Are your bananas too brown to eat again? Don’t throw them away, freeze the bananas. This way you avoid food waste and always have bananas ready when you need them.
How to freeze bananas
You don’t need much prior knowledge to freeze bananas. But they should not be unripe, because frozen they can no longer ripen. It’s even a good idea to freeze overripe bananas so you get the best use out of them.
You now have several options for freezing bananas:
slice
puree
freeze whole
Which variant you choose depends on how you want to process it after defrosting.
Step by step to freeze bananas:
peel bananas
Slice or mash bananas
To prevent the banana slices from sticking together, you can first freeze them spread out on a plate and then decant them.
Add a dash of lemon juice to the mashed bananas. then the puree will keep its color.
Pour bananas into a jar and freeze.
Freeze bananas and then?
Frozen bananas are versatile:
Use thawed mashed bananas as an egg substitute for baking
or for a banana bread (but beware: the banana bread will be moister than usual with frozen bananas).
Frozen banana makes itself super fast and super tasty as nice cream. Frozen banana slices are ideal here.
Half-thawed banana slices as a crunchy ingredient in muesli.
Whole bananas, puree or slices work well in smoothies.
