have them like popsicles :)

    Fruit & Veggies with a high water content don't freeze and thaw without texture change.

    They're not necessarily ruined, you just need to use them differently. Celery is a veggie example, the thawed texture is fine for soup, but not for stir fry. A little too soggy (IMO).

    Lots of frozen fruits are great for baking and smoothies. Things where texture change won't be so obvious.
  • jenready
    jenready Posts: 2,658 Member
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    They taste great frozen! I rarely eat fresh grapes anymore because as soon as I buy them, I wash them and freeze them. Best way to eat them!
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
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    Like candy. Really refreshing in the summer- like a food and a beverage at the same time. But you don't want to thaw them again, as they then turn to goo.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
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    i like them frozen solid. they taste really good.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
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    Frozen fruit in general is pretty general. I threw some figs from our tree into the freezer last year and enjoyed the frozen figgies weeks after the plant stopped producing.
  • godswill206
    godswill206 Posts: 48
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    tomatoey wrote: »
    I bought a huge bunch (no other option at the store I was at). Wondering if the texture will be same as fresh or worse (doubt it'll be better).
    Frozen grapes are YUMMY!
  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
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    I love frozen grapes, I love Popsicles so this is a great alternative.
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
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    I personally do not like frozen grapes. It just takes away from the crunchy texture that I love from fresh grapes. I always get the firmest so when I bite into them they burst. The frozen are just too slushy but, I appear to be a minority. I am very very picky about my grapes.
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
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    I love them. My mom would give them to me in the summer in the south when it was 100+ degrees and crazy heat index. This makes me feel like a kid again. I am going to have go and get some to freeze.

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